Wireless problems

just_me_159 · 2 Aug 2006 at 20:24

Hi
Wondering if anyone can help. I am trying to connect my house mates laptop (Fujitsu Siemens Amilo) to my wireless 3Com network, but in the windows network list nothing is being displayed. The wireless device in the laptop is
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG

Any help or advise would be great!
cheers
Neil

Wyvern971 · 2 Aug 2006 at 20:36

Have you disabled the SSID broadcast?

if you have the laptop won't be able to see it

if this is the case enter the details manually and see if it connects
(I have previously found hiding the SSID more hassle than it's worth, it's easy to find it so offers no real protection other than against people who don't know how to find it who would be put off by wep encryption never mind anything else)

EDITED to make more sense

just_me_159 · 2 Aug 2006 at 20:43

The SSID is enable on the routier. Do you mean turn it off on the routier?

Wyvern971 · 2 Aug 2006 at 20:44

No don't disable it

Can other machines see the wireless?

just_me_159 · 2 Aug 2006 at 20:46

it is enabled and yes my machine can see it (and im using it now)

Wyvern971 · 2 Aug 2006 at 20:53

May sound silly but is there a network adaptors management application supplied by Fujitsu?

I ask because with Panasonic notebooks there is and when the wireless is off even though it's enabled according to windows it won't pick up networks

just_me_159 · 2 Aug 2006 at 20:59

no there is nothing like that... well nothing in the start menu or the control panel

just_me_159 · 2 Aug 2006 at 22:02

Ok there was meant to be a program to set up the network called Odyssey.... but it still does not find any networks!

just_me_159 · 2 Aug 2006 at 22:31

And it also works with an external Wireless USB adapter! im really stumpped as to why this does not work!

bigdunc · 2 Aug 2006 at 22:48

Do you have the latest drivers for the intel wireless card in the laptop? I have had problems before with older versions of drivers for the same card. Do you have any security setup on the router? Have you tried disabling it and seeing if you can connect?

just_me_159 · 2 Aug 2006 at 23:47

You are all going to laugh at me so much....

I found the switch on the front saying 'wireless on/off'

Wyvern971 · 3 Aug 2006 at 08:41

Ah well live and learn, I think the Panas have that as well, but I didn't suggest it as I thought you'd have noticed that