Laptop wont connect to WIreless router network

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  1. epstein1

    epstein1 Member

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    Hello people, Find myslef in need of some help I have a D-link wireless router hooked up to my cable modem and hardwired to my desktop computer working normal, however My laptop with an internal nic card wont even detect this router at all...Iam lost as to what the problem could be. In my house I have 2 wireless router connections one is upstaris and one downstairs the laptop will only connect to the router upstairs although I've tryed everyting I can think of I would like to connect to this D-link router and finding it impossible. Any suggestions, insight or feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
     
  2. Dr.xp

    Dr.xp Regular member

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    hello it sounds like configuration issue because if yor laptop connects to uptairs router it means nic card is in good working order when you say

    what exactly you did so we dont say it twice??
     
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    by trying everything Imean that I used the setup utility for d-link router messed with wirelss connections in control panel I far from an expert so nything I atempted was just messing around I guess...so any suggestions would still be appreciated.
     
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    actually it could be your router is like only 802.11a and b while your laptop is working on 802.11g
     
  5. ddp

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    He_Man, a g series is backward compatible with an a or b series routers or even a n series. sounds like a configuration problem.
     

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