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(Solved) why win xp could not decode to actual pw, when win seven does show
jraju:
Hi, Yes boggin.
how could one enable the wireless settings. Even , the menu is not shown in network and sharing centre. i got in in search and saw that the wireless is not currently enabled .
My combo modem , is having adsl and wireless. Wireless settings are there in laptop with hardware.
My computer is only having ethernet card , the specification, Realtek 8139/810x fast ethernet card NIC, i do not know, whether this card supports wireless also or i need to have a special card for this purpose.
why network settings are not shown in adapter page. only lan connection is shown there. pl let me know whether this support wireless settings access. the laptop gets internet signal with the modem wireless connections.
Or i am wrong in assuming that it will show in pc also
Boggin:
A lot of older desktop PCs didn't have a wireless NIC fitted so had to rely on LAN which is what your Realtek Fast Ethernet card is - it doesn't have any wireless capabilities.
You can tell what your computer has with this cmd -
netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces
This is what my Win 7 laptop looks like and probably your laptop as well -
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Windows\system32>netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces
Idx Met MTU State Name
--- ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------------------------
1 50 4294967295 connected Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1
19 25 1492 connected Wireless Network Connection
12 5 1492 disconnected Local Area Connection
C:\Windows\system32>
jraju:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\intel>netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces
Idx Met MTU State Name
--- ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------------------------
1 50 4294967295 connected Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1
11 20 1500 connected Local Area Connection
16 50 1500 disconnected Bluetooth Network Connection
C:\Users\intel>
this is the information i have on windows 7 desktop computer. So it means that i have to buy a pendrive compatible adopter for my router to get the details of wireless. I will send what xp laptop reveals.
jraju:
Hi, if i execute the same command in xp laptop, i get the error that following command was not found
could not one connect the computer having wired ethernet with wireless without wireless adopter
Boggin:
It's possible there could be functionality differences when you use the netsh cmd in XP.
Try it again but leave the ipv4 out.
Entering netsh at the cmd prompt will give you the various syntax, but you may have to enter it as netsh /?
You can share the Internet connection you are getting by using the wireless on the XP machine, but it will only give you LAN on a computer that doesn't have a Wireless NIC, so you will need a wireless dongle for the Win 7 machine.
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-share-your-laptops-internet-access-with-ano.html
Do you not have SP1 installed in your Win 7 ?
If you note my top line of the cmd prompt, it shows as Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
The 1 on the end of .760 denotes SP1 is installed whereas if it's just .7600 like yours then it isn't, but go Start - right click on Computer and select Properties then at the top of the page underneath the Windows version, it should say Service Pack 1 - if it doesn't, then you don't have it.
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