Hello - can anyone help with this issue - i am finding it very strange!
I have just learnt about wifi networks and have set one up, so i sort of know what i'm doing but this has me stumped.
I am trying to set up a wireless connection for a friend and the situation is this:
Using windows zero wireless configuration utility there are no availble wireless networks to connect to when sitting 2 feet from his router. So i thought i would check to make sure the wireless card is working - i took it to my house and signed on to my network, where i signed on with ease, and connected to the internet - the wifi card works fine and is enabled.
I thought i would then check the router to make sure that is working - I took my laptop to his house and connected to his router and surfed the internet. I could see his ssid fine - The router is working fine. The SSID is not hidden!
So it isn't the card or the router as they both work, but when i go back onto his laptop there are still 'no available networks'. Am i missing some really easy setting? Why would his laptop not see any networks when i can on my laptop?
And even more why can i sign on to my wifi with his comp but he cannot sign onto his own?
The router is a comtrend CT536 and the wifi car an intel pro 2200bg. Anyone know of any compatibility issues? AARRRGHHHHhhh!
Any help will send good kharma your way and a lot of thanks
have a good night/ day.
Lee.
I have just learnt about wifi networks and have set one up, so i sort of know what i'm doing but this has me stumped.
I am trying to set up a wireless connection for a friend and the situation is this:
Using windows zero wireless configuration utility there are no availble wireless networks to connect to when sitting 2 feet from his router. So i thought i would check to make sure the wireless card is working - i took it to my house and signed on to my network, where i signed on with ease, and connected to the internet - the wifi card works fine and is enabled.
I thought i would then check the router to make sure that is working - I took my laptop to his house and connected to his router and surfed the internet. I could see his ssid fine - The router is working fine. The SSID is not hidden!
So it isn't the card or the router as they both work, but when i go back onto his laptop there are still 'no available networks'. Am i missing some really easy setting? Why would his laptop not see any networks when i can on my laptop?
And even more why can i sign on to my wifi with his comp but he cannot sign onto his own?
The router is a comtrend CT536 and the wifi car an intel pro 2200bg. Anyone know of any compatibility issues? AARRRGHHHHhhh!
Any help will send good kharma your way and a lot of thanks
have a good night/ day.
Lee.