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I have just changed phone and broadband supplier from BT to Postoffice. They have supplied a new wireless router (ZyXEL) which has connected fine to my laptop running XP, another laptop running Vista 32, a desktop running XP and using a BT Voyager 1055 wireless adapter.
The problem area is the desktop computer running Vista 64 using another BT Voyager 1055 wireless adapter, the computer just cannot see the new network. I have tried and failed to set it up manually. I have moved the computer and plugged it it with a LAN cable and that connects fine. I just am not able to make it see my wireless network, it can see others that were there before.

Any advice will be gratefully received.

Thanks
 
http://www.voyager.bt.com/wireless_devices/voyager_1055/downloads.htm#

http://www.voyager.bt.com/wireless_devices/voyager_1055/downloads.htm#

a quick google search for that model revealed the foolowing link

BT Shop Drivers download page

Make sure you have the latest Vista 64bit driver.

Does it see your network ie connect to the router, obtain a valid IP address.
 
I believe I am using the correct driver and it worked yesterday using Vista 64.

The computer does not see the new network at all. I think the system is set at Public Network and despite various help files regarding changing it to private or home network I just cannot see how, even logged on as an administrator.
 
Ok that's interesting can you see any of your neighbours networks?

You might need to log onto the router from another computer and check that the new router is broadcasting the SSID of your network, and if it is set to give out an IP address to computers on the network(DHCP) that the pool of addresses is large enough for all the devices on your network.

On another note, try the wireless adaptor in the other desktop machine just to confirm it hasn't died since yesterday(it does happen my router did the same to me overnight)
I'm not here right now
 
Thanks for you help Codemonkey.

The problem is now resolved. No matter what I did the BT Voyager dongle just would not see my new wireless network.

I have now purchased another dongle from the same manufacturer as my wireless router (Zyxel) and everything works fine!
 
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