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Skyrunner8

join:2002-01-10
Berkeley, CA

Re: Will they be supplying the hardware?

What they should do is have it so Wireless is enabled by default, but it requires you to do a song and dance to get it set up.

EXAMPLE:
You connect to your access point with wireless. It lets you connect to a page saying This is how you set up your Wireless Computer for Internet access. It involves a password and your ISP account username. Then it should automatically pick up mac address, give you specific instructions on how to set up your computer to use encryption. This leaves their network Only to their customers, and customers get an easy(er) way of securing their Wireless Internet.

But of course, this is too much work for a company to do...when they can just not do it and get away with it anwyay
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join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH
·Time Warner Cable
·buckeye cable

Re: Will they be supplying the hardware?

yah they should but they don't.

I have a New Edge Networks modem/router that they use for cable and DSL. and i tried to set it up for WEP/WPA and if i enable it or MAC Filtering the router/modem won't even allow computers to logon.

From TWC WOH the only way to get wi-fi access in the house is have the "professional" install and the tech is "setting up" everything to "protect" the customer. But the only thing they do or did for me was change the SSID from the factorty settings to my address. after that the tech left.
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