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Originally Posted by leon
Well that was fun, not even the techs could get it working on any of our computers.  |
Just because someone claims they are a tech it might not be in a relevant field.
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So here is the situation, Alice has a wifi switch on her lappy, but the unit will only function when it is connected with a USB lead 
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The Mobile WI-FI 4G is supposed to act as an 802.11n router. You have to provide the "security code" to each device to allow it to connect. If you can't find a place for that in the network setup dialogs, does the WI-FI 4G doco give you a place to set up a WPA or WPA2 PSK (pre shared key)? XP should have that in the network setup.
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I have a lappy with no wifi. and a desktop as well, presently they cannot connect to anything.
So guys what do i do here, can i buy a adapter and shove into either the lappy or desktop and then get reception on the net this way.
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There are lots of USB wireless dongles - they look just like a USB stick. They should all support XP and later Windows.
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I am truly buggered here and need some good advice please, and in easy to understand steps please.
I was told by the techs that our running system, being XP may not be able to handle the newer technology.
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That was what worried me about the doco talking about a "security key". The first time I ran across one of those was on the new 802.11n dual band router I gave Mum for her birthday, and her Win7 laptop knows about those.
Anyone need an retired computer geek in northwest Sydney for the occasional bit of help?