I have a quick question regarding my Wifi setup. Normally I would search but I'm pressed for time and was hoping someone would be able to throw out a quick suggestion or two.
My laptop isn't connecting to my wifi anymore. I just moved and set everything back up once the cable company installed my modem. Hooking up my Linksys wifi router just as before, everything should work as far as I can tell, but my laptop just isn't connecting. It will sometimes see something and try to connect but it just doesn't.
If I try to plug in an ethernet cable, it works fine (although sometimes I need to restart). Once I unplug the ethernet cable and even restart the laptop, it goes back to not seeing anything. It's a fairly new laptop running XP. I really doubt that it's a hardware problem because the laptop still sees something at times and it worked fine just a few days ago. But I guess it's not outside the realm of possibility.
If it's a signal issue with the router, how would I be able to check that? Buy a new one and see if it still does the same thing? Or is there another trick?
Does anyone have any idea what I can check on the laptop or if there are any settings I need to rework for the wireless? I had DSL before and now I have Roadrunner Cable Broadband, if that makes any difference.
Thanks so much in advance for any help.
My laptop isn't connecting to my wifi anymore. I just moved and set everything back up once the cable company installed my modem. Hooking up my Linksys wifi router just as before, everything should work as far as I can tell, but my laptop just isn't connecting. It will sometimes see something and try to connect but it just doesn't.
If I try to plug in an ethernet cable, it works fine (although sometimes I need to restart). Once I unplug the ethernet cable and even restart the laptop, it goes back to not seeing anything. It's a fairly new laptop running XP. I really doubt that it's a hardware problem because the laptop still sees something at times and it worked fine just a few days ago. But I guess it's not outside the realm of possibility.
If it's a signal issue with the router, how would I be able to check that? Buy a new one and see if it still does the same thing? Or is there another trick?
Does anyone have any idea what I can check on the laptop or if there are any settings I need to rework for the wireless? I had DSL before and now I have Roadrunner Cable Broadband, if that makes any difference.
Thanks so much in advance for any help.