Netgear router HELP please

kaza

Switched off router and pc it now connects wirelessley ,but as soon as ethernet is unplugged it wont load a webpage, on LAN it says network cable unplugged and a red cross but shows wireless as connected, as soon as I plug ethernet back into back of PC everything is fine again.

espresso

kaza wrote: »

Switched off router and pc it now connects wirelessley ,but as soon as ethernet is unplugged it wont load a webpage, on LAN it says network cable unplugged and a red cross but shows wireless as connected, as soon as I plug ethernet back into back of PC everything is fine again.

Control Panel, Network Connections, Highlight your Wireless device, Change settings of this device, Highlight TCP/IP then Properties. Have you got Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically boxes checked?

JasX

kaza wrote: »

Switched off router and pc it now connects wirelessley ,but as soon as ethernet is unplugged it wont load a webpage, on LAN it says network cable unplugged and a red cross but shows wireless as connected, as soon as I plug ethernet back into back of PC everything is fine again.

did you change the SSID (network name) on the router?
are you connected to this new SSID (name matches) on the connected icon on your computer?
Did you set it to WPA and setup a password?
did you definitely enter the new password correctly (could be case sensitive)?
when you unplug the cable are you opening a new browser window entirely and not trying to continue within the same one?

if yes to ALL five points above go to the page where you can view all wireless networks and click the 'changed advanced settings' tab > wireless Networks > properties (for the *new* network you have recently created) and check its using the correct security type ie WPA, other settings on this page should match those on the security page of your router, do you see any mis-match?)

kaza

espresso wrote: »

Control Panel, Network Connections, Highlight your Wireless device, Change settings of this device, Highlight TCP/IP then Properties. Have you got Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically boxes checked?

No they arent it has them manually put in. I have now changed them but made no difference, and now the router wont connect at all Im back on the old modem,

Im wondering if the router is faulty.

espresso

kaza wrote: »

No they arent it has them manually put in. I have now changed them but made no difference, and now the router wont connect at all Im back on the old modem,

Im wondering if the router is faulty.

You said that you had connected using wireless. It should not be necessary to enter the IP and DNS manually as the router will do this.

kaza

espresso wrote: »

You said that you had connected using wireless. It should not be necessary to enter the IP and DNS manually as the router will do this.

the automatic box wasnt ticked the other one was and it showed the ip address and the dns numbers so I changed it to automatic.

I had connected wirelessly but now I cant do that again