wireless help

[Garry P]

Hi All

As a total novice on wireless I need help. I have purchased a BT voyager
2091 for my wireless enabled laptop. The CD with the router is not
compatable with vista. I have downloaded the drivers from the BT website &
the laptop connects to the router, however when I open IE I get told i'm off
line. When I hover over the icon the message states local connection (no
mention of internet) . The internet light on the modem is also not on. Can
you help please.....no jargon please as I'm new to all this

 

[Mike Hall MVP]

Garry

Use the supplied Ethernet Cable to connect the Voyager to your computer.. do
not use USB..

Hi All

As a total novice on wireless I need help. I have purchased a BT voyager
2091 for my wireless enabled laptop. The CD with the router is not
compatable with vista. I have downloaded the drivers from the BT website &
the laptop connects to the router, however when I open IE I get told i'm
off
line. When I hover over the icon the message states local connection (no
mention of internet) . The internet light on the modem is also not on. Can
you help please.....no jargon please as I'm new to all this

--


Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

 

[Garry P]

Hi Mike
Thanks for the reply but unfortunately that doesn't work either, still
showing as local access only ?

 

[Amrykid]

I had that same problem when trying to connect to my aunt's router.
Turns out that the problem is the IP address.
How to solve the problem:
Right click the network icon in notification area, then click diagnose and
repair. when it finds the problem, click attempt to get new IP.
P.S. I might be wrong.