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I have had my wireless router, adapters, and wireless card (all for different
machines) for almost a year. I cannot get it set up--I am able to connect to
the internet through the "main" computer, but that is about it. I have
contacted the router manufacturer (gateway), but they won't help unless I pay
them something like $75 to tell me where to click to put in what. I get
frustrated, give up for a month or two and then try to set it up again--but
the cycle continues.
so here is the problem...
All computers are running XP home, the router is 802.11b, with 128-bit wep
encryption, the adapters are wbu-110 (both from gateway). I have a cable modem
I went to the wireless networking wizard, and it said that because I don't
have a flash drive I need to input the data manually--my SSID, network key,
etc...So, where do I do this? I tried to go into network connections, under
available wireless networks, and tried to input it but it would never stay in
there.
I don't understand, the key is provided for me, right? so, if it is
provided, why do I have to input it??? But if I uncheck the box that says
the key is provided for me then I can't select anything...and if I can't put
it in then why did the wireless wizard thing tell me that I needed to add it
manually because I don't have a flash drive.
I have also tried to do the network setup wizard, but it keeps saying that
no other computers can connect to the internet through this computer--but I
do have internet access on all the other computers, so what is that about??
I have been told, by someone at gateway, that if all computers have the same
workgroup name that that puts them in your network, but I cannot connect to
the other computer for purposes of playing LAN games, and at this point don't
have file sharing either--which I use to have until we moved a month ago.
Also, I am a bit scared to disable my firewall to connect to the network--if
this is the problem, because when I did it last time I got a few viruses and
had to reformat...it was my understanding that using wep encryption would
help the computer know who was suppose to connect to it (am I wrong?) and if
I have a firewall, at least the computers with the same network key would be
able to get through.
HELP!! Please tell me how to do this as if I were 5 years old, because in
computer years I must be at least that young, if not younger--I haven't
learned the language
I appreciate it. Thanks for your help and I apologize for my wordiness!
Maggie
I have had my wireless router, adapters, and wireless card (all for different
machines) for almost a year. I cannot get it set up--I am able to connect to
the internet through the "main" computer, but that is about it. I have
contacted the router manufacturer (gateway), but they won't help unless I pay
them something like $75 to tell me where to click to put in what. I get
frustrated, give up for a month or two and then try to set it up again--but
the cycle continues.
so here is the problem...
All computers are running XP home, the router is 802.11b, with 128-bit wep
encryption, the adapters are wbu-110 (both from gateway). I have a cable modem
I went to the wireless networking wizard, and it said that because I don't
have a flash drive I need to input the data manually--my SSID, network key,
etc...So, where do I do this? I tried to go into network connections, under
available wireless networks, and tried to input it but it would never stay in
there.
I don't understand, the key is provided for me, right? so, if it is
provided, why do I have to input it??? But if I uncheck the box that says
the key is provided for me then I can't select anything...and if I can't put
it in then why did the wireless wizard thing tell me that I needed to add it
manually because I don't have a flash drive.
I have also tried to do the network setup wizard, but it keeps saying that
no other computers can connect to the internet through this computer--but I
do have internet access on all the other computers, so what is that about??
I have been told, by someone at gateway, that if all computers have the same
workgroup name that that puts them in your network, but I cannot connect to
the other computer for purposes of playing LAN games, and at this point don't
have file sharing either--which I use to have until we moved a month ago.
Also, I am a bit scared to disable my firewall to connect to the network--if
this is the problem, because when I did it last time I got a few viruses and
had to reformat...it was my understanding that using wep encryption would
help the computer know who was suppose to connect to it (am I wrong?) and if
I have a firewall, at least the computers with the same network key would be
able to get through.
HELP!! Please tell me how to do this as if I were 5 years old, because in
computer years I must be at least that young, if not younger--I haven't
learned the language
I appreciate it. Thanks for your help and I apologize for my wordiness!
Maggie