I have a new PC running Windows XP (service pack 2). I have iTunes 6.0.3.5 installed. I access the internet with a Linksys Wireless ADSL switch (WAG45G). I can connect to the internet via the switch with my notebook using a wireless card and a WEP key.\n\nI’ve just bought a new AirPort Express and I can’t get it to work.\n\nWhen I try to run the Airport Setup Assistant I get the following pop up message\n\n“This computer has no wireless interface enabled or Windows is not set up to manage wireless networks on this computer. If you have a wireless card installed, click Cancel to quit this application, verify that the wireless interface is enabled and allow Windows to configure wireless network settings on this computer. Otherwise click OK to continue and configure the base station using Ethernet”\n\nCan anyone recommend what else I can do to configure the Airport
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Here's a link to Airport For Windows on Apples Support Discussion board.\n\nhttp://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1014\n\nI wish I could help you more, but I have only set up Airport for Apples, and I don't know PCs that well. Good luck!!!
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To use wireless, your computers need to be wireless too. Or you can just connect your ISP to the wireless router and use it as a normal router and connect your computers to it using an ethernet adapter.\n\nYour router should have come with an install CD. You need to setup your router to connect with your ISP first. The steps on CD is pretty self-explanatory. Set it up first to your ISP, then you can connect your other computers to it. If you have a wireless WIFI laptop, then it should detect it automatically after setup. If you have a wireless desktop, it too should detect it. If you want to use a connector, then you need an ethernet adapter to connect from your PC to the router. I am not sure if your belking router has a USB port in the back, but normally they have ethernet ports.\n\nIf you need more help, just contact me through my profile.
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Your WEP key needs to match that being broadcast from your access point/router.  Once it's entered correctly on your apple, it should connect.  Make sure you have the right WEP key set up in the airport settings.
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go to network connections in control panel, and view wireless networks, ig none are dhown, click refresh, and when it shows it click on connect, also make sure windows has installed drivers for you wireless adapter or built in card, it may not be installed
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First I would call the receptionist desk, then ask if the WiFi connection is free, and for use by the public, if they say yes, ask what type of encryption they have on, then ask for the encryption key, if they don't know have them refer you to a computer admin or network tech that has the information. If its set up like a home connection all you should need to do is (if your Wife card can support the type of network) stick the card in, and setup a Wireless LAN connection, there is a wizard for it in the Windows XP control panel, or if your card comes with software use that instead, enter all the information they gave you and it should work. If you have to pay for it, when you try and log on usually it brings you to a certain webpage where it asks you for your credit card number so non paying customers are locked out, still ask for details on it although it should have instructions on the page.
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I cant find that product on the approved products list.. maybe a case of having to get a different make of wireless card.\n\nPresuming you have an administrative account on the computer and you are not getting any visible warnings.. you could try going to the event viewer (computer management) and seeing if any errors have been logged.. these can some times tell you alot about whats going on.. sometimes it will give a link to a resource.. and sometimes useless but a good place to look.\n\nIs it the drivers or the support sofware thats not installing?\nIm not sure what you have tried..\n\nhave you actually looked at the hardware manager to see if any warnings are flagged for your device... these warning can tell you if a device has been installed with the wrong driver... perhaps your operating system has jumped ahead and installed a default driver... even though the installation software should still run.\n\nhave you tried removing it from the hardware list in device manager and refreshing.. this forces a check and can trigger and installation where you can point where the disk is.. or you can let windows go off to find a driver... have you tried the website for any updated drivers.\n\nYou haven't said if the card is actually functioning or not..just that the software that came with it isnt installing... is your windows based wireless utility automatically controlling the card..... you never know, but this utility maybe stopping the software that came with the card from installing.. as I am guessing installation would need access to a piece of hardware that is effectively being used by something else.I know its not supposed to but i had this type of problem with my belking adpater that is not supported by xp configuraton utility.. i installed the drivers and the utility took over the rest and once i stopped it i was able install the software that came with it and it worked.... if it is you can stop the windows utility (XP) by \n1. Open Network Connections in Control Panel.\n2. Right click Wireless Network Connection.\n3. Go to Properties and click Wireless Networks Tab.\n4. Uncheck the box [Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings].\n5. Open the wireless utility from the start menu. \n\nI cant think of anything more than I'm sure you have tried...\n\ngood luck!\n\nps: have you go another computer you could try it in.. perhaps it doesn't like another piece of hardware in you computer...\n\npps: if you do get it installed and you have another NIC device.. xp sometimes gets its route tables confused (it does with mine sometimes anyway) and sends data to the device that isnt connected.. so it may help to disable the nic to fault find connection problems...
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If it is a laptop, then it is possible that the reciever/transmitter is turned off/on via an external switch on the laptop.   Check for this first.  Also, ask your brother exactly what he did on the computer.  You may be able to reverse his changes.\n\nIf you are running XP, go to Network Connections and right click on the wireless adapter.  Select the 'View Available Wireless networks'.  If there is nothing there, then you have to confirm that the Wireless access point, or Wireless router is working correctly .  I usually plug into the wireless router (via the ethernet port) and access it via a browser.  Check all is in order.\n\nIf the Wireless access point is OK, then the problem is in the computer.   I would reset up the wireless networking on the computer from scratch, and getting it working that way.   Note that if you are using encryption on the wireless link, the wireless settings on the router and the computer must be the same.
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Make sure you are getting an ip address\ndo this\nStart..run..type cmd..when the command prompt comes up\ntype ipconfig /all\n\nsee what your default gateway is.. it might be a number like 192.168.1.1\n\nping your default gateway\n\nif you get a reply, it maybe your internet connection settings.\n\ndo you have encryption such as WEP / WPA on this connection?\n\nIf everything seems fine and you have set up the wep key and everything else properly. Run the connection wizard and say that you want to connect to the internet using a broadband connection that is always on.\n\nalso like shyla said make sure your LAN is disabled.
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There should be an icon on the right bottom corner that has a bubble that pops up when it detects wireless internet. Apparently your computer has a built-in wireless card so it should pick up signal. It is probably turned off, you can turn it on by going to the bottom right corner and looking for the icon with the little signal bars (sort of like on ur cellphone). Right click it and see what the status is, you might be getting low connectivity that does not allow you to connect. If it's not on, turn it on (enable). Your internet should work, it might not the first couple of times you open internet explorer (or whatever browser you use), but it will. Try it out at a library, coffee shop, or any place that offers free wi-fi.\nHope this helps
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You need a wireless card in the other computer, you have not specified if it is a laptop or a desktop, but most laptops already have a built in wireless card, if this is the case you got to start the utility that control that card and tel it to look for available networks once yours is found tell it to connect and that is all you got to do, but if you don't have a laptop then you will need to get a USB or PCI wireless card (USB is easier to install since you don't need to open you computer ti install it) once your card is configure you got to do what I mention above.\nMake sure that your router is configured properly, since you might have security added to your network is that is the case you need to acquire a key, but if you look at the manufacture of your router you can go to their website and most of them have instructions in how to do this.\n\nI hope this helps.
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try switching the adapters in your laptops(if they are compatible)....if it works in your other laptop you know it's a software issue.\n\nif the above isn't a solution try removing the wireless adapter and rebooting the machine to reinstall. to do this:\n\nclick on start, settings, control panel\ndouble click on system\nselect the hardware tab, then device manager\nclick on the plus sign in front of network adapters\nright click on your wireless adapter and select uninstall.\nreboot your computer and let XP reinstall it.\n\nif this doesn't work then the wireless adapter is defective in which case will need to be replaced.\n\nGood luck!!!
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Your question is a bit obscure, but I'll have at it. \n\n=====\nWireless \n\nI'm presuming your laptop does not have WiFi builtin. It can be connected to the Internet through an Ethernet port or a USB port or ... if you have the right equipment. For instance, you can buy a USN WiFi adapter (most look a good bit like a thumb drive) whcih will connect to any access point it can reach. If it's not access protected, this might be enouhg. \n\nOr you can use Ethernet to connect to a WiFi radio, use that to connect to an Access Point and proceed. \n\nin either case, there will be issues about configuring your system for a network connection on USB or Ethernet. Usually, the installation utility for the USB WiFi adapter or the Ethernet adapter, should do this for you, especially if you're using Windows as it's the most popular opeating system by far. If you're using Linux or one of the Mac operating systems, your harware maker might not support Linux. And it's possible the Linux mavens haven't yet gotten around to reverse engineering that particular piece of hardware and making a Linux driver for it. \n\n\nNow let's consider the case of a wireless router. Your laptop connects to it via Ethernet cable. Assume that's a good connection. your next question will be how to connect to a WiFi network within reach. Will it work?\n\n802.11 a/b/g/n all allow several kinds of connections. The client mode can connect to an access point, an access point can connect to several clients (typically 3 or 4, except for odd antenna arrangements), or one client can connect to one other client. \n\nIf your router is set up as an 'access point', it can only connect (except in rare cases) to a client, and can't ask the client to connect. If your router is set to 'client mode', it can ask any reachable access point to allow a connection. Access points broadcast beason signals telling clients who and what they are (unless the beason is defeated in some security modes, in which case the client wanting to connect must know the access point's information). \n\n=====\nDSL\n\nIf your laptop is connected to the router via Ethernet, and the DSL adapter is connected to the router via Ethernet, and both connections are suited to the ports (speed, duplex, crossover/no crossover, ...), you are likely to have success. You will probably have to know the IP addresses of the devices, and properly configure them, but that should be enough. \n\nThe router should have a way to defeat the wireless radio in it, as you may not want others to connect to the Internet via the router. Check the router documentatin for its control interface where this sort of thing should be covered.\n\nIf you want to use the router to provide a wireless connection to the Ethernet connected to the Internet (via  DSL), you should need only to make sure the router is in access point mode, and the radio enabled. If you don't require encryption for connecting clients, anyone who can hear the router's wireless beason breadcast should be able to use the DSL Internet connection.\n\nBut, there is considerable variation in the configuration methods and flexibility between routers from various vendors. You should certainly read the manual(s) and check the vendors' Web sites for additional material.
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use the network setup wizard in XP and follow the steps. XP makes it pretty easy and straight forward setting up a wireless network.\n\n\nOn the desktop \n\ngoto start/control panel/network setup wizard. You will need a floppy or a flash drive to transfer the data from the desktop to the notebook when using the wizard.\n\nAlso, right click on you wireless connections icon in "network connection" for both computers. Under the "general" tab make sure "file and printing for Microsoft Networks" is checked on both computers. Click "apply"\n\nOn the laptop\nIn "control panel" click on "printer and faxes" in the left window pane click on "add a printer." Click next, make sure that "A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer" is checked and that the desktop is on, then click "next."  In the "Specify for a Printer" check the "browse for a printer, then click next. double click on "Microsoft windows network," then double click on "workgroup." XP might take awhile to find the printer. After it finds the printer highlight it and click "Next." Follow the directions in the wizard, which will install the driver and setup the printer that is attached to your desktop.
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Windows says that simply because you have two options when it comes to Wireless Card Configuration.  You can use the software that came with your wireless adapter, or you can let Windows Manage the Wireless networks.  If you let windows do it, you shouldn't use the Linksys, or D-Link sotware to find wireless networks, however you still need the drivers from the company.\n\nControl Panel - Network Connections - choose your wireless connection - right click properties - Check 'Let Windows Manage Wireless Networks'  or something to that effect.
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you are going to have to configure your router.  Follow the directions that came with it.\nIt may also be set to automatically require a password, which you will need to enter in your computer (or disable this function and make it an open network)
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Try unplugging the router, and replugging it in. You can also disable and re-enable the wireless connection. sometimes that helps.\nhttp://compnetworking.about.com/od/windowsxpnetworking/ht/conndisenable.htm\n\n--Sam
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Try this... It got mine running!!\n\nhttp://compnetworking.about.com/od/vpn/ht/newvpnwindowsxp.htm