FOAK: Wifi recommendation.

You have an unusually warped mind? Even for this place.

Because if you're going to sling the dirt at them, then making sure it
is accurate reduces the opportunity for a smart comeback.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, SD amazed us all with this pearl of wisdom:

I bought a Linksys modem/router and laptop card for 40 quid out of
PCWorld a couple of weeks ago. Piece of piss to set up (with some
telephone help) and has everything in the box for hard wired and
wireless stuff.

It's -not.bad- but it does take some getting used to, it can be slow, it
can just drop the signal for no reason and I generally found it to be
not as good as wired and have gone back to wired. That said though, if I
really do need to play Doom while I'm sitting in the shitter then Wi-Fi
is a good thing.

 

Totally agree - I have the DG834GT which has performed faultlessly since
the 5 minute installation a year ago.

 

Rope scribbled on the back of a napkin:

AOL - all the wireless gear here is Netgear and it "just works". Mind
ewe, me being me, I bought one of their "industrial strength" access
points as opposed to their normal consumer items.

 

What's the difference between this and 192.168.1.1 ?

Both you and Pipex suggest "0.1", but D-Link manual suggests "1.1",
which doesn't have the same boxes to fill in as Pipex's "0.1"
screenshots.

 

PS "0.1" gives "The page cannot be displayed" error message.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, SD

If the manual says '1.1', use that. The exact address will vary
depending on the router and your current network config.

In fact, at this point, start a command prompt, type "ipconfig" and post
the results here.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - There are few things in life more sinister than a
public toilet with the lid closed.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Ah. Bit of a clue here ...

IP Address 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway 192.168.1.1

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, SD

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

That's the puppy, then.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - There are few things in life more sinister than a
public toilet with the lid closed.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

I thought it might be. I'm not quite as green as I'm cabbage-looking,
you know. Ta.

<signs off>

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, SD

Right, that's got rid of him for a few months.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - There are few things in life more sinister than a
public toilet with the lid closed.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Isn't it past your bed time son?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Work in progress

"Call it an Oedipus Complex if you like, but I want my mummy!".

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - There are few things in life more sinister than a
public toilet with the lid closed.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Yoo Hoo!

It's me. ;-p

 

SaladDodger emerged from their own little world to say

another glass of Chablis, thanks

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, SaladDodger

Excellent. On the new configuration?

Pint of Hobgoblin, please.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - There are few things in life more sinister than a
public toilet with the lid closed.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

SD said

<tries not to think about it> <fails> Wear mittens.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Rope amazed us all with this pearl of wisdom:

My Sister bought one at the weekend and could I get her laptop to talk
to the modem? Could I buggery...

 

Sort of.

'old yer 'orses.

The BigBox talks to the internet.
The laptop does, too. Occasionally. And Slowly.

They do not appear to know that the other exists.

They've both had that big long code thing keyed in[1], and the
192.168.1.1 thing knows that they both exist.

I've tried setting up a w/l n'work manually, but it seems I need a USB
flash drive - or does that just save the typing?

[1] A right PITA on an unfamiliar lappy k'bd.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, SD

Hmm... Dunno. I'd have thought so.

Does your lappy Wi-Fi connection report a signal strength?

What's the output from running 'ipconfig' on the lappy?

What's the output from 'ping www.google.com' on the lappy?

Who won the F.A. cup in 1923?

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - There are few things in life more sinister than a
public toilet with the lid closed.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000