Wireless Home Network

[Dirtnut]

I just bought a wireless router. I wired in my main desktop and am attempting to setup my laptop which has a wireless card. I cannot get the laptop to connect. It recognizes the router's signal, but will not connect to it. I have XP and it is set to auto connect. I have disabled the encryption on both machines. Any suggestions?

what wireless card do you have and what router?

are you using winxp built in wireless management tool?

[Dirtnut]

I have an Atheros card in my Toshiba laptop and a Linksys router. The Atheros is recognizing the signal, but when I try to connect it won't. I have been using the XP auto settings.

which linksys router? Is it an a,b, g? a model number would help

and what does your wireless card support? A,G or b?

[Dirtnut]

The Linksys is a WRT54G. It is supposed to be backward compatible with a/b. The Atheros is 802.11a/b.

[J-Excel]

What's the ip on the wireless?

[M_Six]

In the default XP settings make sure you check the box that says "Allow me to connect with unsecured networks" (or words to that effect).

[Dirtnut]

The IP on the wireless is set at 00.00.00.0. I have the box set to detect the IP automatically? I have checked the box to allow hookup to unsecured network. In the status box I show a number of sent signals, but almost no received signals even though it has detected the router signal and it appears to be very strong-I have the laptop in the same room as the router to make sure I have the signal.

[Ebisoba]

Have you set the SSID on the laptop? It sort of like a Workgroup name. If you name it say for example "Test" on the router you have to name it "Test" on the laptop too. I think it's in the TCP/IP settings or it might be in the Device Manager settings. Done that long time ago with a wireless setup. Might want to check that out.

[Dirtnut]

Yes, the SSID is set the same as the router. It detected it automatically when I searched for signals.