Laptop wireless help please

morrow56

Can any talk me through getting my laptop back onto the internet

I reinstalled Windows XP

But can't now get onto the internet

It is seeing my Linksys Router but I cannot get it to connect

Could someone kindly talk me through it please

Any help greatly appreciated

Browntoa

has it worked before ??

what version of Windows ?? XP , Vista , Win 7 ??

morrow56

Windows XP

Yes was working before, was my laptop - can see bottom right hand corner - Wireless Network Connection Status - 54.0 Mbps

macman

Have you entered the correct wireless encryption key?

morrow56

Afraid I have looked everywhere for it and can't find it

Do you know any way of getting it back

Thanks

Schwade

1. put a LAN cable between your laptop and your router
2. access the router homepage
3. find out your wireless password
4. pull out LAN cable
5. XP will prompt for password if you want to access router internet
6. enter password.

Browntoa

or often on a sticker on the wireless router

morrow56

sorry guys, am a bit thick - tried the router home page on 192.168.1.1 is this correct?

morrow56

Laptop settings

Dhcp Enabled - no
IP Address - 192.168.1.102
Subnet mask - 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway - 192.168.1.1

Desktop PC
Ip address - 192.168.1.103
Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway - 192.168.1.1

GunJack

morrow56 wrote: »

sorry guys, am a bit thick - tried the router home page on 192.168.1.1 is this correct?

yes, your router is at that IP address, confirmed by your connection details (default gateway is that addy also).

Here are some common default username/passwords for Linksys routers (the format is Username/Password).
<leave blank>/admin
<leave blank>/password
admin/admin
admin/password

jason_bourne_3

@Schwade You are right. This is the way.
1. put a LAN cable between your laptop and your router
How to find your router .Default ip is 192.168.1.1 , but you can try also 192.168.2.1.
When you access router`s homepage ,select Wireless ,then Wireless Security. Change your Passphrase and this time remember it well and Save Settings.On your PC search for a network and find yours.Connect to it and XP will prompt for Passphrase.
If you have problems with finding your router, tell me.