Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!CALA-MUZIK!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!nntp.gol.com!203.216.70.8.MISMATCH!not-for-mail From: CL Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: wireless internet problems Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:06:19 +0900 Organization: FusionGOL - Global Online Japan Lines: 26 Sender: crlipton@gol.com Message-ID: References: <1161909089.271536.12490@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 58x157x15x30.ap58.ftth.ucom.ne.jp Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: nnrp.gol.com 1161918393 23172 58.157.15.30 (27 Oct 2006 03:06:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@gol.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 03:06:33 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.7) Gecko/20060909 Thunderbird/1.5.0.7 Mnenhy/0.7.4.666 In-Reply-To: <1161909089.271536.12490@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0643-6, 26-10-2006), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:164604 elliotisgenki@yahoo.com wrote: > Hi, > I just recently moved to a house that has wireless and Im trying to > connect to it but am having no joy. > Ive never used wireless before so I wonder if its my set up thats > causing the problems. > I bought a buffalo usb airstation and went thrun the instal. > When I scan for available wireless it gives me 2 options, one that is > locked (a neighbour) and my house which is unlocked, but when I try to > connect it gives me a 'cant find target' message. > Is there any particular thing I need to do regarding my internet > settings or is it just a case of plugging in and go? > I just installed a fresh copy of xp and havent set up any broadband > wizards etc. > please help > this is driving me fucking nuts!! > Elbow You might want to trot on over to news.tokyopc.org and post this in the tpc.hardware, tpc.help, or the tpc.internet-access NGs. They have people there who have been through that setup before and will advise with a minimum number of insults. If you get your timing right, you will hear back from one of the people who trained the engineers who designed the AirStation. CL