Laptop wont connect to wireless network- although worked last night?

*manda*

http://www.belkin.com/uk/supcuz/PB_F5D8633uk4_uk.pdf

I use the above router- all worked fine, turned on laptop this afternoon and it wont connect. Checked router- and blue wireless light is not on. Have tried turning off and on again- no joy. The PC it is connected to works fine- guess that it is wired through it but laptop and iPhone aren't connecting?

AFAIK nothing has changed since last night

Am I going to need a new router? I don't relish the prospect of having to set it all up again as it wasn't straight forward last time!!

macman

Can you see the wireless network from any of the wireless devices? If not, then it seems the router is not transmitting. Log into the router interface and see what is shown under wireless. If no wireless light is on then it's possible that the wireless function has become disabled-it doesn't mean that your router is necessarily faulty.

*manda*

When I turn on laptop it shows my network. But when I go to connect it just fails to connect- the "diagnosis" says may be a hidden network.
Have also tried with my notebook- that also showed the network but wouldn't connect.

I did briefly get a connection- then it dropped off and said low signal and now wont reconnect again.

*manda*

Language Current Language English Available Languages English Français Deutsch Español Nederlands Italiano Version Info
LAN Settings Firmware Version 1.00.01 (Aug 2 2007 16:18:51) LAN/WLAN MAC 00-22-75-0E-4C-C5 Boot Version V0.05 IP Address 192.168.2.1 Hardware F5D8633-4 v1 (01) Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Serial No. 12837863303936 DHCP Server Enabled (2 LAN, 0 WLAN Clients) Internet Settings Features WAN MAC Address00-E0-18-D0-DF-DA (User Define) NAT Enabled Connection TypePPPoA Firewall SettingsEnabled Subnet Mask255.0.0.0 SSIDMand WAN IP85.210.60.104 SecurityWPA-Personal ( PSK ) Default Gateway85.210.48.1 UPnPEnabled DNS Address212.139.132.10 Remote ManagementDisabled ADSL TypeInterleave Path StatusSHOWTIME DownstreamUpstream Data rate(Kbps)11533Kb728Kb Noise Margin1114 Output power(dBm)124204 Attenuation(dB)4215

That's the info on the router set up page- I have to say it means nothing to me

*manda*

Any clues anyone?

JohnnyJet

I'm a little confused as you say in one post that the blue transmit light is not lit but in another you can connect briefly, so not exactly sure of the problem but from what you say you seem to have pinned the fault down to the wireless signal.

As macman says, you can try to connect to the router via a working device. To do this you will have to use your hard wired PC as this is the only device that connects to it. Go into your web browser and in the address bar type 192.168.2.1 (that's the routers IP address). It should then ask you for a user name and password, if you haven't changed this then it should say what it is in your documentation. Once you have done this look for the wireless enabled/disabled bit. If not that then it may be down to interference on the signal from another device. You will be able to change the frequency that the device transmits on, but I'm not sure where, you will have to browse for it.

Is this just a fault with connecting to the router or does it connect sometimes but not connect to the Internet?

JohnnyJet

Just looked at your manual, if you mean that the wireless light with a PC next to it is not lit then that just means that a wireless device is not connected. Can you elaborate regarding which lights are lit and which are not? Belkin also offer a free support number which is -0845 - 607 77 87. They would be able to talk you though the problem on the phone.

Hope this helps.

Browntoa

click the spam button on Sharaaz's post ....links in signatures not allowed

johnmc

Try the reset button on the back of the modem.

debitcardmayhem

Browntoa wrote: »

click the spam button on Sharaaz's post ....links in signatures not allowed

Done , I suggested same on the thread about desire vs iphone
hopefully postee is possibly a bit naive

*manda*

JohnnyJet wrote: »

Just looked at your manual, if you mean that the wireless light with a PC next to it is not lit then that just means that a wireless device is not connected. Can you elaborate regarding which lights are lit and which are not? Belkin also offer a free support number which is -0845 - 607 77 87. They would be able to talk you though the problem on the phone.

Hope this helps.

All lights are lit apart from the wireless light (Which would light up when laptop/other is connected)

When I turn Laptop on it normally automatically connects- but today it hasn't. It briefly connected but by the time I got downstairs it had disconnected. I don't get how it can have a low signal- which is what is said at that time- it's not moved, nothing has changed? Now nothing will connect wirelessly- laptop/notebook/iphone so not specific to any device?