Adding a computer to my wireless network
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Hi all,
I've got a wireless network in place at home, and both my laptops work with the network well.
Recently I've bought myself a desktop computer, and a Belkin wireless USB adaptor so that I can connect to the network.
I've installed the adaptor and can 'see' three networks, one of which is my own. I can connect to the network, but when I then go to Internet Explorer the 'page cannot be found' page comes up. I take it I have a wrong setting somewhere, but I'm not sure what the problem could be?!
Incidentally the adaptor automatically connected to an unsecure network first (I hadn't realised) and IE worked for a few seconds on that network, so I don't know if that has affected me going on the internet on my own network.
Any help or advise would be great.
Ta.
I've got a wireless network in place at home, and both my laptops work with the network well.
Recently I've bought myself a desktop computer, and a Belkin wireless USB adaptor so that I can connect to the network.
I've installed the adaptor and can 'see' three networks, one of which is my own. I can connect to the network, but when I then go to Internet Explorer the 'page cannot be found' page comes up. I take it I have a wrong setting somewhere, but I'm not sure what the problem could be?!
Incidentally the adaptor automatically connected to an unsecure network first (I hadn't realised) and IE worked for a few seconds on that network, so I don't know if that has affected me going on the internet on my own network.
Any help or advise would be great.
Ta.
Incidentally, when I double-click on the USB adaptor icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen, it fetches up a little Belkin information box. The first page of this shows three icons; one for the computer, one for the wireless router, and one for the internet. The computer and the router are 'communicating', but there is a big 'X' between the router and the internet.
I know the internet is working itself because I'm posting right now from my laptop, sat right next to the desktop.
I know the internet is working itself because I'm posting right now from my laptop, sat right next to the desktop.
Just spoke to a mate of mine on the phone and he says my IP address is wrong. He says it should start with 192.168. and that my computer obviously isn't connected properly.
He told me how to 'ping' a web address, which I did, but I get an unsuccessful message back. So I'm guessing my issue is related to the IP address that I don't have. Anyone know what I should do next?
He told me how to 'ping' a web address, which I did, but I get an unsuccessful message back. So I'm guessing my issue is related to the IP address that I don't have. Anyone know what I should do next?
I might end up doing just that! Just can't seem to figure out how to solve it. I've read so many forums in the last couple of hours, but none of them seem to delve into exactly how to sort the problem.
It seems as though my router isn't assigning me a valid IP address or something (I really don't understand wireless networks much), so windows is giving me a private IP address.
I'm wondering whether a complete reinstallation of all software, including windows, is the way to go.
customer would you? I've given up trying to connect a lappy running W98 wirelessly having also spent many a fruitless hour searching the web for answers....thepassenger said:
169.xxx means the system isn't pulling an IP address.
Do you have WEP/WPA or MAC address filtering installed on the access point?
Do you have WEP/WPA or MAC address filtering installed on the access point?
Forgive my ignorance, but what does that mean? Moreso, how do I find out?
The router itself is a BT Voyager 2500 or something like that, if that makes any difference.
ehyouwhat said:
thepassenger said:
169.xxx means the system isn't pulling an IP address.
Do you have WEP/WPA or MAC address filtering installed on the access point?
Do you have WEP/WPA or MAC address filtering installed on the access point?
Forgive my ignorance, but what does that mean? Moreso, how do I find out?
The router itself is a BT Voyager 2500 or something like that, if that makes any difference.
Easiest way is to check the network property settings in your laptops. Have you tried the simple "repair connection" function (if you right click the little wireless network icon in the system tray? ) My laptop has a habit of picking the same ip address of one of the other computers in the network so I just click on this and let the router assign another one.
Jinx said:
ehyouwhat said:
thepassenger said:
169.xxx means the system isn't pulling an IP address.
Do you have WEP/WPA or MAC address filtering installed on the access point?
Do you have WEP/WPA or MAC address filtering installed on the access point?
Forgive my ignorance, but what does that mean? Moreso, how do I find out?
The router itself is a BT Voyager 2500 or something like that, if that makes any difference.
Easiest way is to check the network property settings in your laptops. Have you tried the simple "repair connection" function (if you right click the little wireless network icon in the system tray? ) My laptop has a habit of picking the same ip address of one of the other computers in the network so I just click on this and let the router assign another one.
I've tried the repair option but it doesn't do any good. I'll have a good play with the laptop over the weekend and see if I can find any MAC address filtering settings.
Interestingly, the network seems quite willing to accept other connections. My girlfriend sometimes brings a different laptop home and that connects no problem, as does my Sony PSP - in both cases I just had to type in the network key passcode (12 digits I think) the first time we used them.
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