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Wireless issue Please Help

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  • 06-08-2008 7:46pm
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    PC Bible
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    Can anyone please help me discover why my wireless PC's suddenly stopped connecting to the web. I have a Eircom/Netopia router which for no reason is unable to connect wirless but i can connect with ethernet cable. I contacted eircom who told me to press the reset button the router & made out that interference from some other wirless device was the problem. I have a wirless tv booster to send a signal to my kitchen but evev after removing this cannot connect wireless. Can anyone please help.


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    Ruu_Old
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    Moved from the Helpdesk. The users here should be able to help you better.


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    Spear
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    PC Bible wrote: »
    Can anyone please help me discover why my wireless PC's suddenly stopped connecting to the web. I have a Eircom/Netopia router which for no reason is unable to connect wirless but i can connect with ethernet cable. I contacted eircom who told me to press the reset button the router & made out that interference from some other wirless device was the problem. I have a wirless tv booster to send a signal to my kitchen but evev after removing this cannot connect wireless. Can anyone please help.

    What encryption have you set up? Can Windows detect the networks presence at all?


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    AV - TEC
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    Have you moved a Digital cordless phone anywhere near your router?? They run @ 2.4 GHz could affect your routers signal and ability to transmit and receive. Is it connecting at all to your router it might still connect but if it’s a limited connection it won’t let you connect to the internet.

    What are you using to connect your PC – i.e a USB wifi adaptor or is it Built in>?



    Regards,



    David.


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    PC Bible
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    WEP Automatic. Was using WPA-802.1x but changed to see if this was problem. Wirless able to detect eircom (& my neighbours BT Voyager which it always has been able to) but just cannot connect. Laptop has limited or no connection where as my two pc's (one with internal & one usb) cannot. Any help appreciated. Thanks
    PC Bible


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    Spear
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    PC Bible wrote: »
    WEP Automatic. Was using WPA-802.1x but changed to see if this was problem. Wirless able to detect eircom (& my neighbours BT Voyager which it always has been able to) but just cannot connect. Laptop has limited or no connection where as my two pc's (one with internal & one usb) cannot. Any help appreciated. Thanks
    PC Bible

    Have you any personal firewall running, such as Zone Alarm?


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    PC Bible
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    Hi David, Don't have a cordless Phone, but did have one of those wireless TV signal transmittors to send satellite tv signal to the kitchen, but I have totally removed this (which I've had for 6 months with no problem with my broadband connection). I have two Pc's, one with internally installed Pci slot card & one usb (Air station, Buffalo) & a laptop. Pc's are showing eircom (& my neighbours BT Voyager connection which it always has) but cannot connect & laptop has limited or no connection. I am able to connect with an ethernet cable. Any help appreciated.Thanks
    PC Bible


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    PC Bible
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    No Firewall. Just windows Firewall which I've turned off. Even turned off firewall in router to see if that was problem but no luck. I've turned it on again after testing.


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