newbie here need major help with his h5450

[pongorulz]

exactly what it says above. last night my god father gave me his h5450, he never figured it out so he thought that since im in college and looking for a "real" job that i would get the most use out of it.

so my question is, how do i get this thing to go online. i go into network adapters and i selsct the ipaq wlan then tell it to use server assigned ip address. but then when i go into the connections screen, i get the three connection options, and cant find the wlan anywhere.

i feel that im actually doin more harm then good, lol. but i am somewhat computer illiterate, and need help. im prob gonna use it mostly at school so i dont have to carry around my laptop with me, so i need to be able to use it at different places.

can anyone help me :? :?

[pongorulz]

exactly what it says above. last night my god father gave me his h5450, he never figured it out so he thought that since im in college and looking for a "real" job that i would get the most use out of it.

so my question is, how do i get this thing to go online. i go into network adapters and i selsct the ipaq wlan then tell it to use server assigned ip address. but then when i go into the connections screen, i get the three connection options, and cant find the wlan anywhere.

i feel that im actually doin more harm then good, lol. but i am somewhat computer illiterate, and need help. im prob gonna use it mostly at school so i dont have to carry around my laptop with me, so i need to be able to use it at different places.

can anyone help me :? :?

[Paul Martin]

It's been a while since I had an ipaq 5450 but you will need to turn the wlan "on". If you don't have the manual, you can download the quickstart version here which walks you through using the wifi. Find a full list of downloadable PDF's here.

[pongorulz]

k, i tried that to the letter. i even did a hard reset, twice, and got no where.

it says that to know that im connected there is a flashing amber light that is suppose to be steady green. i dont get the steady green light just the flashing one. so i thought that i might not be close enough, so i went to the router, and still no luck.

when i turned on the wlan (after the hard reset), it asked me how i wanted it to work, i could either have it so it automatically found the ip address (which is the one i picked) or type in the ip address ( i tried using the same ip as my laptop from my linksys) i wanted it to use and ssid and all that other good stuff. and that still didnt work, so i went back to having it do it automatically.

then i went to setup some profiles, and it doesnt say anything about wlan under the drop down menus, they all ask me for phone numbers to dial when i want it to connect to the net. im so lost

[Paul Martin]

Sorry I can't help much...it's been too long. I did some searching and ran across this page: Wi-Fi on the HP iPAQ 5450. Hopefully it will steer you in the right direction. One more possibility. Also, check your encryption, if you have it. Not sure if it supports WPA: see this.

Paul