Connecting 802.11b Palm TX to a 802.11g access point

How best to do it?

Published on February 21, 2006 By ZubaZ In Personal Computing

I have a friend that is picking up the Wi-Fi signal from a neighbor from her 802.11g laptop.
There is no security on the neighbor's signal.

Her husband just bought her a Palm TX which has 802.11b and she wants to but can't connect.

Could she pick up a 802.11g (that also supports

access point and connect from there.

I have advised her that they could (and should) turn on some kind of encryption and the party is over. I have further advised her that the legality of what she is doing is questionable; that if I were her and had a good relationship with the neighbor I would ask to piggy-back. I also told her that a good neighbor might tell them that they need some security.

We'll see how THAT part plays out.

Comments

Kevin_C

on Feb 22, 2006

If she is looking to piggy back on her neighbors connection she's out of luck when it comes to the TX. If the neighbors router only supports G then she will not be able to connect with her TX that only supports B. If she is looking to buy her own wireless router and get a highspeed connection then there are routers out there that support B and G or ever A, B and G.

I agree with you there Zubaz, if I had a neighbor that I knew who had an open access point I would definitely let them know.Here's hoping your friend decides to do what's right.

Double Zero

on Feb 22, 2006

I agree with you there Zubaz, if I had a neighbor that I knew who had an open access point I would definitely let them know.Here's hoping your friend decides to do what's right.

Question: If you help her accomplish what it is that no one seems to agree with, wouldnt that be almost as bad as doing the same?

I would say just let her fend for herself, *Or inform the person yourself whos access is being used they need to encrypt the signal..

ZubaZ

on Feb 22, 2006

It's a thin line I tread. Esy enough to say . . "Buy a G/B router and use the default settings."

But it's not something I would do myself.

-=sigh=-

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