I then went to WPA personal successfully. The frustrating thing was, aside from the time I spent figuring this out, was that nowhere did I see this idea of step-by-step increases in encryption or suggestions to reduce it. No user guides, no help pages, not the manufacturer. The best help was this forum and the Linksys router guide I downloaded. Thank you. I have solved my problem and hopefully someone else will benefit from my experience. That's great news! The valuable information you provided, should help out a lot more Vista users with wireless network problems.
As you experienced, sometimes it just takes a little more digging to solve these pesky problems. I have a desktop running XP and a laptop running Vista. The desktop is wired to the Netgear router and the laptop connects wirelessly to the router.
The two computers share a printer and this works too. It all works but when I click on the little icons on the Vista laptop to see what wireless networks are available, there appears to be two.
The other says it is an un-named and unsecure network. There is nothing I can do to connect to this unnamed network. If I turn off the wireless operation of my router, both these apparent networks dissappear. I have WEP security enabled. What is going on? What is this second network? And can I get rid of it. It must be coming from my router I guess. More than likely the 2nd network is from your neighbor and somehow your Netgear router is picking it up. When I see odd things like that on my Network, I know it's time to change all security settings on the router…you may want to do the same thing.
Nope, I do not believe is not a neighbour. I do see other networks, but this unsecure un-named one dissappears if I turn off the wireless operation of my router. Surely that means it is something to do with my router. Any external network should still show up on the laptop shouldn't it? I think it's the remnant of when you had your network up before.
I found that when I changed the name of my network, the old name stayed as a viable option to select — even though the router was no longer transmitting that name.
Try turning on broadcast mode again until you have everything solved. Change the name to something else so you can tell which is which, and use WPA. Then, if you find an old network that isn't "real" anymore, delete it by using the REMOVE option when you have all available networks showing.
Ken Croft — look like you are not the only Netgear user who has encountered this. Disabling SSID broadcast only disables broadcasting the name. The network will still be announced but no one will be able to connect to it. Looks like you may not need to worry about it. Many thanks to you all. This was very helpful to know that I am not alone and that it is just a quirk of the Netgear router. Just one more though, for Steve. Presumably this is in a menu somewhere in Vista? Thanks again Ken.
Select Manage Wireless Networks. All the networks will be displayed — those your computer's wireless can see, and those it has ever chosen before such as hotels or airports, in case it ever sees them again. Select the network that you no longer want.
The Change Adapter button becomes the Remove button green minus sign , available to be selected. Select Remove. That network is removed from the list of available networks.
Good luck. My laptop detects the D-Link router when I open "select a newtwork to connect to",but shows a red cross. It then tells me that the security settings in Vista do not match those for D-link. Any ideas. If you do, then you will need to configure the wireless adapter with the encryption settings on your laptop. I'm not sure if this is a similar issue. No issues connecting with unsecure networks. My problem is I can't access the internet if there is a security password requirement.
I never am prompted to enter the Network key. Something is probably set wrong on my system but I can't find a setting to force a password prompt if there is a secure access point.
Please, someone, help. At first I was able to "connect" but with limited access meaning no internet connection … I then disabled my router security and retried — I was then able to connect with no problem. Or you can open Network and Sharing center select Manage Wireless Networks from left pane , right click on the Network, select properties and check the box to Connect Automatically.
What do I do when the connect to a network says "the settings saved on this computer for the network do not match the requirements of the network. I have an issue with Vistas' wireless network settings. I have to continually connect to the router manually. I have the same issue as Steve.
Everytime I boot my laptop, I need to specify the network name, the security key and the type of encryption. Despite checking the 'Start this connection automatically' box, it does not save the settings.
Do you have any resource material that covers this type of issue? I find lots of good stuff that covers the opposite hooking a Vista into an XP wireless setup. Thank you for your consideration. Sorry, Vista is neither easier nor more intuitive.
To start with, simply by moving every single parameter to somewhere other than where it was, MS has made it harder on everybody.
Then there are the piles of extra things to set, unset, unlock, whatever. Researching to get a new laptop on a secured network that works just fine with two XP laptops, three Linux devices, and a Mac, I have even found suggestions that it takes creating a new entry in the registry.
If MS had spent half the effort on evolving XP, instead of making all new chrome with less functionality, maybe it would have worked better. I don't know if anyone can help me, but I was running XP on my computer until a virus made me wipe the whole thing clean, and Dell gave me the Vista installation CD instead. So I installed Vista, and I am not sure on how to connect to the internet in my apartment. I live with 2 other people, and we have a wireless router in the living room, but somehow my computer is not picking it up.
When I go into the 'Set up connection or network,' there is no option for me to manually add the wireless router. Is there a step that I am missing? Or some form of hardware. Any advice would be helpful. Marisa:…This may not be the solution to your problem…. Do you have any problems connecting to a hard wired router or modem? I was able to connect to our wireless network just fine for months, than the day before i lost connection.
On the other pc, i can stil see the network broadcasting and i can connect to it the laptop refuses to see and connect to it even after the following steps:. Click Start. In the Start Search dialog box, type: cmd, and right-click cmd. Click Run as administrator. Restart the computer C 2. I have done all that is said and still i cannot see the network nor can I connect to it after manually adding it. I am about ready to light it on fire if that would work, but I still have hope for someone out there to help me.
Hi Team I am having problems trying to setup Vista Premium on wireless. I am not sure whether it is a problem with Vista or the wireless router settings. I tried all other security options and it still doesn't work It picked up automatically by the laptop but it doesn't connect.
I also have a problem accessing to internet using my wireless router. My wireless never ask me about the password for a WEP security enabled network, But it never connects neither… How could I insert the password in order to have access to the web? I'using windows vista…. Was i really talking to a ATT rep that i dont know. I'm able to connect to some unsecured networks neighbors, etc and even to a few that say they are secured poor setting of passwords IMO, since I was able to guess them.
However, I'm not sure how secure my computer is on unsecured networks. Right now if I want to do any banking or anything that could be potentially "dangerous" I do it on my desktop PC that does not have wireless connection, just direct to the modem. That's about as safe as you can get from your desktop to your router…beyond that is anybody's guess on who's tapped in.
Did you get a fix for this? I'm having the same problem, using WEP security. I want to share one internet connection between two of my pcs. Is it possible by lan connection between them? Yes anis, its possible. Your email address will not be published. On other computer i dont have LAN connections at Network connections! The folder is empty! Good job my friend!!!!!!!!
Now I can play Counter Strike with my brother!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is because the cable is not properly connected to either of the computers. My one pc has windows 7 and another windows xp.
Consider your future needs. If you're filling all of the ports on your hardware, consider future-proofing to allow for more devices in the future. Part 2. Gather your network hardware. To create a LAN, you'll need a router or switch, which will act as the hub of your network. These devices route information to the correct computers. A router will automatically handle assigning IP addresses to each device on the network, and is necessary if you intend to share your internet connection with all the connected devices.
It is highly recommended that you build your network with a router, even if you're not sharing an internet connection. A network switch is like a simpler version of a router. It will allow connected devices to talk to each other, but will not automatically assign IP addresses and will not share an internet connection.
Switches are best used to expand the number of LAN ports available on the network, as they can be connected to the router.
You don't need to do much to set up a router for a basic LAN. Just plug it into a power source, preferably close to your modem if you plan on sharing the internet connection through it. Connect your modem to your router if necessary.
This is usually a different color from the other ports. Connect your switch to your router if necessary. If you're using a switch to expand the number of ports available on the router, plug an Ethernet cable into any LAN port on the router and any LAN port on the switch.
This will expand the network to the rest of the LAN ports on the switch. Connect your computers to open LAN ports. Use Ethernet cables to connect each computer to an open LAN port on your router or switch.
Ethernet cables cannot reliably transfer data at lengths larger than m ft. If you're only using a switch as your network hub, setting up one computer as a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server will allow all of the connected computers to easily obtain IP addresses. You can quickly create a DHCP server on one of your computers by installing a third-party utility.
The rest of the computers on the network will obtain IP addresses automatically once the server is running, as long as they are set to do so. Verify the network connection on each computer. After each computer obtains an IP address, they'll be able to talk to each other on the network.
If you're using a router to share your internet connection, each computer will be able to access the internet. Once your network is up, you won't see anything on other computers unless that computer has shared files. You can designate files, folders, drives, printers, and other devices as shared so that anyone on the network, or just specific users, can access them. Part 3. When you're setting up a wireless router, you'll need to keep a few things in mind: For easy troubleshooting, the router should usually be placed close to your modem.
It should be located centrally to allow for maximum wireless coverage. You'll need to connect a computer to the router via Ethernet during the setup process. Plug a computer into one of the router's LAN ports. You'll be using your computer's web browser to configure the router's wireless network. Open a web browser on your computer. You can use any web browser. Type in the router's IP address. You can typically find this printed on the bottom of the router, or in your router's documentation.
Log in with the administrator account. You'll be prompted for the login information for your router. The default login information varies depending on your router model, but the username is often "admin" and the password is often "admin," "password," or blank. Open the Wireless section of the router settings. The exact location and wording of this section varies from router to router.
Change the name of your network in the SSID field. This may also be called "Network name. This is the most secure option currently available on most routers. Create a strong password. This password will be required in order to connect to the network.
The field may be labeled "Pre-Shared Key. Ensure the wireless network is enabled. Depending on the router, you may have to check a box or click a button at the top of the Wireless menu to enable the wireless network. Click the Save or Apply button. This will save the changes to your router. Wait while your router restarts. It may take a minute for the router and network to come back online.
Connect to the wireless network on your wireless devices. Once the network is back up, it will appear on the available network list on any wireless devices in range. When connecting to the network, users will be prompted to enter the password you created. Computers connected to the router via Ethernet will not require a password.
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