setting up wireless sky broadband?

[leeb]

ìm tryng to setup our sky internet using the wireless netgear router from sky,but i cant find a wireless connection using windows XP, it just wont accept that there is a wireless network to be had.

any suggestions would be much appreciated.

thanks

lee

[greenlandy]

At a guess you need to tell your wireless router to transmit it's SID for a short period. Each ISP is different so have a look through the quick start guide.
You do have a wireless capable PC??

[leeb]

yea the wireless is set up on the laptop, it just wont pick up any wireless networks availible, even though everything is saying that the router is on all ok, and the info in device manager in that the wireless is all working fine.

not sure on how to get it to recognise that there is a wireless network to get onto

[bogie]

do a factory reset on the router to start with - with the power on, press and hold in the small button (use a pen or paperclip etc) on the rear and hold for 10secs then release.

in Windows, if your wireless network card is enabled you should get an icon in the bottom right hand corner of the screen - open up the wireless network icon and scan for networks - your network should be called "SKYXXXX" as per written on the bottom of the router. you will need to type in your WPA encryption passphrase (again on the bottom of the router)

[David Godfrey]

bogie said:

do a factory reset on the router to start with - with the power on, press and hold in the small button (use a pen or paperclip etc) on the rear and hold for 10secs then release.

in Windows, if your wireless network card is enabled you should get an icon in the bottom right hand corner of the screen - open up the wireless network icon and scan for networks - your network should be called "SKYXXXX" as per written on the bottom of the router. you will need to type in your WPA encryption passphrase (again on the bottom of the router)

if you factory reset the router it will have not much on it

[andybuk99]

David Godfrey said:

bogie said:

do a factory reset on the router to start with - with the power on, press and hold in the small button (use a pen or paperclip etc) on the rear and hold for 10secs then release.

in Windows, if your wireless network card is enabled you should get an icon in the bottom right hand corner of the screen - open up the wireless network icon and scan for networks - your network should be called "SKYXXXX" as per written on the bottom of the router. you will need to type in your WPA encryption passphrase (again on the bottom of the router)

if you factory reset the router it will have not much on it

No it will just reset all the settings back how it was when it was first used.