My dad has upgraded our Broadband to wanadoo wireless and talk... anyway the problem is that we cant get our new laptop (dell 6000) to connect to the wireless adsl router.. we tried following the intructions provided but it didnt work...though i got my pda to succsessfully connect (although i only had to enter the wep thing went the box poped up)

Can any provide help or provide an idiots guide to setting it up???


Thanks

Craig

Of course.....im not that stupid...

The wireless client should have TCP/IP set to obtain IP automatically thru DHCP, which should be enabled on the router.

The router must have DHCP server set to allocate a sufficient number of devices an IP address, in other words, if it's set to support 2 clients, and you add a third it won't work. Mine adds 32 clients max by default.

Turn off any security you have enabled, mac address filtering, Wep encryption etc, until you have the connection established. Turn on SSID broadcasting, make sure your router and device have the same SSID name.

if all else fails......

Copy the settings for your router as a backup, reset router to default, and re-configure with all devices attached/ turned on, see if the Laptop picks up the connection then you can secure the network.

Basically, if the router is broadcasting an unsecure network, the laptop should pick up the connection and a window should popup showing the connection, allowing you to connect. Not sure if you have to add a driver to your laptop for the wireless card it has though.

Get all your devices configured and running thru DHCP first, then, you can set static IP's if desired and/or encryption and other security measures like mac address filtering.

It's a good idea to change the default IP and Password of the router of course, and get the unit secured ASAP.