Wireless CPU help!!!

sawastea · Oct 2, 2005

I can't get my laptop to work wirelessly. It is a Dell 8600 and it has a built in wireless magigy. I have a D-Link 2.4 GHz Router and a Motorola modem. My desktop is setup where the modem feeds into the WAN line and I have a connection from port 1 to my desktop. The laptop is not receiving signal. What steps are next?

hamstershaver · Oct 2, 2005

i dont know but dont let redguru try and help you set it up

jenscats5 · Oct 2, 2005

Open up network connections from the control panel, right mouse click & see if it says "View avail. networks"

See if you can get that far.....

Dial_tone · Oct 2, 2005

sawastea said:
I can't get my laptop to work wirelessly. It is a Dell 8600 and it has a built in wireless magigy. I have a D-Link 2.4 GHz Router and a Motorola modem. My desktop is setup where the modem feeds into the WAN line and I have a connection from port 1 to my desktop. The laptop is not receiving signal. What steps are next?

what is the exact model name of your D-Link router?

sawastea · Oct 2, 2005

nothing...

sawastea · Oct 2, 2005

lets go...need to get this resolved

jenscats5 · Oct 2, 2005

sawastea said:
nothing...

Are you saying that you Don't see any available connections??

Devastation · Oct 2, 2005

is your modem, router, computer, laptop all plugged in and on?

sawastea · Oct 2, 2005

Dial_Tone: DI-614+

Jenscats5, there are available connections, but they are all password protected. I'm trying to access my modem/router.

Dev, yes.

Devastation · Oct 2, 2005

right click my network places and select properties. is there an icon for wireless network connections?

jenscats5 · Oct 2, 2005

sawastea said:
Dial_Tone: DI-614+

Jenscats5, there are available connections, but they are all password protected. I'm trying to access my modem/router.

Dev, yes.

Are any of them yours??

Open your browser & in the url, type in 192.168.0.1 & it should take you to an admin. page & there shouldn't be any password on it.

jaded · Oct 2, 2005

My housemates and I have wireless internet, too, so we have our own secured network. We have sometimes have trouble getting on our own network, too, though - sometimes we'll be on it and it'll disconnect and we'll end up connecting to the default network, other times it just won't be on the list of Available Wireless Networks until we refresh a number of times. I think it's likely our router. Have you tried resetting your router to see if you can pick up your own wireless network again?

sawastea · Oct 2, 2005

Feck, none of the available connections are mine, at least i don't think. When i to type in the 192.168.0.1, it takes me to some bullshit website where they weant me to join. Cant i do something in MS DOS

Dial_tone · Oct 3, 2005

sawastea said:
Feck, none of the available connections are mine, at least i don't think. When i to type in the 192.168.0.1, it takes me to some bullshit website where they weant me to join. Cant i do something in MS DOS

Does this have one antenna or two? Open a dos command and type ipconfig. Tell me what the ip address is now.

big4life · Oct 3, 2005

I would just run a wire to it.

redguru · Oct 3, 2005

I'll help you if you say "roll Tide".

sawastea · Oct 3, 2005

jenscats5 said:
Open your browser & in the url, type in 192.168.0.1 & it should take you to an admin. page & there shouldn't be any password on it.

Connection was refused :\

It has 1 antenna. Should I get a Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router ???

Fuck the Tide but they did hand us a beating !!!

sawastea · Oct 3, 2005

Dial_tone said:
Does this have one antenna or two? Open a dos command and type ipconfig. Tell me what the ip address is now.

When I typed ipconfig, a box showed up but then it automatically closed w/o giving me the IP addy

Devastation · Oct 3, 2005

sawastea said:
Connection was refused :\

It has 1 antenna. Should I get a Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router ???

Fuck the Tide but they did hand us a beating !!!

i have the wrt54gs router and i like it

jnuts · Oct 3, 2005

zero config wireless in XP strikes again....

Are you still having problems?

If so, I can get with ya via ICQ/AIM, etc.

redguru · Oct 3, 2005

sawastea said:
Connection was refused :\

It has 1 antenna. Should I get a Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router ???

Fuck the Tide but they did hand us a beating !!!

The connection is probably refused from your laptop. Try it from your desktop PC. If that doesn't work, try http://192.168.0.254 from your desktop

Dial_tone · Oct 3, 2005

Check the specs for your Dell's wireless nic. Is it 802.11a, 802.11b or 802.11g? Have you connected this laptop to the dlink before successfully?

redguru · Oct 3, 2005

sawastea said:
When I typed ipconfig, a box showed up but then it automatically closed w/o giving me the IP addy

Don't do it from run, do it from a Command line box in accessories

Dial_tone · Oct 3, 2005

sawastea said:
When I typed ipconfig, a box showed up but then it automatically closed w/o giving me the IP addy

you can't do it in the run box. hit START - RUN then type cmd and hit ENTER. Then type ipconfig.

sawastea · Oct 3, 2005

jnuts said:
If so, I can get with ya via ICQ/AIM, etc.

sawastea on AIM.

sawastea · Oct 3, 2005

Dial_tone said:
Check the specs for your Dell's wireless nic. Is it 802.11a, 802.11b or 802.11g? Have you connected this laptop to the dlink before successfully?

Not sure. It is built in with Centrino mobile technology. No, never connected a wireless to this router. My gfriend was using a Lynksys before and it worked.

sawastea · Oct 3, 2005

Ipconfig: 0.0.0.0

Dial_tone · Oct 3, 2005

sawastea said:
Not sure. It is built in with Centrino mobile technology. No, never connected a wireless to this router. My gfriend was using a Lynksys before and it worked.

From what I can tell the DI-614+ is 802.11b only. The 8600 appears to be 802.11g - translation: if i'm right this ain't gonna work no matter what.

redguru · Oct 3, 2005

sawastea said:
Ipconfig: 0.0.0.0

type ipconfig /renew *

sawastea · Oct 3, 2005

Dial_tone said:
From what I can tell the DI-614+ is 802.11b only. The 8600 appears to be 802.11g - translation: if i'm right this ain't gonna work no matter what.

So the answer lies within...

What is the best router? The Lynksys that I labeled above?

Dial_tone · Oct 3, 2005

I'm partial to the Linksys WRT54G....about $70.

redguru · Oct 3, 2005

The aforementioned linksys is a great router

sawastea · Oct 3, 2005

So, it looks like I will be ordering a Linksys. I hope that is the solution.

rudeboyja · Oct 3, 2005

make sure the router is set to lease DHCP addresses & make sure DHCP is enabled on your laptop

KillahBee · Oct 3, 2005

who is your wireless provider? is it that spotdog or whatever joint in CT? they fuggin smoke sausage

sawastea · Oct 3, 2005

KB, I found spoton and every website shot me back to their website. I have Cablevision whetre I'm paying $99 for the cable, internet and phone.

KillahBee · Oct 3, 2005

sawastea said:
KB, I found spoton and every website shot me back to their website. I have Cablevision whetre I'm paying $99 for the cable, internet and phone.

spoton sucks cock. I had their wireless for the year I lived on Hoyt st and it was TERRIBLE. the damn wireless would give out EVERY time I was about to download the 3rd part of the video I was spanking it to. How is a man expected to finish without watching the money shot?

Hell, I am paying like $130 for Cablevision Inet and tv.

jenscats5 · Oct 3, 2005

sawastea said:
KB, I found spoton and every website shot me back to their website. I have Cablevision whetre I'm paying $99 for the cable, internet and phone.

I told my husband what your responses were & he says you need to reboot the Modem 1st (unplug then plug back in) and then reboot the router (unplug then plug back in).

THEN you need to go to: Start, Run, cmd <enter> then a black box will open up then type in: ipconfig <space> /all

Then your default gateway address should come up which will be the address of the router.

Are you plugged into an ethernet to do all this??

Dial_tone · Oct 3, 2005

jenscats5 said:
I told my husband what your responses were & he says you need to reboot the Modem 1st (unplug then plug back in) and then reboot the router (unplug then plug back in).

THEN you need to go to: Start, Run, cmd <enter> then a black box will open up then type in: ipconfig <space> /all

Then your default gateway address should come up which will be the address of the router.

Are you plugged into an ethernet to do all this??

He can reboot that thing til the cows come home but it just ain't happenin.

jenscats5 · Oct 3, 2005

Dial_tone said:
He can reboot that thing til the cows come home but it just ain't happenin.

why not?

sawastea · Oct 3, 2005

Dial_tone said:
From what I can tell the DI-614+ is 802.11b only. The 8600 appears to be 802.11g - translation: if i'm right this ain't gonna work no matter what.

jenscats5, see above.

Dial_tone · Oct 3, 2005

jenscats5 said:
why not?

Dial_tone said:
From what I can tell the DI-614+ is 802.11b only. The 8600 appears to be 802.11g - translation: if i'm right this ain't gonna work no matter what.

That's why.

jenscats5 · Oct 3, 2005

^^^ I don't know anything about what you both posted -- everything I typed was from my hubby who deals with Cable & routers & wireless internet svc every day........

He's asleep now......

redguru · Oct 3, 2005

jenscats5 said:
^^^ I don't know anything about what you both posted -- everything I typed was from my hubby who deals with Cable & routers & wireless internet svc every day........

He's asleep now......

There's two different protocol standards for wireless digital communication over the 2.4GHz broad spectrum. 802.11b is the old standard, 802.11g is the newer one. Most Network interface cards that are 802.11g will fall back to the older standard when it encounters an 802.11b router, but I guess that's not the case with his specific card.

jenscats5 · Oct 3, 2005

redguru said:
There's two different protocol standards for wireless digital communication over the 2.4GHz broad spectrum. 802.11b is the old standard, 802.11g is the newer one. Most Network interface cards that are 802.11g will fall back to the older standard when it encounters an 802.11b router, but I guess that's not the case with his specific card.

Whatever.......what you typed looks like Sanskrit to me......No need to bother to try explaining it either.

I want cookies

redguru · Oct 3, 2005

jenscats5 said:
Whatever.......what you typed looks like Sanskrit to me......No need to bother to try explaining it either.

I want cookies

Sorta like an Alltel phone cant be used with Nextel service.

What kinda cookies?

jenscats5 · Oct 4, 2005

redguru said:
Sorta like an Alltel phone cant be used with Nextel service.

What kinda cookies?

LOL When something computer/cable related around here doesn't work - I just go "Ehhhhhh!!!!" and he fixes it....... :lmao:

Chocolate Chip

Dial_tone · Oct 4, 2005

redguru said:
There's two different protocol standards for wireless digital communication over the 2.4GHz broad spectrum. 802.11b is the old standard, 802.11g is the newer one. Most Network interface cards that are 802.11g will fall back to the older standard when it encounters an 802.11b router, but I guess that's not the case with his specific card.

802.11g cards can fall back to 802.11b, but his router is 802.11a, which is not compatible with either of the other two. You can get routers that do all three but you pay more and 802.11a didn't really catch on.

redguru · Oct 4, 2005

Dial_tone said:
802.11g cards can fall back to 802.11b, but his router is 802.11a, which is not compatible with either of the other two. You can get routers that do all three but you pay more and 802.11a didn't really catch on.

duh, I thought it was B, thanks man.

sawastea · Oct 7, 2005

i finally got the linksys...now how can i set this bitch up...i went through the whole cd and now my wireless network can be seen on my laptop but i cannot connect

Dial_tone · Oct 7, 2005

sawastea said:
i finally got the linksys...now how can i set this bitch up...i went through the whole cd and now my wireless network can be seen on my laptop but i cannot connect

can't connect to what?

sawastea · Oct 7, 2005

i bought the linksys and set it up sop that i can connect my desktop and my gfriend laptop...desktop is working fine but i cannot access the router via laptop...the wireless network sawastea is located on my cpu but the ipconfigf says that the media is disconnewcted.

Dial_tone · Oct 7, 2005

is this one of those new linksys routers with the button on the front?

sawastea · Oct 7, 2005

It's the WRT54GS

Dial_tone · Oct 7, 2005

did you run the cd setup for the wireless so the laptop has the right SSID? disable WEP and all that crap and just get it workiing before u lock it down.

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