need help with my wireless

[Dietryin]

ok i have a belkin g+router on my main pc
my sons laptop works well online with it

my problem is
i have a belkin g+usb adapter in my daughters room
it tells me the signal is v good but i carnt go online


any ideas
please

[Dietryin]

hey i thought you guys were like the db at computer stuff ?

[Dymond]

dude..some of us sleep and have a life don't ya know!


First question is are you connected to the router. Just because you can see it doesn't mean its connected, especially if you are using any type of wireless security.

1. Go to Start-Control Panel-Network Connections.
2. You should see a list of network connections
3. Look for one saying Belkin USB or something similar in the description.
4. Does that say connected?

If the answer above is yes I would do is check to see if the machine that won't connect to the internet is getting an IP.

1. at the run line type CMD
2. Now at the prompt type in ipconfig /all
3. There should be a list of network cards here including the USB adapter. Look and see if there is an IP assigned. It will look like 192.168.0.X or something similar.

It may not be a bad idea to just look at the connection settings on the laptop that works to see how its configured.

[Dietryin]

dude..some of us sleep and have a life don't ya know!


First question is are you connected to the router. Just because you can see it doesn't mean its connected, especially if you are using any type of wireless security.

1. Go to Start-Control Panel-Network Connections.
2. You should see a list of network connections
3. Look for one saying Belkin USB or something similar in the description.
4. Does that say connected?

If the answer above is yes I would do is check to see if the laptop is getting an IP.

1. at the run line type CMD
2. Now at the prompt type in ipconfig /all
3. There should be a list of network cards here including the USB adapter. Look and see if there is an IP assigned. It will look like 192.168.0.X or something similar.

It may not be a bad idea to just look at the connection settings on the laptop that works to see how its configured.

i didnt know any of that and i will try it now
but
the laptop works fine its my daughters pc im having trouble with

[Dymond]

Sorry I thought the other machine was a laptop also..Lemme go in and edit it so it makes more sense..

[Dietryin]

have ya installed all the software and edited the security permissions?

security permissions?

what the hell does that mean ?

aw shit NM
im gonna sell it

[Dymond]

LMAO..don't listen to Smokie..if you already got the laptop working I'm sure its just something easy

[Dietryin]

LMAO..don't listen to Smokie..if you already got the laptop working I'm sure its just something easy

i hope so because i turned it on
and my daughters msn started up
she came in from school and i told her your msn is workin in your room
she made up
then she came down and said
NO IT ISNT YOU FOOL
:S
still dont know whats wrong

[Dietryin]

OK so msn was working when you set it up orginally, it might just be a case of reseting the router, mine does this from time to time and reseting the router and modem solves the problem and is the recommended procedure from ntl my isp
you get ntl in liverpool ?
your gonna have to come to mine and sort it or im gonna have to get a guy in :(

[Dymond]

OK Smokie..Here is what he's got..

1 .wireless Router
2. Laptop w/ Wireless NIC
3. Desktop with USB Wireless NIC

Laptop connects to internet fine but Desktop does not..


The MSN starting up is just something you can set it to do when you first log-in it doesn't mean its going to connect..