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Old 29th May 2007, 07:03
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Hey guys,

I bought a netgear wireless router today and want to install a desktop and a laptop to be able to use it wirelessly. However i have so far been only able to connect my desktop to it. My laptop can see it but for some reason does not want to connect. Can anybody help me please?

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Old 29th May 2007, 07:46
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I assume the desktop is connected via ethernet cable?

Login to the router by opening Internet explorer and entering the IP address of the router into the address bar.

Your manual will tell you what IP address to use., something like 192.168.0.1

The go to wireless settings.

Set the SSID to something relevant to you, leaving it generic like linksys234 means if someone else nearby does the same you can't tell if you are on your network or theirs.

Set your channel to 11, its commonly the best.

Leave the security blank for the moment.

Save and reboot.

Use the laptop to scan for the new network, hit connect.

If that works then login again and setup a wep key.

Then rescan using the laptop and enter the same key used in the router when prompted.
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Old 29th May 2007, 08:19
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Right i have managed to set the desktop computer up and it is working fine wirelessly. However now i have come to set up my laptop. I can see the wireless network the desktop is connected, but my laptop will not connect to it. Any ideas? It is driving me mad. Lol

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Old 29th May 2007, 08:30
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What make and model is the laptop?

Has it previously been setup to work on another wireless network, some old setting may still be present.
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Old 29th May 2007, 08:34
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I have an Advent. The only time it has been connected to the internet before was the same internet connection but via a cable instead of wireless.
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Old 29th May 2007, 08:40
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Are you using the built in windows wireless software?

Does it try to connect at all?

Do you get an error message?
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Old 29th May 2007, 08:41
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Yes i am using the built in software. And it tries to connect then the connection box disapears and it stops.
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Old 29th May 2007, 08:49
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Do you have the wireless icon in the taskbar?

Right click it and select status, then tell me what is the status.

Then, click the support tab and let me know if any details are there.
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Old 29th May 2007, 08:56
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It hasn't got an option for status. Support tab? The options that are on the wireless tab are:
Change windows firewall settings
Open network connections
Repair
View available wireless networks
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Old 29th May 2007, 09:24
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Ok, you need to enter the IP details for the PC manually.

What is the IP of your router?
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