[Ti] Range of connection

[Michael Bigley]

>>However, if he has WEP enabled you will need a password to join his network.
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>OK this is where I am worried, IP address? How do I get that without 
>going over there. I thought I could just open the Airport software 
>and the computer would "find" it.

The Airport card can "find" open networks, but depending on the level 
of encryption he has enabled on the router, you may have to either 
know the IP or the name of the network. However, from the way you 
describe your brother, he probably is using standard configuration, 
in which case the network name is usually "default" or something 
equally generic (this is called the SSID in the router config).

In your Airport Network settings make sure you have the button 
selected that approximately says, "choose airport network with the 
best signal" which will let your Airport roam for any connection 
within its range.  If something shows up, choose it and hope it 
doesn't ask for a password...
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