Wireless problem

[Dicky]

Running a Win XP and also configured the wireless card
but i'm unable to access the internet.

It shows 'Excellent signal strength' as well but somehow
doen;t connect to the internet.

 

[Chuck]

Running a Win XP and also configured the wireless card
but i'm unable to access the internet.

It shows 'Excellent signal strength' as well but somehow
doen;t connect to the internet.

Dicky,

From your problem description (which could use a few details), I'm guessing that
you have a computer connecting wirelessly to a router, then to the internet?

How about make and model of wireless card and router?

Have you tried to connect by cable to the router and check initial settings?
You may need to disable MAC address filtering and WEP / WPA initially, so
connecting by cable to router is always a suggested procedure for initial setup.

Does the router offer any clue? Have you enabled the activity log on the
router? Does it show any activity in the log, or in its lights when your're
trying to connect?

Turn the router off. Does the computer still show excellent signal strength?

Try another channel on the router. If on 1, try 11; if on 11 try 1; if on 6 try
1 then 11.

Let us know how it goes for you please.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Dicky]

Thanks Chuck,

pls read inline,

From your problem description (which could use a few
details), I'm guessing that

you have a computer connecting wirelessly to a router,

then to the internet?

yup thats right !

How about make and model of wireless card and router?

I'm using a compaq laptop & the card too is compaq

You may need to disable MAC address filtering and WEP / WPA initially, so
connecting by cable to router is always a suggested

procedure for initial setup.

I've done this as well

Try another channel on the router. If on 1, try 11; if

on 11 try 1; if on 6 try

i need to try with this one.
thanks a load for ur help.

I still couldn;t get it right.

Cheers,
Dicky