I have a laptop that will connect with a wire to the router but won't connect through wireless. When I connect it says limited or no connectivity and has the wrong ip, subnet mask and default gateway. When I put in the right ones (the next available ip for my router) it says its connected and everything is fine. However, It still isn't receiving anything and I can't open up the internet or get files from other computers on the network. If I use a wire everything works as it should, but i don't want to have a wire connected to it all the time. Thanks for any help!
Do you have windows XP or Vista? Too start, recycle the power to your high-speed modem and reset the router in the back.
I would try setting the connection to Automatic IP and Gateway, then try "Repairing" the connection. (right-click on the connection and hit repair)
Hi, to start with can you give us some more information on your current setup? Can you tell us the following? 1) What brand / model your router is? 2) Who your broadband provider is? 3) Is DHCP enabled on the router? 4) Can you browse websites VIA IP rather than domain name (i.e, in Internet Explorer / Firefox, when you type in http://212.58.253.75 in the address bar, does it bring up a website? 5) Is your laptop a Centrino laptop? Some laptops won't connect if IEEE 802.1x Authentication is enabled. 6) Are you using any kind of network encryption (WEP / WPA etc). 7) Are you using MAC filtering? The answer to these questions may hold a clue to a solution to your problem.
1)Netgear 54 mbps wireless router WGR614 2)Comcast 3)yes DHCP is enabled 4)no ip doesn't work 5)no its not a centrino 6)WEP 7)i don't think MAC filtering is on
Have you tried uninstalling your wireless drivers and reinstalling them. Also check there is nothing to interfere with your wireless connection. e.g wireless home phones, or lots of space between your wireless machine and router. Is your firewall set up to allow other computers on your network via wireless (I had a similar trouble when i was using Mcafee) Let me know how you get on.
Yes, I reinstalled the wireless drivers. I was trying to connect while right next to the router so there is no interference. The router doesn't have a firewall or anything just the WEP. I made sure that the password was correct.
Chech the firewall on the computer that hosts the router, there may be a problem there. Have you always had this problem? Are you running different opperating systems on both machines? Have you tried a system restore to a point when it was working? (If it ever did) Have you installed any new software that may have changed settings for your wireless? Hope something here helps Let me know how you get on.
It needed a new network adapter i got one from ebay and put it in and it worked. thanks for your help!
