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Wi-fi help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ma new laptop is Wi-Fi and I have taken it out in the car to see if I can connect to a wireless network out and about. I'm a wee bit thick when it comes to computers but it tells me I'm connected to a network but I can't get on to AOL. I'm on broadband so could it be the network is Dial-up?
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You REALLY need to read this -
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wireless-network.htm
I am presuming you have a Wifi connection at home?
That you have set up your AOL connection details?
Have you set up encryption on this connection.
If you're using an unprotected wifi connection - how protected is your machine?
If you aren't sure about your protection - try this site -
I test my protection fairly regularly here.
https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
It's the Shields Up site.
I think you should read a bit more about wifi before hooking onto whatever connection.
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wireless-network.htm
I am presuming you have a Wifi connection at home?
That you have set up your AOL connection details?
Have you set up encryption on this connection.
If you're using an unprotected wifi connection - how protected is your machine?
If you aren't sure about your protection - try this site -
I test my protection fairly regularly here.
https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
It's the Shields Up site.
I think you should read a bit more about wifi before hooking onto whatever connection.
agnabyea I've had a look at that site but it doesn't really help. II'm trying to establish if there's something I'm not doing correctly. The laptop came wi Wi-fi installed and from what I've read, it should be easy to connect to an unsecured network but for some reason I'm not able to. Thanks anyway.
I think it was the poor signal strength. I tried it in Northampton and it worked fine. It's mainly for a pal to use and I tried it out in her road and got connected nae bother. I tried it a few streets down the road and could connect to the same one. When I tried in Corby, the signal was never brilliant and I reckon that was why it wasn't working.
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