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So it can see the ethernet - but cannot pick up wireless. hmmmmm
Yet it can connect to wireless in places other than Carling's home.
I've told her before - she needs to add its MAC address to her wireless router's permitted devices list.
Unfortunately, BT wireless modems (which I believe is what she has) make this very hard for non-Windoze devices - the only way I've found is to first disable the "permitted devices" security, then connect with it (accepting the risk that you have an open wireless access point just then), then re-enable the security - only then will it offer it as one of the devices that should be allowed access. There is no way to simply enter the MAC address manually.
When I've dealt with this before it struck me as the most appallingly-badly implemented security I'd seen in a long time - but it's down to BT being too lazy to test its kit with non-Windows devices, as far as I can see. Shoddy workmanship of the worst kind
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