Hey please can anyone help me !
I got a linksy router today to get wireless on my laptop! i ran the installation disc and it said .... router cannot connect with computer or something or other !
So then I tried about 15 times with the same message!
So I switched off the modem and router and just plugged in the router into the modem directly!
My wifi laptop detects this and it says the signal strrength is excellent however when I try to open internet explorer it says page cannot be displayed "work offline" ! !
Please can anyone answer me?
If you need more info just say !
I opened device manager and under network adapters theres my usb 35100 modem and the router !
The router is disabled!
If I try enable it it shuts off the internet!
Please Any advice necessary!
Also do I need to finish installation of the router on the PC cos it wont install fully ! So then I plugged everything out I assumed its working ! ! !! ! ! ! !
2006-12-23 06:48:29 · 1 answers · asked by stevooo 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Never assume it is working. It can broadcast a WiFi signal without it actually having a valid connection to the internet. My guess is that's what it's doing. And yes, you need to finish configuring the router, it needs to detect your connection type (usually it's just automatic DHCP but it still needs to scan for it).
I've seen this before and the only thing I can say based on this information is that the router is bad, if you can, exchange it for another one and see if that one works.
It also depends on how you are trying to set the router and modem up. I've seen modems plugged into USB ports, if that's the case, change it to the LAN port and try again. I do not recommend using the USB port to connect your modem. That's also the only other time I've see this problem.
It's also possible you are doing something wrong but it's not evident from this post if you are or not. My best guess says that you have a bad router so you should see if you can exchange it for another one and try again, if you experience the same problems then it is most likely not the hardware.
2006-12-23 06:58:50 · answer #1 · answered by conradj213 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋