46erjoe <somebody@spamless.net> hath wroth:

>Yeah I do. After spendin $250 for the GeekSquad to set up my home
>wireless system - it was a bummer - even THEY had to phone for help
>from a whole crew of technicians - they finally got it working.
>
>All was fine for 2 weeks. Then I took the laptop on vacation with me.
>In several places it wanted to connect with unsecured wireless systems
>and I let it do so to check on the news, weather, etc.

Since I have no idea what you have for hardware my best guess(tm) is:

1. DCHP looking for old IP address. Try:
start -> run -> cmd <enter>
ipconfig /release
(wait about 10 seconds)
ipconfig /renew
Then run:
ipconfig
if it reports an IP address such as 192.168.xxx.xxx, it's working. If
it's 169.254.xxx.xxx, it's not working. If it's 0.0.0.0, then wait a
while.

2. If it's a Toshiba laptop, there's a tiny hidden slide switch
somewhere along the edge of the laptop that turns the wireless on and
off.

3. If it's an HP laptop, there's a big button with a blue LED that
turns the wireless on and off.

4. If it's any other laptop, it also has a function key combination
that turns the wireless on and off.

5. If it's Windoze XP, right click on the wireless icon in the system
tray and make sure it's not disabled.

If any of these work for your, please send the $250 to the address
below.


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