Ugent laptop help!!

[Lander]

Just got my laptop fixed, new hardrive has been put in.

Anyway, at the moment i am on the family PC and trying to get the router to work on the laptop via wireless connection, but it is not picking up its signal when it is right next to it, anybody know what to suggest, apart from turning it off and turning it back on again. Jus to let you know the router worked on it before but just not picking up the signal now.

Any help pleaseeeeeeeeeeee

 

[Titanic]

have you been through the config for the wireless setting on the laptop... and set any network id, WAP/WEP passwords etc ?

 

[aftershavedave]

have you turned the wireless LAN switch on? it will be on the front or side of the laptop

 

[Lander]

have you been through the config for the wireless setting on the laptop... and set any network id, WAP/WEP passwords etc ?

I did this last time, but can't remember how

 

[bhaexpress]

Just got my laptop fixed, new hardrive has been put in.

Anyway, at the moment i am on the family PC and trying to get the router to work on the laptop via wireless connection, but it is not picking up its signal when it is right next to it, anybody know what to suggest, apart from turning it off and turning it back on again. Jus to let you know the router worked on it before but just not picking up the signal now.

Any help pleaseeeeeeeeeeee

Check the IP Settings on the Family PC then adjust the settigs on the PC but add 1 to the IP Address. If that confuses you you have a problem.

 

[seagulls4ever]

Click start, then go to run, type services.msc, go to wireless zero configuration, click start the service.

 

[Lander]

have you turned the wireless LAN switch on? it will be on the front or side of the laptop

There isn't one, its automatically on

 

[Lander]

Click start, then go to run, type services.msc, go to wireless zero configuration, click start the service.

Already on started

 

[Dave the OAP]

Frank , why worry about IP addresses? The broadband ISP is a DHCP host isnt it?

Has your router got RJ45 sockets...if so plug in your lap top to the ethernet port and the other end of the cat 5 into the router port....hey presto

 

[Titanic]

you could always try turning off any wap/wep security on the router for a few mins and try to connect again. That would at least narrow down where your problem is.

 

[Lander]

Frank , why worry about IP addresses? The broadband ISP is a DHCP host isnt it?

Has your router got RJ45 sockets...if so plug in your lap top to the ethernet port and the other end of the cat 5 into the router port....hey presto

I want a wireless connection though mate

 

[Lander]

Frank , why worry about IP addresses? The broadband ISP is a DHCP host isnt it?

Has your router got RJ45 sockets...if so plug in your lap top to the ethernet port and the other end of the cat 5 into the router port....hey presto

I want a wireless connection though mate

 

[bhaexpress]

Frank , why worry about IP addresses? The broadband ISP is a DHCP host isnt it?

Has your router got RJ45 sockets...if so plug in your lap top to the ethernet port and the other end of the cat 5 into the router port....hey presto

Aha, should be but not always, depends who set it up. This one still uses static IPs.

 

[bhaexpress]

What are your exact IP Settings ?

 

[Lander]

What are your exact IP Settings ?

On what?

And how do i find them

 

[Dave the OAP]

yes but try a static connection first to be sure the lap top can see the router...then when you have proved it, we can try and set up your wireless

 

[Lander]

And an RJ45 socket is?

Sorry bit of a computer

 

[bhaexpress]

You know what ? I'd take it back to whoever changed you hard drive and ask them.

 

[Lander]

Packard bell, they took about a month as it is

 

[bhaexpress]

Packard bell, they took about a month as it is

Well, okay, who set the laptop up orginally ?