Thread: Wireless routers

Originally Posted by p38arover

Are you using a PC or a Mac?

My daughter plugs into the wired port on the wireless modem. She has a Mac Ibook and I can't get it to work wirelessly with the WEP enabled - it works without WEP enabled. I keep meaning to ring Incisor for help with that. The procedure of inputting a hex WEP code as described by Apple and the router manufacturer doesn't seem to work for me. One is supposed to precede the number with $ to indicate hex but the IBook won't allow entry of the $.

Ron

I'm using our Mac with wpa-psk. I'm also sure I got WEP to work once too... we had to stuff around with the hex key and password a bit too..turned out we were doing it the hard way if memory serves me.

If anyone wants to read about all this stuff this is an excellent site...filled to the brim with info.

ozcable guy

Thanks for all your help guys.
I'm now set up for ADSL with a Dynalink modem/wireless router but for the life of me I can't get the wireless connection up & running.

I'm sure my laptop (Compaq Presario V5000) has a wireless modem built in but I can't make head nor tail of the instructions. I'll hopefully get home at a decent time tomorrow & call the help desk.

I don't suppose there's anyone here around Liverpool (Casula) who knows what they're doing with this black magic ?

Scouse, I seem to recall a bit of trouble with mine when I first started. Found that having the computer cable connected and then detaching the cable allowed it to get on the network and then be picked up by the wireless.

You should be able to create a new connection with the connection wizard and that should include a "detect local networks" stage. Is it detecting any?

I'd try to step it through but my laptop's down at the moment.

Steve

Originally Posted by scrambler

Scouse, I seem to recall a bit of trouble with mine when I first started. Found that having the computer cable connected and then detaching the cable allowed it to get on the network and then be picked up by the wireless.

You should be able to create a new connection with the connection wizard and that should include a "detect local networks" stage. Is it detecting any?

I'd try to step it through but my laptop's down at the moment.

Steve

Thanks Steve, I'm sure I tried that last night & a warning came up saying that a cable had been disconnected.
I'll try the connection wizard to see if it detects it. I don't think I saw that area last night.
Failing that, I'll give the help line a call.

Now that's all from memory and I'm no IT expert, Scouse, so don't wast too much time on my suggestion. My laptop has proprietry stuff which makes this pretty easy, but seem to remember a section in the network connections section of the control panel.

Good luck.

Steve

Originally Posted by scrambler

Now that's all from memory and I'm no IT expert,

You're an expert compared to me .

This arvo I'll drop by the retailer I bought it off & just make sure the damn thing has a wireless connection inside .

have a look under network adaptors in the device list

hit the windows key and pause/break key
then hardware tab
then device manager
then click on the plus sign beside network adaptors

that will list all the network interfaces in your system

OK Dave, I'll check that out.


BTW, thanks for organising the modem/router for me. I ordered it on Tuesday & it was waiting for me when I arrived home yesterday .