[NTLK] Newton WiFi Setup with Lucent WaveLAN Silver and Verizon Wireless Router

[William Maloney]

Couldn't manage to get the router configuration changed. I tried to explain
what I wanted to do to my landlord and he didn't take to the idea of
removing the encryption very well. Oops. Presuming I could get a hardlined
connection, would using an Ethernet card be a better route? Also, has
anyone had success with connecting their Newton wirelessly outside the
home?
On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 2:31 AM, Forrest <newtonphoenix at mindspring.com>wrote:

> I'm not aware of any Starbucks that don't have some sort of encryption.
> Also: the Newton has no way to choose between more than one wifi network.
> Keep that in mind, if more that one network is offered, you probably won't
> be able to connect.
>
> If you find one that has an open network (no password), be aware of the
> risk of having your transmission eavesdropped. Yes, I know it's a
> Newton...but it is a chance.
>
> Thanks,
> --Forrest
>
> Sent from my AT&T iPhone 4
>
> On Jul 25, 2012, at 8:21 PM, Chris Browder <kcfoxie at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Usually, yes. Starbucks et all usually are unlocked networks using a
> > 192.168.1.x address range....tho unlocked and dhcp *should* work...
> > On Jul 25, 2012 11:17 PM, "William Maloney" <william.maloney.09 at cnu.edu>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Wowsers, quick responses guys!
> >>
> >> Chris,
> >> I went back and found the router's instruction manual. Will need to wait
> >> till tomorrow to get the admin and password for the configuration
> settings
> >> to disable WEP.
> >>
> >> Morgan,
> >> Thanks for the tip! Duly noted and changed.
> >>
> >> Just on a curious note, will this all run using WiFi on the go? In other
> >> words, if I went to Starbucks and wanted to connect to their WiFi
> Network,
> >> would I just open up a new Internet Setup slip and input all the configs
> >> maunally again using another computer?
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Morgan Aldridge
> >> <morgant at makkintosshu.com>wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 10:49 PM, William Maloney
> >>> <william.maloney.09 at cnu.edu> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Card --> LucentWaveLAN/IEEE
> >>>> Subnet Mask --> 255.255.255.0
> >>>> Local IP --> 192.168.1.5 (IP Address on WinXP)
> >>>> GateWay/Router Address --> 192.168.1.1 (Default GateWay on WinXP)
> >>>> Primary DNS --> 192.168.1.1
> >>>> Domain Name ---> <NONE> (Not sure what to put here)
> >>>
> >>> If the IP address of 192.168.1.5 is on use on your Windows XP machine,
> >>> then you'll need to pick a different IP address for your Newton. Your
> >>> router is at 192.168.1.1, your Windows XP machine is at 192.168.1.5,
> >>> so pick something at the other end of the spectrum like 192.168.1.253.
> >>>
> >>> You can leave the Domain Name blank.
> >>>
> >>> Hope that helps,
> >>>
> >>> Morgan
> >>> ---
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