My Wireless Wont Let Me Go Wireless

jessicamb

Sorry :rolleyes:

I'm trying to set up a wireless home gateway WAG3546

I've been through the set up and the internet is working when the network cable (supplied with the pack) is plugged in between the router and the laptop but when I unplug it I lose the network connection.

Can anybody please tell me what I did wrong?

My laptop is wireless enabled so I dont think thats a problem

Thanks

albertross_2

have you setup encryption? Is the wireless switched on on the laptop?

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

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

jessicamb

Al_Mac wrote:

Can your laptop find the wireless network, could be a stupid question

Not a stoopid question - if I unplug the cable it all goes away and I dont have a wireless network

Also with the cable in so I can get on the internet I tried to go to 192.168.1.1 but it wont accept the user name and password in my destructions - admin/admin or from the post above

albertross_2

Try Linksys 192.168.1.1 nousernameleaveblank admin

jessicamb

albertross wrote:

Try Linksys 192.168.1.1 nousernameleaveblank admin

I'm getting an error when I do this:

"401 Unauthorised

Authorisation required"

any ideas?

I tried typing the information as above

then without a user name and just a password

and it still didnt work

albertross_2

WAG354G?

default username is admin
default password is admin

both lowercase

So either you have numlock/capslock or or it has changed somehow.

jessicamb

Al_Mac wrote:

In which case you need to reset it. I think:D Should be a hole to press:o

I pressed the hole and we have progress I have been able to get into the network and fill in all the blanks there.

However I still cannot make my laptop pick up the wireless network

This is my pooter here am I missing a vital piece of hardware or something

Sorry to be a pain

southernscouser

Thicko!

albertross_2

Do you have a wireless icon?



Can it see your network?



Is wireless turned on?

http://csd.acer.com.tw/acer/URMUL1.NSF/0/1af8d362fa0a563148256fd600078dc9/$FILE/AS 3500 OLM ENG.pdf

jessicamb

I dont have those icons.

In terms of turning it on my user guide tells me to "press to enable/disable the wireless function. Indicates the status of wireless LAN communication (optional)." When I press this button I get "No device" flashing up on my screen.

jessicamb

Al_Mac wrote:

Have you tried the Wireless Network Setup Wizard in control panel?

Oi southernscouser, be nice

The scousers always mean to me :rolleyes:

I've run the wizard and it wants me to stick a flash drive in a wireless access point

Dont have one of those in my router - is this the bit I am missing (I have the flash drive)