I just found out about www.boingo.com. They offer a free wireless configuration utility that works with most cards, and that supports WPA encryption. The link is at the bottom of the page. It’s great for older laptops.

Do you get Quicktime errors when you try to play an embedded multimedia file when viewing a website with Firefox? Have you already tried downloading and installing the latest version of Quicktime?

Well then, most likely the answer to your problem is that you have to enable the Quicktime audio and video plugins.

To test to see which types of files are not playing in Firefox for you, go here:

Quicktime Embedded Files Test

Once you know which files are not playing, then go here to see how to enable them:

Quicktime Browser Settings

Having problems connecting to a non-encrypted wireless network that everyone else is able to connect to? I just recently had this problem and found out that my firewall was corrupt. So, I uninstalled it and reinstalled it and was good to go!

If so, then you a victim of spyware and/or viruses. Read my post on how to speed up your computer.