Bought a new box so I moved my old one to living room to use for web browsing.
In my office in the next room I have a Linksys wireless router. New computer in office is plugged into router. Router has 128bit WEP enabled. I am unsure of other settings (at work and can't check).
I bought a new CHEAPO wireless card. Plugged it into my old box. Booted. Loaded included drivers.
I can see the router in network config. I have it set up as preferred. I have the WEP key entered into setup.
2 problems:
Signal strength is "very low". I don't understand why. Interference from TV maybe?
It says network is connected but when I try to open IE or Firefox I can't get to internet.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Yes I know the card is generic but it should still work shouldn't it?
In my office in the next room I have a Linksys wireless router. New computer in office is plugged into router. Router has 128bit WEP enabled. I am unsure of other settings (at work and can't check).
I bought a new CHEAPO wireless card. Plugged it into my old box. Booted. Loaded included drivers.
I can see the router in network config. I have it set up as preferred. I have the WEP key entered into setup.
2 problems:
Signal strength is "very low". I don't understand why. Interference from TV maybe?
It says network is connected but when I try to open IE or Firefox I can't get to internet.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Yes I know the card is generic but it should still work shouldn't it?