On 11 Feb 2007 08:38:21 -0800, "Alan" <agarny@gmail.com> wrote in
<1171211901.125110.298650@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups .com>:

>On 11 Feb, 16:00, John Navas <spamfilt...@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>> On 10 Feb 2007 01:12:31 -0800, "Alan" <aga...@gmail.com> wrote in
>> <1171098751.896024.242...@k78g2000cwa.googlegroups .com>:
>>
>> >> What _exactly_ does lose the connection mean? Red X on icon is system
>> >> tray? Just can't surf? What?
>>
>> >It means that I cannot access my modem/router anymore and therefore
>> >cannot do anything that involves my network and, as a consequence, the
>> >internet (i.e. impossible to browse, receive email, etc.).
>>
>> Again, what _exactly_ does "cannot access" mean?
>
>?!?!?!?!

What's that supposed to mean? I can't help you if you don't provide the
information.

>> What does the network icon look like and say?
>> What it should look like:http://i5.tinypic.com/40e4oea.png
>
>I know how it should look like and it doesn't look like that at all.

So what does it look like?

>Sorry, but I am not willing to get the two ThinkPads online if I can
>avoid it.

[shrug]

>The whole situation is really pissing my partner off as she
>needs an internet connection for her work (in other words: we are only
>ever running one of the ThinkPads and her old laptop, since that's the
>*only* combination that works). Anyway, independent of how the icon
>actually looks like, it clearly tells me that the laptop is NOT
>connected to my modem/router and therefore to the internet, as
>mentioned above when I say that I cannot browse the internet, receive
>emails, etc. Sorry, if I am being a bit impatient, but I am really
>getting annoyed with it all.

Sorry, but I can't help you if you going to be impatient like that.

>Ok, fine, so how do I go about determining whether there is or not a
>conflict between my X41's wireless adapter and software and that of my
>T42p? Are there known issues of the sort?

No. You're making things up and thrashing around. Calm down, answer my
questions, and I may be able to help you.

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