Laptop Wireless Connection
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Laptop Wireless Connection
I have my desk top PC upstairs connected to a Belkin wireless G Router.
I have been attempting to connect my laptop via wireless to the G router but without success. The laptop shows that it has picked up the Belkin network and it connects no problem. I am then unable to connect to TalkTalk broadband although I can connect to MSN!
I am doing something wrong or not just understanding how the wireless thing works.
Any help and advice would be appreciated.
Doobs
I have been attempting to connect my laptop via wireless to the G router but without success. The laptop shows that it has picked up the Belkin network and it connects no problem. I am then unable to connect to TalkTalk broadband although I can connect to MSN!
I am doing something wrong or not just understanding how the wireless thing works.
Any help and advice would be appreciated.
Doobs
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If you can connect to MSN, you have connected to the Internet.
Which bit of Talktalk broadband can you not connect to?
Open a command window - click Start- Run and write CMD in the box and hit "Enter".
In the black box that appears, type ipconfig /all
You will get a screenful of information.
In there will be an IP address, Default Gateway, and DHCP Server address (or should be, anyway).
Post those in here, and we can tell you what's up.
Edit: the 192.168... may be 10.0.... That's fine. If it starts 154 or similar, there's a problem.
If the IP address starts 192.168. then you are connected to something. Type ping bbc.co.uk and see if you get a response from the BBC. If you do, your Internet connection is up and working. The problem lies somewhere else.
Edit: the 192.168.. may be 10.0... That's OK too.
If it starts 154 or similar, there's a problem.
Which bit of Talktalk broadband can you not connect to?
Open a command window - click Start- Run and write CMD in the box and hit "Enter".
In the black box that appears, type ipconfig /all
You will get a screenful of information.
In there will be an IP address, Default Gateway, and DHCP Server address (or should be, anyway).
Post those in here, and we can tell you what's up.
Edit: the 192.168... may be 10.0.... That's fine. If it starts 154 or similar, there's a problem.
If the IP address starts 192.168. then you are connected to something. Type ping bbc.co.uk and see if you get a response from the BBC. If you do, your Internet connection is up and working. The problem lies somewhere else.
Edit: the 192.168.. may be 10.0... That's OK too.
If it starts 154 or similar, there's a problem.
