Vodafone R201-wireless broadband

Copper_pipe

Hi i have the vodafone r201 wireless broadband and i am currently using it on my laptop and it works ok. However i want to use this connection on my desktop (windows xp) i have a wireless adapter plugged in and it says it is connected and my connection is excellent. but when i go into internet explorer it says that i am still not connected to the internet. any idea how i could fix this problem please??

Thanks in advance

dub45

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Hi i have the vodafone r201 wireless broadband and i am currently using it on my laptop and it works ok. However i want to use this connection on my desktop (windows xp) i have a wireless adapter plugged in and it says it is connected and my connection is excellent. but when i go into internet explorer it says that i am still not connected to the internet. any idea how i could fix this problem please??

Thanks in advance

Have you actually connected to the wireless netowrk by putting in the password etc on the pc?

Copper_pipe

yes i have typed in the network key

akamossie

Is your wireless picking any ip address or is there a static ip address, can you ping anything.

santing

Could you open a CMD window (Command) and type in ipconfig /all.
Post the results back here ...

Copper_pipe

santing wrote: »

Could you open a CMD window (Command) and type in ipconfig /all.
Post the results back here ...

it says 802.11 wireless lan card
physical address 00-0D-09-40-35-ED
DHCP ENABLED
Autoconfiguration Enabled
ip address 0.0.0.0
subset mask 0.0.0.0
Dchp server 255.255.255.255

santing

Copper_pipe wrote: »

it says 802.11 wireless lan card
...
ip address 0.0.0.0
subset mask 0.0.0.0
Dchp server 255.255.255.255

So it is not picking up an IP address. Looks like either not configured properly or a faulty card.

Copper_pipe

Im using a wireless network adapter.how would i configure it?

dub45

Have you ever used the pc before with any wireless or wired routers?

Copper_pipe

no was using dial up

dub45

It may be that there is a dial up connection set up as your default connection.

Go into internet explorer tools - internet options - connections

you may find a dial up connection there. If you are happy that you wont be using that connection again highlight it and remove it


Choose the option "never dial a connection" and now try and connect again with internet explorer.

Also in Control Panel check Network Connections and make sure there is no dial up connection set as the default connection.

If it is the defaul connection there will be a little tick on it. Right click on the connection to remove it.

paddyp

I couldn't get any connection through mine until I changed the wireless security to wpa-psk. There is a firmware update may help on the uk business site but the lines are brokern so you need to search for it:

http://www.business.vodafone.com/util/SearchCMS.do?sortBy=relavance&criteria=r201+firmware

Just downloaded it would appear to be an an older version than what I have already.

Copper_pipe

thanks paddy worked a treat