Help Needed With Wireless Network.. Please! lol.

the_muff2007 · 27-08-2007, 22:45

Hey spent ages trying to get my pc connected wirelessly yesterday to a netgear modem, i set up a new network so my laptops could also connect! all seemed well in the end!

But this morning after shutting down the pc last night i now cant connect to the internet on the main pc but i can still connect through the laptops!! lol

Does anyone have any ideas on how i can get the internet explorer working again on the main pc?

Cheers.

Stuart · 27-08-2007, 22:50

Do you mean a router?

the_muff2007 · 27-08-2007, 23:43

yeah lol

28-08-2007, 18:47

Got IP addresses on the PC's /Laptops that are not working? Do you have encryption enabled on the router?

the_muff2007 · 28-08-2007, 18:55

How do i check if i got ip addresses?? sorry im lost when it come to this sort of stuff!

Yeah it is a secure wireless connection

Its jst the main pc that aint working??

Cheers.

28-08-2007, 19:08

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Originally Posted by the_muff2007

How do i check if i got ip addresses?? sorry im lost when it come to this sort of stuff!

Yeah it is a secure wireless connection

Its jst the main pc that aint working??

Cheers.

To save re-inventing the wheel - have a search of Cable Forum on how do this - it's been covered many many times.

fizgog · 28-08-2007, 19:46

try ipconfig /all from the command line.

Can you ping the router / laptops from the computer

Are you using DHCP or is your ip addresses set up manually

the_muff2007 · 28-08-2007, 20:32

No ive never set up an ip address! i just really need to know how i get my internet explorer working on the main pc! is there somewhere i need to put in my Wep code?

the_muff2007 · 29-08-2007, 13:11

Can i just run an ethernet cable from the router in to my pc??

janipewter · 29-08-2007, 13:46

Yes of course. It's faster, more secure, and more reliable than wireless.

the_muff2007 · 29-08-2007, 15:10

Kool and how easy is that to set up! is it just a case of plugging it in! or do i have to change any settings?

Aragorn · 29-08-2007, 15:55

In most cases no config changes are necessary to connect a PC to a router via ethernet. If you're using XP or Vista it will probably work on the fly - ie don't even have to shutdown. Otherwise, just reboot the PC after plugging in the cable.

janipewter · 29-08-2007, 18:18

You shouldn't even need to reboot. So long as you haven't changed any major settings, it will work as soon as you have plugged it in.