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i have aol and they gave me a free wireless router,main pc connected fine via cable,so i thought great my laptop can go wireless,the only problem is...i can connet my laptop to the network i created,it says connected but i cannot get into any sort of internet sites ...i tried asking aol and was on the phone to them for 90 mins and they still didnt help me...can anyone help..please???
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AOL use NTL to provide their "cable" service. So it maybe easier to just visit one of the pages listed here: and ask your questions.
HTH
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AOL use NTL to provide their "cable" service. So it maybe easier to just visit one of the pages listed here: and ask your questions.
HTH
sorry i think i am confusing ppl,i am not on cable its all aol,one pc is wired and the laptop i want on wireless,but it says connected,but does anyone know how to get the web sites showing????...
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sorry i think i am confusing ppl,i am not on cable its all aol,one pc is wired and the laptop i want on wireless,but it says connected,but does anyone know how to get the web sites showing????...
Well I don't know about anyone else, but I'm confused... but, I have to say, that isn't anything out of the ordinary Networking isn't exactly my forte.
So I would advise you to go where the networking "experts" hang out in the "Networking forum" on that site I provided. You may need to explain exactly how your systems are setup and what you have done so far to get them to see each other. But someone will explain in intricate detail as to where you went wrong.
HTH
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No confusion here; when the OP says "main pc connected fine via cable", I understand that to mean the main PC is wired to the router (as opposed to wirelessly) and he/she is using an ADSL connection, not 'cable'.
Do you have the same problem when the laptop is connected by wire to the router, or only when it's connected wirelessly? If everything works when the laptop is using a wired connection it means there's something wrong with the wireless configuration.
So the first thing is to try a wired connection and go from there.
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No confusion here; when the OP says "main pc connected fine via cable", I understand that to mean the main PC is wired to the router (as opposed to wirelessly) and he/she is using an ADSL connection, not 'cable'.
Do you have the same problem when the laptop is connected by wire to the router, or only when it's connected wirelessly? If everything works when the laptop is using a wired connection it means there's something wrong with the wireless configuration.
So the first thing is to try a wired connection and go from there.
yes exactly..thanks....i have not tried a wired connection on the laptop,but i did but another wireless usb adapter as aol didnt support the on built in my laptop,but after 90 mins on the phone,they still didnt help me,he put me on hold and left me there..i think he didnt know what else to do...i have thought about leaving aol ..but dont know if another isp would be any better.
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No confusion here; when the OP says "main pc connected fine via cable", I understand that to mean the main PC is wired to the router (as opposed to wirelessly) and he/she is using an ADSL connection, not 'cable'.
Do you have the same problem when the laptop is connected by wire to the router, or only when it's connected wirelessly? If everything works when the laptop is using a wired connection it means there's something wrong with the wireless configuration.
So the first thing is to try a wired connection and go from there.
i have just conneted laptop with the wire as apposed to wirelessly and it works fine...so it must be the configaration of the adapter...any idea how to do that???
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If you type ipconfig/all, does it list the wireless network connection now?
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If you type ipconfig/all, does it list the wireless network connection now?
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\ipconfig/all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : computername
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-40-D0-77-0C-50
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Winbond W89C33 mPCI 802.11 Wireless
LAN Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.6.120
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
PPP adapter {A7273115-AEFD-4BCA-A554-C9E7626C08A1}:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.212.221.228
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.212.221.228
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.188.146.145
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5445:5245:444f%6
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Tunnel adapter 6to4 Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6to4 Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:acd4:dde4::acd4:dde4
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c058:6301::c058:6301
2002:836b:213c:1:e0:8f08:f020:8
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:172.212.221.228%2
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:169.254.6.120%2
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . :disabled
this is the results.sorry didnt know which bit you mean.
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This is the wireless bit:
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Winbond W89C33 mPCI 802.11 Wireless
LAN Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.6.120
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
The 169.x.x.x address indicates that communication with the DHCP server in the router has failed and Windows has assigned a default IP address. The IP address should be 192.168.1.x
From a command prompt, type:
ipconfig /release
and then:
ipconfig /renew
If that doesn't fix it, try downloading and running
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thanks again,did all that and it still does not connect,at the bottom where all icons are (clock etc) it shows a little comp screen and it says im connected ,but still does not go onto the internet with that connection...its so irritating as i can see it.
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On your PC, go into the router's web configuration and confirm that wireless security is disabled (Low or none), broadcast SSID is on, and Access Control List is disabled or empty. What is the SSID (Network name) set to?
The ipconfig results indicate that you're using the Winbond wireless adapter. In Network Connections, right-click Wireless Network connection, and click Properties. On the General tab, what does it say in the Connect using box? It should have the Winbond adapter there.
On the Wireless Networks tab, make sure that 'Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings' is ticked. In Preferred networks, click your Speedtouch network and click Properties. Post all the settings shown on the Association tab.
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could you do one more ipconfig /release, ipconfig /renew, and ipconfig /all and post this section again..
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Winbond W89C33 mPCI 802.11 Wireless
LAN Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.6.120
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
As explained previously, until you get past the default 169 address being allocated, the internet will never work.
Do you have a network bridge mentioned in CPanel networks, or system, devices, hardware? on the properties of the wireless network card, is it set to assign an ip address automatically?
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could you do one more ipconfig /release, ipconfig /renew, and ipconfig /all and post this section again..
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Winbond W89C33 mPCI 802.11 Wireless
LAN Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.6.120
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
As explained previously, until you get past the default 169 address being allocated, the internet will never work.
Do you have a network bridge mentioned in CPanel networks, or system, devices, hardware? on the properties of the wireless network card, is it set to assign an ip address automatically?
my laptop has died,after just bought it 5 weeks ago,the hardrive has failed so now its been sent back to be repaired and i am waiting for it to be returned.
thanks anyway.
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ive got mine sorted now!!!
if you go to the website page for the setup of the router, on one of the pages it gives a 'WEP key' - a long combination of letters and numbers - all i did was put than in my laptop when it asked for the network key (not the one id actually set up myself for the network) ,and now im online wireless!!!!!
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ive got mine sorted now!!!
if you go to the website page for the setup of the router, on one of the pages it gives a 'WEP key' - a long combination of letters and numbers - all i did was put than in my laptop when it asked for the network key (not the one id actually set up myself for the network) ,and now im online wireless!!!!!
sorry dumb question how did u find the website page?
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See last para in
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gemr117, if you can, I suggest you use wpa-psk encryption rather than wep, as it is more secure. You can generate a unique random key here
All you have to do is configure your router to use WPA , this is usally on the same screen as the WEP option, and do the same on your laptop, if it doesn't work, revert to WEP