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Old 11th December 2012 | 08:42
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jimtherev
 
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Wireless internet connection doesn’t


Computer: HP XW6200 running XP Pro
Network adaptor: Linksys Wireless G USB with speedbooster.
Router: AOL Wireless.
Narrative:
Daughter recently has a massive redecoration and decidedto go wireless. I installed a wirelesscard I had in the comeinhandy box and all worked ok, if a bit slowly. Until her students...

“You really don’t have to pay to download movies, miss;just use this clever little program...”

You can guess the next bit, which resulted in a phonecall requesting help. Long story short,we got the machine running after a fashion, but internet connection slow toflaky. Then internet connectioncompletely failed about 10 days ago, and I called last weekend.

- Ran Ccleaner, including deleting a number ofunidentifiable progs which were ‘run at start’;
- Ran Malwarebytes
- Removed the internal wireless card and connectedand installed the Linksys.

Computer can see the router and claims 60-80% ‘efficiency’,depending on adaptor position,
Router communicates with internet: my tablet had anexcellent signal & speed, BUT,
Computer cannot see internet.

I know (after the event) that I should have taken a lappyand an Ethernet connector to talk to the router, but didn’t. So, absent that, is there anything I cansuggest the lass does, since I can’t visit again until after Christmas? I’m stumped.
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