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  • 07-11-2007 10:34pm
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    runforcover
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭


    hello
    i have just got a wireless router and have been trying to connect laptop 2 it wirelessly.(it connected last night but then went dead) and wont connect since i have changed some settings but the laptop says it is connected to router but i cannot acces the internet. i have a sheet the router provider gave me with its configured details and wep key. i thing its the settings on laptop that are messed up i dont know anything about ip addresses but if i were told what to type in where i could do that
    can anyone help


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    axer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,517 ✭✭✭axer


    runforcover wrote: »
    hello
    i have just got a wireless router and have been trying to connect laptop 2 it wirelessly.(it connected last night but then went dead) and wont connect since i have changed some settings but the laptop says it is connected to router but i cannot acces the internet. i have a sheet the router provider gave me with its configured details and wep key. i thing its the settings on laptop that are messed up i dont know anything about ip addresses but if i were told what to type in where i could do that
    can anyone help
    Reset the router. If you do not know how to do that then post the router make and model number. It seems to me that either the router is not connected to the internet or that dhcp is disabled on it but they are just guesses unless you give more information.


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    Numina
    Registered Users Posts: 1,258 ✭✭✭Numina


    don't mean to intrude on Runs thread, but I'm kind of having the same problem, the internet connection keeps cutting out on a daily basis, we reset it, it's fine for a while and maybe it'll go off again in a few hours. so whats the deal with that?


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    DannyBuoy
    Registered Users Posts: 598 ✭✭✭DannyBuoy


    Just a simple test but in both cases, do you have internet access when connected from the laptop by cable to the router instead of wireless? If yes then problem is wireless related, if no then problem is router related.


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    runforcover
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭runforcover


    axer thanks for the reply
    The router make is linksys and the model is wrtp54g-eu (voip wireless-g broadband router), if i use the ethernet cable from router to laptop internet will work. what is dhcp and how could you enable it


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    runforcover
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭runforcover


    DannyBuoy wrote: »
    Just a simple test but in both cases, do you have internet access when connected from the laptop by cable to the router instead of wireless? If yes then problem is wireless related, if no then problem is router related.
    if it is wireless related what can i do to get it to work or how do i check it
    all help appriciated


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    DannyBuoy
    Registered Users Posts: 598 ✭✭✭DannyBuoy


    runforcover wrote: »
    if it is wireless related what can i do to get it to work or how do i check it
    all help appriciated


    You'd need to log into the router with laptop or pc connected directly to it by network cable, then goto the wireless settings, and set up the wireless connection. It'll allow you to set the SSID, (the wireless name you see) and the wireless key, which is the password. Use the WPA option and put in a pass phrase like a string of words together like "boardsiswhereitalk". Use captials and numbers to make it more secure, then save the settings. With your laptop make sure the wireless connection is turned on then browse for available wireless netoworks, you should see the name you gave your wireless connection earlier, click on connect, enter the pass phrase you supplied earlier and that should be that.
    Thats fairly simplified but is the guts of it.
    PS if the router is on the default password or has no password change it to something you'll remember, again make it a strong password, ie, capitals, numbers, non dictionary word. I'm also presuming that you'r laptop wireless hardware functioning correctly and not faulty or damanged.


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    DannyBuoy
    Registered Users Posts: 598 ✭✭✭DannyBuoy


    runforcover wrote: »
    axer thanks for the reply
    The router make is linksys and the model is wrtp54g-eu (voip wireless-g broadband router), if i use the ethernet cable from router to laptop internet will work. what is dhcp and how could you enable it

    DHCP allows the router to assign a network address to a machine thats connecting to it. it saves a lot of mainteance and hassle for network admins by automating the addressing of most machines on a network. If your internet is working when physically connected then the dhcp side of things is ok. I would suggest revisiting the wireless setup side of things.


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