on Wed, 9 Jan
2008 22:31:23 -0800
> I have an HP iPAQ that I used to use at work that connected to an in
> house network wirelessly. It also will try to connect to my neighbor's
> network, but his is encoded, as was the one at work. I have a few questions.
If the neighbor's WIFI is encoded I doubt he will give you the key. You can
walk around your neighborhood and will probably be surprised at how many open
WIFI networks are there.
> What do I need to connect to generally available "hot spots" in the
> community? Do I need to purchase any subscription, or is connection to
> the Internet from these spots generally without charge to me?
There are some companies that have a subscription service for hot spots, I have
never used one, too many free hot spots. I think they are mostly in airports
and other large gathering places.
Most hot spots are free, a few hotels and coffee houses charge by the day.
Airports charge (a lot) by the hour (without a subscription).
Once I was in a motel where their WIFI was down. I drove downtown (it was a
small town) and looked for a coffee house. I found one but it was closed, on a
whim I stopped and sat at their outside table and turned on my laptop and was
lucky because they still had their WIFI powered on so I checked my email.
> I have a small home network running off of a Cisco 4-port router (all
> ports in use). What will I need to connect the iPAQ to the Internet
> using my own network?
A wireless access point. There are many available, Linksys makes them, I have
a D-Link. You will need a port to plug it into so if they are all in use you
may need a hub for more ports. If one of the ports is for the laptop that
would free one as you will not need it when you get the WIFI working.
--
Robert Blair
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