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Netbook network troubles..

Spunkeh
Spunkeh Posts: 51 Forumite
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Just bought a netbook and i'm having trouble connecting it to my router.. The router is a B/G router and the netbook has wireless N connectivity, would this be why?
Any help would be appreciated :)

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  • MX5huggy
    MX5huggy Posts: 7,170 Forumite
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    What router do you have?
  • Spunkeh
    Spunkeh Posts: 51 Forumite
    It's a Netgear wireless ADSL DG834G
  • busenbust
    busenbust Posts: 4,782 Forumite
    Spunkeh wrote: »
    Just bought a netbook and i'm having trouble connecting it to my router.. The router is a B/G router and the netbook has wireless N connectivity, would this be why?
    Any help would be appreciated :)

    Those protocols should be backward compatible.
  • Spunkeh
    Spunkeh Posts: 51 Forumite
    Oh ok, i just thought that ay of been the problem.. Now I'm even more stuck :s
  • MX5huggy
    MX5huggy Posts: 7,170 Forumite
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    So what is it doing can you see the Network you want to connect to on the Netbook? I would turn off all security on the router get it working then put the security back on (in fact I would not bother with the security but that is another debate).
  • busenbust
    busenbust Posts: 4,782 Forumite
    Spunkeh wrote: »
    Oh ok, i just thought that ay of been the problem.. Now I'm even more stuck :s
    AFAIK 802.11n wireless cards are backwards compatible to connect to 802.11g routers, but they will be connected at G, and have no benefits of N (speed/distance etc,).
  • Spunkeh
    Spunkeh Posts: 51 Forumite
    MX5huggy wrote: »
    So what is it doing can you see the Network you want to connect to on the Netbook? I would turn off all security on the router get it working then put the security back on (in fact I would not bother with the security but that is another debate).
    I can see the network and the netbook did connect to a different network successfully.
    Took the security off and it connected but when i put it back on again it disconnected.. Don't really want to have no security on my router, anyone could connect to it!
  • MX5huggy
    MX5huggy Posts: 7,170 Forumite
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    OK so you have got to get the security settings matching on the netbook with those on the router.
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