New Laptop?/Bt vista disc

chris08

Hi , Probably stupid question. But just received my new laptop Advent 6553, which I won:j. It is wireless enabled, and I have a BT2.0 wireless hub. Do I need a Bt vista disc set up, as I only have a Bt xp set up disc, to get it to link up to the hub. Completley clueless, but I think mum had to do it with hers
Thanks in advance

456789

You don't need a disc at all I think

Just search for wireless networks click yours and enter the passkey (old bt hub had it written on it not sure about 2.0)

chris08

Yeah I,ve got a card with pass key on it i try that thanks

macman

Running the CD just installs all the useless BT bloatware.
Makes sure you connect using WPA encryption, don't use WEP encryption if it is the default. Change the setings in the router if necessary to enable it.

djheath

On the back of the bt home bub will be the wep code If you haven't changed it then the code will just be this.

Search for wireless networks on the laptop, select your home hub network, type in the key from the home hub and bingo!

Dont worry about the BT cd.

macman

djheath wrote: »

On the back of the bt home bub will be the wep code If you haven't changed it then the code will just be this.

Search for wireless networks on the laptop, select your home hub network, type in the key from the home hub and bingo!

Dont worry about the BT cd.

Do not use WEP, it can be cracked by a 10 year old. Use the WPA option.

-TangleFoot-

As far as I've been able to tell, the BT Home Hub 2.0 is preconfigured to use WPA. It's only the earlier models that default to WEP.

macman

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

As far as I've been able to tell, the BT Home Hub 2.0 is preconfigured to use WPA. It's only the earlier models that default to WEP.

You're right. Sorry, I read HomeHub but not version 2.0.

chris08

:TThanks for all your advise, but I,ve had enough today, it did connect to the hub, but then wouldnt validate the key I try again tomorrow, nice laptop though:T

456789

if it doesn't work you can give the laptop to me