laptop wireless

fruitpie

Hi Guys,

can anyone help?

I have a new laptop with Intel pro wireless 200bg board

It seems to be picking up my network upstairs when I do a network scan, but keeps coming up "out of range", "no connection". I can link through the hard wired Lan to my netgear router and connect to the internet. I have tried all sorts of setting combinations with no luck.

would anyone have any suggestions??

albertross_2

Does it work if you are sat next to it?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=2471408&postcount=37

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=2471410&postcount=38

fruitpie

Hi Albertross

I just knew you would help ! No it does not work when I sit next to the router, nor when I move it away from the router !!.

amcluesent

Could be that you've previously switched on MAC filtering on the router's wi-fi, so it's not letting the laptop associate or connect?

A genuinely low signal would be peculiar, you could try d/l NetStumbler to check the signal strength - in the same room a signal/noise figure of 60 plus should be shown in NetStumbler.

fruitpie

Well, Success!

Thank you both very much.Your links reminded me of processes used before, but if you don't do it often you forget. Your link Albertross was most helpful, trying to unzip the update firmware took some sorting, but again success!:T :T :T

Thanks