Where's my wireless network?

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"Eric" <eric@lendingproject.com> wrote in message
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> My cable modem feeds a Netgear MR314 wireless router. The
home network
> has 4 computers, two of which are hardwired to the router
while the
> other two (laptops) use wireless cards (Netgear MR401 and
Proxim
> Orinoco Silver) for wireless connection. This network has
functioned
> for the past 2 years with only occassional hiccups. All
use Windows XP
> Home.
>
> As of yesterday, the laptops no longer recognize the
router. The
> hardwired computers continue to access the Internet (and
each other's
> files) without any problems. When I hardwire the laptops
they, too,
> function properly. When I access the router's web
interface
> (192.168.0.1) all the settings look normal. When I run
IPCONFIG on the
> laptops, I get a message about DISCONNECTED MEDIA, even
though the
> wireless cards are in.
>
> To add to the weirdness, the laptops recognize the
neighbor's wireless
> network, but not mine.

Sounds initially like the wireless part of the router has
died a sudden death. Can your neighbour see anything of your
network without either laptop being on?..if not, I'd say the
router is faulty.

P.