wireless setup

[ailiebird]

Hi all.

I've got AOL and am trying to set up the router for wireless internet. I've set up a network but cant get the internet to connect! any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

By the way I'm running vista home premium and my router is a speedtouch st585, if any of that helps.

Any info/help is much appreciated.

Cheers AB

 

[Downsizer]

This may be really obvious but some laptops have a switch to turn the wireless on or off....have you tried that?

Or I had this problem recently...


http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928233

Windows Vista cannot obtain an IP address from certain routers or from certain non-Microsoft DHCP servers

from this thread http://www.e-goat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=18619

 

[ailiebird]

Downsizer.

Yes turned it on, will try your advice. Thanks for your help, much appreciated. AB

 

[Martin Blank]

Top tip set up on cable first then switch on wireless with encryption.
You should be able to access a homepage style router setup page in Internet explorer.
Get log on details for router.
Setup wireless connection on PC then......go wireless
Had a workmate who's router was working...all green lights, PC was fine but wouldn't connect to internet. After he spent 4hours on phone with Tiscali at 50p a min. I managed to diagnose the problem as his network card was disabled. Common if your pc has one but has been bought from fekkin PC World.

 

[gray]

Another obvious query, but you have actually put your AOL login details into the router/modem itself ?. My router automatically asks for this info once finished completing initial setup.

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