help with wireless.

[medici999]

i have wireless internet on the main computer and its installed on my labtop using some sort of card thats in the side. im within 1metre of my wireless adapter and its saying on my labtop that it cant find any networks or anything in range?? why??

please help.
thanks

 

[AhmedRSi]

What router are you using?

 

[FiDoDiDo]

Look for a function key (usually bottom left) and a 'F' key at the top of your keyboard to enable your wireless if it's on-board.

 

[DrR]

Did it work before?

 

[AhmedRSi]

Look for a function key (usually bottom left) and a 'F' key at the top of your keyboard to enable your wireless if it's on-board.

Yes try this first. Also make sure your routers properly configured for it.

 

[b3nje]

^^ aye aye just sounds like your wireless isn't enabled!

 

[medici999]

wheres this function key?

 

[medici999]

found it. now its saying that it has been given a network address or something, says this problem iccured beuase the network did not assign a network address to the computer.
any ideas.

 

[FiDoDiDo]

Are you using encryption on the router?

If you have, have you typed the pass key to access your router?

 

[b3nje]

tool>internet options>connections>lan settings> auto detect ip etc.

a restart always fixes most buggys

 

[FiDoDiDo]

tool>internet options>connections>lan settings> auto detect ip etc.

a restart always fixes most buggys

That's not the option for acquiring an IP address from a router using DHCP. That's for when he's connected, to the router and it's not letting him on yet.

 

[AhmedRSi]

Erm... maybe the security settings on your router eg NAT key etc?!

 

[medici999]

any more ideas? still the problem that a network address has not being assigned.

 

[FiDoDiDo]

Only thing I change if it can't be assigned otherwise it the channel that the wireless if using to something else as other things can interfere with the signals. You need to change this on the router if your going to do it.

 

[medici999]

how do i do this?

 

[FiDoDiDo]

What router is it?

 

[medici999]

its by cable and wireless, it says wireless 11g adsl router.

 

[FiDoDiDo]

I think if you use this like: http://192.168.1.1/ you should be able to access it and from what I can see the username is 'admin' and password is '1234'

 

[portal172]

Ring up your ISP, that's why you are paying them.

Then again, they might not support that router.