It's obviously defective since my new HP dv9610us laptop connected without any trouble at all to my router and a free wifi hotspot. It's new so just ask for another one but have them show you the wifi working before you leave the store.
Bob
Hi all, ive just bought a new computer with vista pre installed. Ive been trying to connect to the internet but it hasnt been allowing me to, all i seem to get is a local connection and thats it. I rung up my ISP but they said the connection was fine it must be my router and gave me a PID and password??
My router is a Belkin F5D5230-4, ive tried to get into the router by typing in the IP addy on the address bar but nothing comes up, which is not the case when i type it into this computer now (The computer i have changed from). I have a static IP and as far as i no the router is dynamic, i thought setting it to a static IP would help but it doesnt seem to have.
The problem does not lie with the ethernet cable as i had to connect my old com up to see if it was working which it is as im using it now witht the internet working fine.
Im at a total loss and seem to have no where to turn so any help would be fantastic.
Thanks in advance
Joe

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