Wireless Issue

My ex-ex boss had me set up his DSL on his kid's pc and before the night was out he whipped out the box he got from Verizon for him to go wireless. I followed the instructions and got it set up. The 2 laptops he has did not have nic cards so I ordered them and am awaiting their arrival (802.11g cards and 802.11b router doesnt matter does it?)

Anyway, his work laptop is a new IBM Thinkpad with nic card and I could not get it to work. the system tray icon said there was no connection.

He said it works at his job on their wireless system but he's on the "intranet" not "internet" (company only access). He gets his work email via Outlook fine when he's wireless at work, or dials up to the network from home.

But it's not working with the wireless network at home.
Is there anything different I have to do with the setting up of his work laptop to get it to access his network with his home wireless setup?

XP pro

Linda

 

first off this should have been posted in the networking section. ok you have to set up a different network connection for his home network with the ip address and all that. but his router manual should tell you how to do that. did you read the router manual yet?

eric

 

Sorry - saw hardware and didnt' move down to networking

So far I only used the Verizon book. Then he kicked me out to await the nic cards because it was 9:30 and past his bedtime

So it waill address different types of network setups in the book?
thanx so much

perhaps I'll try to get my hands on one before I go back over there
Linda

 

I'll post this in the networking forum
thank you