No wireless connections??

I have a similar problem. My laptop was responding to the router I have on the desktop with the cable Internet. Now it shows a connection, but I cannot get on the web. I am not sure if it is the WiFi card or the router.

Hi thank for the reply. That specs of laptop say it has a built in wirless LAN 802.11g (54mbit/s. In device manager it shows the hardware as being a "Prism 802.11g"

Laptop is: Medion MD95278
Router/Modem is: Belkin FD7632uk4 (ADSL Modem with built in Wireless Router)

I have not got my laptop with me at the moment but I do know in connections it has an icon under LAN section that says wireless connection (when I go into this connection it says it is not connected to anything).

When I get back to laptop I will post the other connections in the network connections.

Thanks

If the laptop description says it has ''built in wireless,'' that tells me that it does indeed have an internal wireless card (likely a mini-PCI card).

An extra confirmation of this is that you did indeed see a wireless connection icon in your Network Connections window.

I would try to get the internal wireless-g network adapter to work with whatever wireless-g router you have.

1. Make a WIRED connection from your laptop to the router to configure the router.

2. Go to the router mfg's website to download the latest version of the router's FIRMWARE. Read the router's manual to find how to update/upgrad the firmware. You need to do this with a WIRED connection (not too difficult).

3. Download and install the latest wireless network adapter driver from your computer mfg or wireless network adapter website.

4. After updating the router firmware and adapter driver, remove the network cable between the router and laptop, and follow the router instructions to make a wireless connection without any encryption (WEP or WPA) and without MAC filtering.

4. If this is unsuccessful, try connecting with your laptop firewall turned off. This could be Windows XP's built-in firewall or a separate firewall program like Norton Internet Security, McAfee, ZoneAlarm, et al.

Thanks I will give that a try as soon as I can find an updated driver for the adapter. I was looking for one but was having difficulty. Its a prism 802.11g if anyone knows where I can find a driver.

I had looked on the belkin website for an updated firmware but it seemed that the version on their site was lower than the one on the laptop.

I will give the rest a try with the current driver and firmware and let you know if it works. I am sure I already tried to set it up without any security but I will try again. Many thanks