Well, the installers were able to hook me up in an hour, which was pretty good.
They didn't help with the WiFi connections to the main PC/laptops, though, which I spent much of the next day at.
The good news, is that once I'd sorted out the good WiFi adapters:
Better than the 2.6 by wires...
I've got the XP laptops going with similar results (both are Compaq Evo N600c without WiFi, so using a USB adapter),
BUT:
When I installed an identical USB WiFi adapter on my redoubtable W2K laptop (a third Compaq Evo N600c) it gave a very weird error:
''the procedure entry point wtsquery token could not be located in the dynamic lnk library WTSAPI32.DLL.''
Googling that implied I might need a W2K update.
I tried via the other PCs, but it needs something vague beyond the SP4 I have (if you're interested it's at
here and beyond).
So, I thought I'd connect directly via ethernet, and let Microsoft decide what version of the "final W2K rollup" might be appropriate.
But I can't fathom how to do it.
I got the XP Compaqs to go via ethernet OK on a previous router, but the furthest I can get with the W2k gets me a connection that says I'm connected, but not to the internet.
All that is a preamble to the question:
Anyone know how to make a W2k PC see the internet using ethernet to the 10M Virgin router?
Any help appreciated.