Yay! Internet!

[amezri]

Was at the register until 6pm, so that made my day go by a lot faster. Info was busy, but I spent the time putting away reshelves, so that was all right.

After work, mom took me to CompUSA to get a wireless card. It was, honestly, an impulse by as I got the Linksys for $69.99. Rushed home to install the thing - had my brother help me because working on my computer makes me freak out. Of course, we had all sorts of problems. First the machine didn't want to shut down or restart - then it wouldn't install the drivers properly. After trying to reinstall like 6 times, I decided to rip out my regular ethernet card. Shut down, restarted, checked to make sure they were removed. Machine was netwrok free. Installed the wireless card - went in without even asking for the drivers or a Windows disk. No errors. My machine shuts down, restarts, and doesn't freeze on start up. Oy, it's fantastic. I'm actually getting a better signal right now than I was with the USB adapter. Anyway, basically my ethernet card was screwing up my machine :-P Should have figured, since it came out of Oneonta XD Only half kidding.. heh. Actually, it's not even the card I originally bought - I think Teri had swapped it with another one kicking around the Help Desk when I was having that webhancer problem. Who knows how old that thing really is. We're gonna toss it. No sense in keeping it really. Unless someone needs a spare ethernet card?

Off to get dinner before I chat with the NZ girls.

Yay! Internet!

Comments

[xpashax.livejournal.com]

I found that 802.11b cards don't seem to want to work unless they are the primary network card. I have to disable my Ethernet card in my System profile to use the wireless card on my thinkpad.

Hardware can be annoying sometimes.

[amezri.livejournal.com]

disregard what I said in the last reply, we have 802.11b. I think. LOL I can never remember. I just know that it works and that's good enough for me :-P

[xpashax.livejournal.com]

Kinda screwed up how a is better than b, no?

Anyway, have you had the opportunity to try out the wireless card in any video games? Our wireless network is new, and I haven't had the chance to try it out yet, and I'm somewhat concerned about gaming with a non-wired network.


Whatever you do, don't get 2.4ghz phones! They do work with 802.11b in some cases, but the hassle we are suffering is not worth it!

[amezri.livejournal.com]

I think my parents have a 2.4gHz phone, but it never leaves their room since the battery dies after about 30minutes and the signal won't make it past like 15 feet XD

Everything is good so far :)

[fyrdrakken]

Glad you got things ironed out -- and no wonder you were having problems, if the hardware was that old...