Getting online with my Centrino laptop

Itchy_Niagras

I have an Acer Aspire laptop with a Centrino wireless facility. I've no idea what I'm cocking up, but I cannot get it to work with my Thomson Speedtouch router. The laptop identifies my network no problem, but when I enter the WPA password and seek to store it etc., the laptop just searches for ages and then tells me that I only have limited connectivity. As a stopgap measure, I've installed a USB wireless receiver and get online with that, but this is annoying me and I'd like to sort it out. Suggestions anyone?
:huh:

espresso

Are you using Acer software or windows software to manage the wireless connection? Try saving a long random hex passphrase from here to a file and copy and paste when required.

Hope the niagras get better soon!

Itchy_Niagras

espresso wrote: »

Are you using Acer software or windows software to manage the wireless connection? Try saving a long random hex passphrase from here to a file and copy and paste when required.

Hope the niagras get better soon!

I use the Windows utility for connection. As for this hex password thingummy, what do I do with it? I have my router nicely configured and don't much fancy entering another password key to be honest.

And by the way, they are very itchy!:footie:

espresso

Itchy_Niagras wrote: »

I use the Windows utility for connection. As for this hex password thingummy, what do I do with it? I have my router nicely configured and don't much fancy entering another password key to be honest.

And by the way, they are very itchy!:footie:

I thought that you were wanting to sort out your connection problem. It is very easy to try a change to your encryption key and you would only be changing one parameter of your routers set-up but if you "don't much fancy entering another password key to be honest" how do you expect to sort out your problem?

:rolleyes: