tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740338341177826314.post5973750423768761944..comments2024-03-28T09:19:27.711+00:00Comments on A Portal to a Portal: Windows' Wireless WoesDave Hayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10444759805764485699noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740338341177826314.post-70445281845989636272008-05-07T22:02:00.000+01:002008-05-07T22:02:00.000+01:00Folks, thanks for the good advice. I've taken a ra...Folks, thanks for the good advice. I've taken a radical(ish) step of moving my 2nd hard drive to Ubuntu Linux, and will see how I get on at the airport tomorrow AM.<BR/><BR/>I've still got Windows XP on my other hard drive, in case I get withdrawal symptoms.<BR/><BR/>I'll also try the suggestions re Access Connections as well.<BR/><BR/>Regards, DaveDave Hayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444759805764485699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740338341177826314.post-86351885310488985852008-05-07T14:31:00.000+01:002008-05-07T14:31:00.000+01:00Dave - you could try turning off the peer to peer ...Dave - you could try turning off the peer to peer and ad-hoc connection type in Access Connections. Goto Configure-->Global Settings. I turned those off at the weekend because my thinkpad was taking 3-4 minutes to get past the access connections bit when booting up. Disabling the above sped things up quite nicely.stewart taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047435670655841355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740338341177826314.post-86804946686993057942008-05-07T10:50:00.000+01:002008-05-07T10:50:00.000+01:00My Mac doesn't seem to have any trouble connecting...My Mac doesn't seem to have any trouble connecting to a new wireless network. My XP Thinkpad has nothing but trouble connecting, usually requiring a reboot or ipconfig/renew. That said, I am only using the Thinkpad when I can't use the Mac. I am hoping to install a VM on the Mac in the near future and dump the XP/Thinkpad.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373179345829159317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740338341177826314.post-90132499557882197602008-05-07T09:30:00.000+01:002008-05-07T09:30:00.000+01:00Dave - first off, IBM Access Connections is one of...Dave - first off, IBM Access Connections is one of the worst pieces of software ever written. We reformat our (otherwise brilliant) Thinkpads and get rid of the whole Thinkvantage etc. rubbish. Native Windows wireless management is much better.<BR/><BR/>Second, we had the same problem as you trying to live off public wireless. Switching to 3G cards was the best thing we did from that perspective!Jon Mellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05274148586653973726noreply@blogger.com