Please help setting up a laptop on a wireless connection

Shazza1976

I have a desktop pc on broadband, I have set up a Dlink router to my modem and its all working fine but i am struggling to get the internet on my daughters internet ready laptop!!

Please help!!

Acehole_2

more info needed here, is it a wire less router ?, can you connect to it ok and get the internet wirelessly ? is her laptop seeing your network and is it asking for a password to allow it access to the router?we need to know what it is not doing

Shazza1976

Acehole wrote: »

more info needed here, is it a wire less router ?, my router is connected via ethernet to my pc & talktalk modem
can you connect to it ok - i can get on the internet fine on my pc to which the router is setup on.
and get the internet wirelessly ? not wirelessly
is her laptop seeing your network - No
and is it asking for a password to allow it access to the router? no
we need to know what it is not doing

I setup the router as insructed in the router book, but i dont know what to do next.. she has a dlink card in her laptop but it has no activity

Acehole_2

so your not trying to connect wirelessly on your daughters laptop to the router.so you have connected another ethernet cable to your router from your daughters laptop and tried to connect through that ? I assume you have run the internet wizard through xp ? setting up home network etc,

Shazza1976

Acehole wrote: »

so your not trying to connect wirelessly on your daughters laptop to the router.so you have connected another ethernet cable to your router from your daughters laptop and tried to connect through that ? I assume you have run the internet wizard through xp ? setting up home network etc,

Sorry i think im confusing you!! I am trying to connect my daughters laptop wirelessly so she can have the laptop in her bedroom, I bought the router as i thought this is what i needed to be able to get her on the internet. I followed instructions to set up the router to my modem all wired up and im able to access the internet but i dont know what to do next!!
regards to making new connections.. do i do it on the laptop or on my desktop?? Hope this makes a bit more sense

espresso

So is the wireless enabled on the router?

Shazza1976

Sorry im not sure

espresso

This is the Techie board and to get help here, you will need to provide more information. You have mentioned a D-Link router and also a D-Link card in her laptop. What are the model numbers of these? What operating system is on the laptop? If the wireless is enabled on the router, there should be an LED indicating that it is active. If it is not active the laptop will never see it.

Shazza1976

espresso wrote: »

This is the Techie board and to get help here, you will need to provide more information. You have mentioned a D-Link router and also a D-Link card in her laptop. What are the model numbers of these? What operating system is on the laptop? If the wireless is enabled on the router, there should be an LED indicating that it is active. If it is not active the laptop will never see it.

The card is a Dlink Airpro DWL-AB650 The active led doesnt light up just the power light does
The router is a Airplus G DI-624+ Im not sure how to check if the router is wireless enabled
Laptop op is XP

Sorry im hopeless with this thanks for your patience

dounome

It may help to know make and model of laptop as well

espresso

Shazza1976 wrote: »

The card is a Dlink Airpro DWL-AB650 The active led doesnt light up just the power light does
The router is a Airplus G DI-624+ Im not sure how to check if the router is wireless enabled
Laptop op is XP

Sorry im hopeless with this thanks for your patience

You should have an LED labled WLAN which you need to get illuminated. Log into the router and go to the Wireless settings screen and check Enable AP (Access Point) followed by Apply. Page 13 of the User Manual.