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WiFi on win2k laptop - no admin access

my buddy has a dell laptop that he doesn't have admin rights to, but he wants to use a wifi card on it. password is unobtainable, so is there another way around installing some kind of wifi drivers on it? I could use a CD i have to crack the admin password, but we really don't want to resort to that just yet.

any ideas would be great. he frequents a coffee shop that has free internet access, but only two wired ports, and he wants the wireless so he can sit anywhere.

thanks,
-mike.

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michaelsjacob

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yeah, its a work machine, and their IT peeps are idiots. they can plug in using DHCP anywhere, but if they use WIFI its a cardinal sin. But EVERYONE knows that a wired network done with hubs can be just as insecure... so its all about the VPN. I know how to hack the admin, but we don't want to do that. thanks for the help guys. point split

Jay_Jay70

cheers mate

Rick Hobbs

Thanks. Glad to be of assistance.

michaelsjacob

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I GOT A BRILLIANT IDEA!! Wireless WIFI bridge! the small Linksys ones convert any ethernet signal to a wifi one. so its cat5 from laptop ethernet to wifi bridge, wifi from bridge to wireless hotspot!!

POINTS FOR ME!!! :-)

-mike.

Jay_Jay70

niiiiice :)

Rick Hobbs

Let us know if it works. Unless it provides a DHCP address to your Ethernet port, it probably won't work.