Wireless for Livebox in France

dwsjarcmcd

arealbasketcase wrote: »

so am I right in saying you have a contract here and a contract there (just to interrupt myself, I feel like I am singing old macdonald here) but only one livebox?

I have a BT Homehub at home and the Livebox in France, 2 seperate contracts

dwsjarcmcd

Hi still having problems but that is because when I go the instructions that were provided by espresso, it tells me that the screen looks like,



However my version of this does not have the centre tab 'wireless networks' which is the real issue I think. So makes me think that there

1. Is either a problem with my laptop, but I only use this wirelessly at home or

2. I haven't set up the livebox correctly, however, it works fine via the ethernet cable and I can see the wireless signal when I look for it.

Help!!

David

mdbarber

dwsjarcmcd wrote: »

Hi still having problems but that is because when I go the instructions that were provided by espresso, it tells me that the screen looks like,



However my version of this does not have the centre tab 'wireless networks' which is the real issue I think. So makes me think that there

1. Is either a problem with my laptop, but I only use this wirelessly at home or

2. I haven't set up the livebox correctly, however, it works fine via the ethernet cable and I can see the wireless signal when I look for it.

Help!!

David

Sounds like your system is failing to detect the wireless adapter
Does your laptop have a wifi on/off button? maybe you have caught it by accident?.
Check out device manage to make sure your wireless adapter is listed in there with no exclamation marks.

dwsjarcmcd

Thanks tried it and the wireless adaptor is switched on, still can't find the 'wireless networks' under properties

espresso

dwsjarcmcd wrote: »

Thanks tried it and the wireless adaptor is switched on, still can't find the 'wireless networks' under properties

Are you definitely looking at the properties of the wireless adaptor?

colin79666

go to start > network connections (or go via control panel if using classic start menu)
right click on the wireless connection and click on properties

sounds like you are clicking on the eithernet in the taskbar rather than the wireless cards icon

dwsjarcmcd

Nope still only ever get the two tabs. When I disconnect the ethernet cable, the laptop switches to wireless, but it doesn't change the tabs. When I plug the cable in, it switches again. Weird!

Thanks for your efforts

David

mdbarber

dwsjarcmcd wrote: »

Nope still only ever get the two tabs. When I disconnect the ethernet cable, the laptop switches to wireless, but it doesn't change the tabs. When I plug the cable in, it switches again. Weird!

Thanks for your efforts

David

not weird that is what its supposed to do, configure the router as you want regarding security, unplug the cable and reboot, set your pc up

ps some routers are programmed to only allow new clients for a set time, say 10mins, after that you will have to power down router, wait a minute before switching back on. wait another min and then boot pc.