Hi Guys! - My new wireless router refuses to work wirelessly!
It works fine when the Ethernet lead is connected but as soon as you remove it you lose the connection between the computer and router.
My laptop is a new wifi one and yes the switch on the front is on showing a wireless connection is required.
Have been in touch with the manufacturers of the router and they have 'promised' to get an engineer to phone back - yeah right!that was three days ago.
Please help - I'm getting really frustrated with this problem.
2007-03-02 00:19:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Here are a few tips.
Did you turn the wifi switch on your laptop on? I know it's stating the obvious but these things are easily overlooked. Also did you install the software that came with the router? This software helps your computer to recognise the router when you take the ethernet cable out. Is the ethernet cable in the "modem" hole at the back? Remember when your searching for local connections to search wireless or all. Make sure your laptop is set as the host for the LAN.
2007-03-02 00:54:33 · answer #1 · answered by ItBeMoi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess you have tried the basics like rebooting the router?
and checking that the wireless card is enabled on the laptop, not just switched on but if you go to control panel, network connections, right click the wireless card and make sure it is enabled.
you don't say what make router it is, but you should be able to log on to the router via your ethernet and a web browser, and then check the settings on the wireless.
or look at any logs that are available on the router, this may point you in the direction of the problem.
you also don't say if you have any security enabled, WEP, PSK, mac address filter etc. you can try turning off all security (on a temporary basis only) to see if you can establish a connection.
2007-03-02 00:26:55 · answer #2 · answered by Barefoot_Ben 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does your router have a actual reset button on the exterior of it? if so, which would be a solid next step. undergo in strategies, resetting the router this way will make it such as you're beginning over from while the router replaced into style new -- you will probable choose the disc that got here with it to run interior the process the setup wizard back.
2016-10-02 06:17:31 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 'Netgear' router was playing up and kept losing connection - I had to wait a week for the engineer to come down but he's fitted a new router and now everythings hunky dory.
2007-03-02 00:25:29 · answer #4 · answered by Smarty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you configured the wireless on the laptop to connect to the router?
2007-03-02 00:24:14 · answer #5 · answered by MAdFool 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
After 3 days of dealing with the same prob. I finally broke down and called linksys. One setting was off and it caused the problem.. They are pretty fast to fix your problem. Next time I will call them first before frustrating myself.
2007-03-02 00:29:32 · answer #6 · answered by Jenn W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋