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Date:  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 16:27:37 -0700
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From:  "Neil Waldhauer" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
Subject: [OS2Wireless] Finding wireless connections

On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 16:57:08 -0500, Sam Lewis <saml@rollanet.org> wrote:

> Most of the time motels have a card on the desk which will say what the 
> SSID is.  I haven't had a problem yet finding the correct network when 
> traveling.  But I have had to boot to Windoze before to get the info I 
> needed so I can connect on the OS/2 side.

I've got a ThinkPad T30 with a Cisco 350 wireless PC card. I'm running eCS 1.2
and XWLAN. If I turn on the T30 and insert the PC card (actually the order is
unimportant) I will see the SSID display in the XCenter widget. It connects and
gets an IP address.

Then I need to start a browser and select any site. A web page will display a
EULA, and allow me to agree. Once I have agreed, then I can start using the
internet.

This has been true for quite a number of locations. I have not needed to boot
to Windows to use wireless.

I think the XCenter widget has a control for moving on to the next access point
if you don't like the first one. At home, I sometimes find my neighbors
connection to be stronger than my own.

Neil
-- 
Neil Waldhauer, neil@blondeguy.com

Weather reports from hell indicate chilly conditions - the eternally damned are advised to wear a coat.
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