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Having trouble connecting to wireless network
Dayspring
the PhoenicianRegistered User regular
the PhoenicianRegistered User regular
Hey guys, i'm having some tech trouble and hopefully you can sort me out.
Ok, I have a D-link DSL-G604T wireless router, and I run Windows XP.
Yesterday the router starts playing up (as it does on occasion) so I hard reset the router, then log in and re-set the thing up etc etc.
But since then i've been having trouble connecting properly to the network. Here is what happens:
My network connections icon will show the little red "not connected" cross.
I view available networks, select mine, and hit connect.
It'll give me the message "connected!", but then the network connections window will still show i'm not connected. (however if i click it the button will not be connect, it will be disconnect)
The internet and everything will work, so basically i'm connected even though the system tells me I am not.
Then after about 5 minutes it will give me a message along the lines of "could not connect to network" and then i will actually be offline, where I will stay unless i manually attempt to connect to my network, at which point the whole cycle will begin again.
My Powerbook, my housemate's ibook, and my other housemate's desktop running XP all seem to be able to connect, so I think the problem is my end.
I've tried resetting my machine, resetting the router, and running the network setup wizard.
Help!
Ok, I have a D-link DSL-G604T wireless router, and I run Windows XP.
Yesterday the router starts playing up (as it does on occasion) so I hard reset the router, then log in and re-set the thing up etc etc.
But since then i've been having trouble connecting properly to the network. Here is what happens:
My network connections icon will show the little red "not connected" cross.
I view available networks, select mine, and hit connect.
It'll give me the message "connected!", but then the network connections window will still show i'm not connected. (however if i click it the button will not be connect, it will be disconnect)
The internet and everything will work, so basically i'm connected even though the system tells me I am not.
Then after about 5 minutes it will give me a message along the lines of "could not connect to network" and then i will actually be offline, where I will stay unless i manually attempt to connect to my network, at which point the whole cycle will begin again.
My Powerbook, my housemate's ibook, and my other housemate's desktop running XP all seem to be able to connect, so I think the problem is my end.
I've tried resetting my machine, resetting the router, and running the network setup wizard.
Help!
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my answer rests on the answer to this question. laptop offers the easy way
I give up without an answer in like 2 seconds.
is it a laptop?
I have an external USB wireless dongle thing, and the lights are on it as they usually are so I assume it is working.
once you are far enough away from it, power cycle your computer (turn it off for 15 seconds, cold boot) then when it's finished loading up power cycle your router and modem (router first, then modem. plug the router back in, wait 5 seconds, then the modem)
then try to connect to network
after that go to start<run<cmd<type "ipconfig /release" hit enter then type "ipconfig /renew" then enter then "exit" and hit enter. tell me if that doesn't work
Ok, i've done all of that and it doesn't seem to have made any difference.
I'm going to have to leave it there for now but thanks for the help so far commie! I'll check back when I wake up tomorrow. :^:
if it is a strong signal then right click the wireless connections, and try to manually pick (there may be more than one signal which would cause it to have that problem) if it can not connect through there it may be a problem with the app you are using to configure it. to change this go to
start<control panel<network connections (it may say network and internet connections)<right click the wireless icon< properties< wireless networks< then either check or uncheck the option for windows to control the connection.
after that a new icon should show up in your system tray (bottom right of your screen) try using that to connect to the network.
hope that helps
I tried that, and then connected through D-link's own little icon thingy, and it seems like it's done the trick!
Hopefully it's solved, thanks!
Download netstumbler, find out what channels everyone nearby are using, then set your WAP to use something else.