Wifi help

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Strange one this.

My sisters just got a laptop with Wifi (dont know make/model yet so sorry :p), and it just won't find her network, shes got her PC connected to a Belkin Wireless G router btw, now ive checked the Broadcast SSID thinking it could be that (talked her over where to find all that over msn, and she sent me pics so i could see :D), but thats being broadcast, so i just don't know why her laptop doesn't pick it up, yet it will pick up her next door neighbours connection, and any others around there fine, but obviously cant connect to them as they are protected, so the laptops wifi must be on and working fine, and also my nephews ipod will find her network with no trouble at all, so anyone have a clue why the laptop can't find it.:confused:

I also know the Laptops running Vista, and her PC is on XP pro.

Thanks. :)
 
I dare bet on driver issue. Has nothing to do with Vista/XP.

She probably would need it looking at on the laptop I guess.

Andr3w1984
 
sorry are you trying to connect the laptop to the pc or to the router?


If its the router then do it manually.

got to start, connect to, then set up a connection or network, then manually connect to a wireless network, and type in all the details EXACTLY. I had a similar problem
 
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sorry are you trying to connect the laptop to the pc or to the router?


If its the router then do it manually.

got to start, connect to, then set up a connection or network, then manually connect to a wireless network, and type in all the details EXACTLY. I had a similar problem

Yeah Router, and what EXACT details do you mean, im a noob at this. :p
 
^^^ us these settings but replace (type network name here n00b) with your network name.


letter case and spaces are important

EDIT not that one the one above
 
Yeah it is encrypted well it says TKIP for the encryption technique.

Thanks for the screenie, ill give that a whirl when i pop over on Friday. :)
 
Right well this is odd :p, ive talked her through all the above, it says it was succesfully added, then it goes to do a search, but still her network does not come up.

Now that her network has been added, how can she connect to it ?

Any ideas. :p
 
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