[access-uk] Re: Wireless connection to a laptop

  • From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 16:22:34 +0100

Toshiba have nine configurations for this laptop listed on the website.  I 
think likely as not you do have wirelss but the methods I described previously 
should help.

Regards.

Tristram Llewellyn
Sight and Sound Technology
Technical Support
www.sightandsound.co.uk

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Douglas Harrison 
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 3:51 PM
  Subject: [access-uk] Re: Wireless connection to a laptop


  Sorry, George - I should have included that information in my original 
  message. It is a SatellitePro A10  - rather elderly, but it still does what I 
  need.  

  Douglas
   
  On 6 Sep 2006 at 15:31, George Bell wrote:

  > Hi Douglas,
  > 
  > What exactly is the model of Toshiba that you have?
  > 
  > George. 
  > 
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Douglas
  > Harrison
  > Sent: 06 September 2006 15:13
  > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  > Subject: [access-uk] Wireless connection to a laptop
  > 
  > I am trying to decide on a strategy for switching to
  > Broadband in the near future. 
  > 
  > Initially I will probably settle for a USB or ethernet
  > connection to the desktop machine, but for obvious reasons a
  > wireless connection to my Toshiba laptop would be
  > preferable.  
  > 
  > It seems that I could buy a router offering both wireless
  > and wired connectivity, but I cannot figure out whether the
  > laptop already has all that is required (after
  > configuration) to establish 
  > the wireless connection or requires extra hardware such as
  > something in the PC card slot.   
  > The Toshiba manual contains a large amount of information
  > about wireless connections but 
  > I have yet to find an answer to my query.   I thought that
  > the solution was to look in the XP 
  > Device Manager but I am not really sure what I am looking
  > for.  
  > 
  > Any pointers would be much appreciated - it Is no doubt very
  > obvious that on anything to do with broadband and wireless I
  > am even more ignorant than on other computer related matters
  > (if that is possible!).  
  > 
  > Thanks in advance,
  > 
  > 
  > Douglas
  > 

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  Douglas Harrison

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