Help with wireless network

**Cheekz185** · 08-02-2006, 11:44 AM

Well my neighbor has a foreign exchange student from Germany and she just bought a wireless router so the girl can get online. I set up the router, the home pc works fine but the girls laptop with the wireless recognizes the wireless signal, says that is sees a strong signal but cannot get on the internet. What is it that needs to be done for her to get on the internet? Is her wireless a different signal?? The wireless receiver is linksys and the wireless router is linksys. I have to go over there and help fix it but everything is in german lol!! Any ideas?

**jjh221** · 08-02-2006, 07:41 PM

check software setting on router, like encryption codes.... seeing that the wireless is enabled...etc. There are A,B,G signal routers. G is both A and B i think. If you have A, it wont work with B, but if you have G router... then you are all gravy baby.
right?

**BarryWoods** · 08-02-2006, 07:48 PM

B and G both use 2.4ghz, A is 5Ghz, not compatable with B and G. Also check to see if Mac filtering is on or off, if it's on add the mac address of whichever wireless card isn't connecting. Also see if the laptop gets an ip address from the router. If the router is giving out the wrong ip addresses that could be the problem.

**Rafster** · 08-03-2006, 03:47 AM

Yeah... Make sure that the laptop isn't set up with a Static IP...

Peace,

Rafster

**Cheekz185** · 08-03-2006, 11:02 AM

Well after 3 hours yesterday! I was on the phone with linksys for over an hours and i still got no where! The ip was dynamic, mac filter was off! I checked everything, I was able to ping the router and the other PC. but no connectivity to the web. I also bought another router thinking it was the router but still the same problem. So i have come to a conclusion. Her broadband service is "AOL BROADBAND" provided by timer warner cable. but they really suck cuz with that service in order for you to go on the web you need to be signed into aol since it is the Primary ISP. but even while i wazs trying to do the testing, i was on aol on the desktop PC and was online but the laptop still couldnt get on. I also brought my laptop over to see but mine couldnt even get on!

**Rafster** · 08-03-2006, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by Cheekz185

Well after 3 hours yesterday! I was on the phone with linksys for over an hours and i still got no where! The ip was dynamic, mac filter was off! I checked everything, I was able to ping the router and the other PC. but no connectivity to the web. I also bought another router thinking it was the router but still the same problem. So i have come to a conclusion. Her broadband service is "AOL BROADBAND" provided by timer warner cable. but they really suck cuz with that service in order for you to go on the web you need to be signed into aol since it is the Primary ISP. but even while i wazs trying to do the testing, i was on aol on the desktop PC and was online but the laptop still couldnt get on. I also brought my laptop over to see but mine couldnt even get on!

AOL SUX!!!!

**Cheekz185** · 08-03-2006, 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by Rafster

AOL SUX!!!!

SURE DOES!

**PatO** · 08-03-2006, 08:54 PM

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**Wiredwrx** · 08-03-2006, 10:49 PM

While True, you should be able to connect with AOL using PPOE. Not sure if every AP supports it, but you should be able to set it up.

Michael

**s10dualie** · 08-05-2006, 08:43 PM

You need to configure PPPoE in the router, to use the username and password that you are using on the home PC...then you need to NOT sign into AOL on the home PC. Basically, your router will be the one connected to AOL...then each computer connects to the router and can browse. If you are not able to browse then, see if you can ping an outside IP, like 4.2.2.4. If you are, see if you can ping google.com. If you can't, then you need to set static DNS, and point it at the IP of the router.