I have moved in with a roomate who already had a wireless router. I connected on my laptop with no problems, but when I went to set up my desktop, it won't connect to any browsers. The wireless connection is up and on excellent signal strength, but it keeps saying there is no server to connect. How do I fix this? I've tried rebooting the modem and router and that doesn't help.
2007-03-23 02:55:54 · 4 answers · asked by KayLyn 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
More often than not, in this type of situation, your desktop will be configured to a specific setting.
Goto Control Panel > Network Connections > *select the network interface your using like the wireless card for example*
Right click on your network interface and select properties.
There will be a little white box in the middle of the menu. It will list a load of protocals like Client For MS Networks and QoS Packet Scheduler etc. Scroll down to where it says "Internet ProtocalTCP/IP", click it and then slect properties which is underneath it, to the right of the white box.
A screen will pop up with the TCP/IP properties MAKE SURE it says Obtain an IP Address Automatically with the circular radio button highlighted. The three textfields underneath should be grey. If they are not grey and have numbers in them or nothing and are just a blank white field, select the Obtain an IP Add Automatically like I said above.
Do the same for obtain DNS address automatically.
Both of these should be obtained automatically and then it should be able to access a network connection via your router automatically.
If this dosn't work, the problem may exist in a variety of more complex matters. Also, make sure in your Internet Browser (Internet Explorer) that in your options, it dosn't access the net thorugh a proxy and that it also detects network configurations automatically. I hope this helps, contact muntcakes-hiding@yahoo.co.uk if you want more info on my answer. hope it helps!
2007-03-23 03:25:23 · answer #1 · answered by DEAN L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your laptop can connect and your desktop cannot, then likely the settings on the desktop are not correct.
Check to see if the settings like WEP, SSID, router password, etc are in order.
If your wireless adapter is old, you may want to get a newer one and ensure it is compatible with the router.
2007-03-23 10:05:59 · answer #2 · answered by InspectorBudget 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe the router is hiding the SSID, connect to it with a cable, just to get the connection, log in and then try wireless, go into the router and see how many pc's are allowed to connect, just poke around in there somehow (if its a linksys, open browser and type 192.168.1.1) read the manuals! do you have the drivers for the Network card?
2007-03-23 10:01:28 · answer #3 · answered by megasparks0101 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me it sounds like you actually aren't connected. Click on start,run, type in cmd and click ok. Type in ipconfig /all what does it say that you ip address? It more than likely should be something in the 192.168.x.x range if it's in the 169.254.x.x range your aren't getting a dhcp address and will have problems. Check out the links for help in troubleshooting
2007-03-23 10:09:59 · answer #4 · answered by 7S282 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋