Adding laptop to wireless network

[Bobby]

I have established a wireless network at home. It consists of a modem-router
connected to an ADSL connection. My desktop PC, notebook computer and
daughter's notebook are all connected and working. My network is not
secured. The connected computers use a mix of Windows and proprietary
software to drive the wireless network devices (my desktop uses a relatively
old Belkin wireless adaptor that only seems to work using the supplied
driver).

My wife bought a notebook today. It comes with built-in wireless. But I
can't connect it to the Internet. It connects to my wireless network OK
(according to the icon in the system tray it connects at 54Mbps) but I can't
connect to the Internet nor do I see any workgroup computers when I look in
Network Places (I get a message: "Home (my network name) is not accessible.
You might not have permissions...").

Help! Any advice would be appreciated!

Cheers.

Bobby

 

[Guest]

Hello Bobby,

Check in the Control Panel of your wife's laptop. Select Security Center and
make sure the firewall is not on. The XP firewall sometimes conflicts with a
router. Let me know if it helps...

 

[Charlie]

Also check to see if you have a valid IP address assigned to your new
laptop. Start/run/cmd & type ipconfig /all

 

[Bobby]

I tried everything - and I sort of know what I'm doing - but couldn't figure
out the problem. Connecting a wireless laptop to a wireless network is
usually very straight-forward.

The problem was caused by Norton Internet Security. As soon as I suspended
this service, it detected the UPnP and connected to the Internet.

Thank you Symantec and PC World for selling a wireless laptop that was
disabled from connecting to a wireless network due the security software.

I have removed NIS and installed McAfee anti-virus and firewall software.

Thanks to those who tried to help.

Bobby

 

[Plato]

The problem was caused by Norton Internet Security. As soon as I suspended
this service, it detected the UPnP and connected to the Internet.

Thank you Symantec and PC World for selling a wireless laptop that was
disabled from connecting to a wireless network due the security software.

Well, at least it *was*, 100% secure