Adding a wireless laptop to my router - Help please

Brizzles · 6 Sep 2008 at 13:58

I'm doing something wrong , so i'll ask the experts here

My main rig is linked via ethernet to a Netgear DG834Gv3 router , works fine.

Just bought a Thinkpad T30 laptop ( XP Pro + SP3 ) and want it to use the router wirelessly.

It has " Integrated 802.11b wireless "

The laptop finds the router , no problem , and display the SSID name and the signal is displayed as excellent.

Try to connect with IE and get " you are not connected to the internet " - and a diagnostic option.

These are my router settings , i've added the laptop to the Wireless station access list ( giving its Name and MAC code ):

And this is the IE settings from my main rig , that iv'e used for the laptop also :

Can someone point out my mistake.

Thanks.

Mark

ANDARIAL · 7 Sep 2008 at 09:25

Do you have lan ip reservation conflicting?
Wireless station access control on?
Double check the WPA password
Maybe try turning off the WPA security to test if it works then?(obviously turn on after

)
I always tick `Automatically Detect Settings` (3rd pic)

csmager · 7 Sep 2008 at 09:44

Those IE settings aren't necessary at all on either machine. It connects through the router.

Check the IP address config that the laptop is picking up from the route (if any). It should have the default gateway and dns as the IP of the router.

Brizzles · 7 Sep 2008 at 17:15

ANDARIAL said:
Do you have lan ip reservation conflicting?
Wireless station access control on?
Double check the WPA password
Maybe try turning off the WPA security to test if it works then?(obviously turn on after )
I always tick `Automatically Detect Settings` (3rd pic)

Can you explain LAN ip reservation , please - I'm lost on this stuff

Wireless station access control is on - Yes

Will try all the other options.

Thanks.

ANDARIAL · 7 Sep 2008 at 22:07

when you have logged into the router there is a page that lets you allocate specific ip addresses to specific machines
i.e. your main pc could have192.168.0.2 and your lappy could have 192.163.0.3 all the time regardless of which one was connected to the router first
Handy for software firewalls,you can allow access to lappy from only main pc/ip address 192.168.02 and no others on the network
After all the above if you don`t know about it you very likely are not implementing the feature

Tried without any wpa security at all?Also try with wireless access control off?
Have you entered the WPA key into the laptop?