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how to configure laptop to communicate with wireless router.

by aknight53 Mar 10, 2006 7:18AM PST

First, I want to say thanks for all the responses to my previous post. Here's wht I have, and here's what I need: I bought a Belkin wireless g router, have installed the software on my desktop that has Win XP. That is working fine, as far as I know, I am able to get on internet from desktop with it all hooked up. Problem is, I'm not sure how to get my notebook to recognize the router. It is a Toshiba Tec 8200 that has a Wireless 802.11b PCMCIA card. I've tried Belkin's tech support for an hour online with no human, so I'm turning to the techies here. I thought maybe I had to install the router software on to my laptop, but it doesn't seem right, it's telling me not to hook up router yet, as if it's the first time. Anyway, I tried just opening Internet Explorer on my laptop, but no network settings detected. What am I doing wrong here??? My network card should be compatible as far as I know. Help!

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Do you have.....
by Michael Geist Mar 10, 2006 9:28AM PST

a wireless icon on the taskbar? When right clicked does it offer to View Available Wireless Networks?

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Wireless network configuration
by aknight53 Mar 11, 2006 10:36PM PST

Hi, I can't see any icon for wirelss adapter, I do have an icon that says Intel PEOset that gives a choice to select an adapter. It gives an IP address, network drive status is loaded, etc.... I checked my device manager and the network card is working. I have 2 icons in the control panel, one says Wirelss Link, one says Wireless Network. Under Wiress Network, it ask me to add/edit Configure a profile. I have no clue what to do here. This is a second hand computer that was obviusly configured for another network. Can you help?? thanks.

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The Intel ProSet software.....
by Michael Geist Mar 13, 2006 3:51AM PST

that you are apparently running on your taskbar has the needed tools to connect to your router. If your IP/subnet/gateway addresses are all proper for your router, you should have no trouble connecting. Report back on those figures as well as the OS and network adapter being used.

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much too confused
by aknight53 Mar 13, 2006 10:54AM PST

I went to my Win 2000 laptop's "network and dialup connections", opened up the X'd out "Local Area Connection" (Is that correct? there was another "home" network icon that when I clicked asked for user name and passwordand wouldn't connect) then highlighted Internet Portocol TCP/IP, clicked on "Properties", typed in IP address I found on my XP desktop 192.169.2.1, submask 255.255.255.0 DNS server 192.168.254.254. Still no luck connecting, I'm sure it has something to do with he previous server and it's probably something fairly simple but I can't figure it out.

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Use Router with b/g
by swetooth9 Mar 10, 2006 11:11AM PST

The problem is your router is probably set to G only. What you need to do is go into your router and change the setting from 54g only to 54g auto.
1. go to router page (default is 192.168.2.1)
2. go to "channel and SSID" on left collum
3. Under wireless mode, click the arrow and change it to 54G-Auto.
Hope this helps!

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Forgot to say
by swetooth9 Mar 10, 2006 11:12AM PST

Forgot to say the default password on the belkin router is nothing....just push submit, and you have to use the WIRED computer.

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SSID
by aknight53 Mar 10, 2006 7:59PM PST

I read somewhere that I should not use the default SSID, if I change it, how many characters should I use? and, on my laptop, the tray icon for local area connection is X'd out with my wifi card in. Thanks again!

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changing router from b to g
by aknight53 Mar 11, 2006 10:25PM PST

I don't understand how to follow your directions. sorry, can you tell me how to get to the router page again? thanks.

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model name
by linkit Mar 13, 2006 3:20AM PST

What is the model name of your Belkin router? Router manufacturers usually have a quick start instruction manual (usually a couple pages with pictures) that will tell you how to access the router's administration page. If you don't have this, download it from Belkin.com.

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