Computer, Cell and Gaming Chatter

[MercMenace]

this will be stupid but there should be a switch on the laptop to enable wireless. Is that on?

 

[Awk08]

in a cmd prompt type

ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew

did that = error...........

 

[MercMenace]

check the wifi switch.

 

[Awk08]

this will be stupid but there should be a switch on the laptop to enable wireless. Is that on?

it has to be on ?
it's seeing my awks wi-fi router, but local only ?

 

[MercMenace]

humor me

 

[Awk08]

humor me

there's a button on the top row of the keyboard with an antenae symbol, thats what turns it on/off on my dell
clicking it doesn't seem to do anything on this toshiba, there is no light to tell if it's on or off ?
i clicked it once, disconnect/reconnect, clicked it again, doesn't appear to be turning it off or on ?
connects to my wi-fi in either position
this is a brand new keyboard on this also

 

[MercMenace]

go into network setting and open adapter settings.
see if the wireless is enabled

 

[Awk08]

humor me

oh, you want humor

 

[MercMenace]

well there's your problem you're trying to access the internet with a stuffed pig.

 

[Awk08]

go into network setting and open adapter settings.
see if the wireless is enabled

wirelss properties is only giving me the option to disable, must be enabled ?

 

[MercMenace]

ok next. what security are you using on your router? WPA WPA2?

 

[Awk08]

ok next. what security are you using on your router? WPA WPA2?

both computers show exactly the same

security: WPA2
ecryption: aes
security key: ******** (my password)

 

[MercMenace]

switch to WEP. Vista is a biotch.

 

[MercMenace]

or disable security altogether

 

[Awk08]

or disable security altogether

switch to WEP. Vista is a biotch.

this dell is running vista also, already been biotch slapped into working

where do i switch to wep ?
will need to switch both lappys ?
don't want to lose connection on this dell

 

[MercMenace]

on the router security settings

 

[Awk08]

on the router security settings

controlled thru the dell ?
or physically on router ?

 

[MercMenace]

you will have to access your router through a computer.

 

[MercMenace]

you should have a program called Linksys valet connect or something like that

 

[MercMenace]

or maybe just Linksys connect