Posts by billster

This is an interesting thread. It brings up a couple of questions though. 1. How can I tell if somebody is logging in to my wireless network? 2. If they do, are they running through my ISP and would it look like it was me doing the...

Quote: Originally Posted by TrainGod17 If you go to My Network Places on your desktop (or in your Start menu), then click "View Network connections" on the left side, then double click your wireless network...

Quote: Originally Posted by turanuk Usually the MAC address is actually physically printed on the device My laptop has a few numbers printed on the bottom. Can you give me an idea of what a Mac Address looks...

Thanks everyone. I ended up with a Linksys WAP54G and it seems to be working well. I have another question though. I'm trying to set up the MAC address filtering. Is there a way to tell what the MAC address of my laptop is? I have a...

Thanks everyone. I was concerned more about the moisture than the heat. Is that just me being hyper protective? Thanks again

Hi all, In a couple of hours I'll be taking my son and some friends to a leisure centre here in England. While I'm sitting there I thought I might as well take my laptop and get some work done. The problem is, it can be very humid in...

Thanks everyone for the help. I think I'll give the Linksys a try.

Quote: Originally Posted by turanuk Brand names in terms of wireless routers is a heated debate. Personally I think Linksys is the best. Thank you for the quick answer. I was thinking of trying out the...

Getting my TravelMate 8000 tomorrow. Anybody have any suggestions on what wireless access point to get? Thanks in advance. Bill

Quote: Originally Posted by Dekka Yeh as far as i know all acer machines with BT are the same and they all use widcomms BT Stack. The logitech MX900 is a dream to use - much more accurate and faster than the MS one...