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Help needed with wireless setup.

  • 11-12-2004 9:07pm
    #1
    Dac51
    Closed Accounts Posts: 131 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    I am a newbie when it comes to wireless network setups etc and I need help with a network I am trying to create at home.

    At the moment I am using a standard desktop pc connected to Eircom broadband via a Netopia Cayman DSL modem. I am using a USB connection as my desktop pc doesn't have a ethernet connection.

    I have recently purchased a Packard Bell laptop with a wireless network card. I also purchased a Belkin Wireless G Router (compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g according to the box).

    Now this is where I am having problem.

    I have connected the router and modem via ethernet cable. I have also run the router setup wizard on the laptop. The router LED lights show that the router is connected to the internet. However try as I might I cannot connect to the internet on the laptop. When I go into the network connection properties on the laptop it shows that the wireless connection is disconnected.

    If the router is up and running and connected to the internet, how do I get the wireless connection on the laptop to connect to the router and therefore the internet?

    Any help with this would be very much appreciated.

    Thanks,
    Dac51 (wireless newbie).


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  • #2
    mpkelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21 ✭mpkelly


    Had the same problem with my belkin setup. I ended up having to turn off the WPA security via the router; doing this seemed to sort the problem out but now the network is not protected!

    You didn't mention whether the card in your laptop is a Belkin one? Try deactivating the security and see if it works.

    > When I go into the network connection properties on the laptop it shows that the wireless connection is disconnected.

    Ignore that issue. I have the same setup as you (Eircom BB / netopia modem / Belkin router) and the properties tell me that I'm also disconnected, but everything runs fine so it definitely ain't disconnected!

    Best of luck! :)


  • #3
    Dac51
    Closed Accounts Posts: 131 ✭✭Dac51


    Problem solved. After callin Belkin Tech Support line the problem was obvious. On a laptop with a built in wireless card you need to switch the card on. This is done using a switch or button on the laptop itself. Flicked the switch and the laptop immediately connectedr to the Belkin router. Hey presto! Wireless surfing!

    Thanks for your help.

    Close thread.


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