Posted: 3/8/2009 5:28:21 PM EDT
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I recently switched to the ATT Uverse internet. I hooked up my laptops to the wireless network without a problem, but an older desktop won't connect to the network. It sees the modems but won't connect. When I try to connect to the wireless modem, the screen and computer freezes after I enter the security code. Again both laptops were no problem using same code. The computer is a dell running XP with a belkin wireless adapter. Questions. Is the problem likely the wireless adapter? Assuming yes, which brands are the best these days? I should get "wireless G", correct? or is something else the current state of the art? Are the PCI cards better than a USB adapters? Keep in mind I don't need the absolute latest and prefer to stay well below the top on price performance curve. Steve |
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Maybe I should have called it wireless card? It is a pci card installed in my older desktop system. It ran fine using the previous dsl wireless modem (2wire), but no longer works with the new modem installed by ATT.
I checked the existing driver, but it is the current one. It is old, 2003 but current. Thanks for the advise.. What is a good current brand of wireless pci card? ETA: Linksys? D-link? Netgear? PCI or USB? Steve |