Got new laptop here - help me get online wirelessly please!

[magic torch]

magic torch said:

BliarOut said:

Shouldn't take long though if the airport is already working. I take it the vaio works ok wired?

Rob, it's normally an encryption key issue with PCs and Airport Express.

:smuggrin:

AirPort Express supports WPA Personal.

We used to avoid the AirPort Basestations / Express, and put a Netgear / Linksys router in.

[BliarOut]

magic torch said:

magic torch said:

BliarOut said:

Shouldn't take long though if the airport is already working. I take it the vaio works ok wired?

Rob, it's normally an encryption key issue with PCs and Airport Express.

:smuggrin:

AirPort Express supports WPA Personal.

We used to avoid the AirPort Basestations / Express, and put a Netgear / Linksys router in.

That's what I've got

Odd that it didn't work unencrypted though
:nobodylikesasmuggitroffle:

[MikeyT]

RIght, now this getting daft - have gone to register the thing on the Sony site and it askf for a serial no. and says it's on the back of the machine. I have put in every no. on the back of the machine and still no good.

It looks like it should be about eight nos then a dash then another eight nos.

There seem to be all sorts of microsoft no.s on the back on a sticker but on the actual silver machine, is printed a no. and so I thought it must be that one - but still no good.

Can anyone with one of these things confirm the length of number I should be looking for?

[malman]

Most manufacturers put it on the bar code label on the original box too. I take it nothing is prefixed with s/n or sn to make it easy for you

[jamieboy]

MikeyT said:

RIght, now this getting daft - have gone to register the thing on the Sony site and it askf for a serial no. and says it's on the back of the machine. I have put in every no. on the back of the machine and still no good.

Can't help you exactly, but it never accepted the serial number for mine either.

[MikeyT]

malman said:

Most manufacturers put it on the bar code label on the original box too. I take it nothing is prefixed with s/n or sn to make it easy for you

There were two on thetr on the original box but neither were any good.

[irm]

go into control panel

click vaio control centre represented by a little cog

click system information

lists all your serial numbers

Edited by irm on Sunday 7th January 21:01

[MikeyT]

irm said:

go into control panel

click vaio control centre represented by a little cog

click system information

lists all your serial numbers

Edited by irm on Sunday 7th January 21:01

Irm, worked a treat - thanks very much!

Mike

[irm]

MikeyT said:

irm said:

go into control panel

click vaio control centre represented by a little cog

click system information

lists all your serial numbers

Edited by irm on Sunday 7th January 21:01

Irm, worked a treat - thanks very much!

Mike

ian