setting up wireless router
 

Hi, Im using a Linksys WRT54G router, trying to connect it to a Fujitsu Siemens laptop with a centrino processor, the router seems to be working fine, and the wired pc is on the net, I can see the network at full signal from the laptop, but when i try to connect it just says waiting for network.... and then if I leave it it just says not connected.

Any ideas??

I reset the modem, and have pulled the power several times, tried the new firmware, reset to the old firmware. Disabled security.

Any idea whats wrong?

TIA

Re: setting up wireless router
 

i had the same probelm with my PC, try changing the channel in the router, it work for me

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Thanks for the help, just tried it, but to no avail :(

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try running the network set-up util in xp. Trying checking the settings on the router (security etc)

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How odd, its claiming I am not connected, but Im typing this right now off my laptop with no wires.

Weird......

Am using mac filtering instead of wpa, good idea?
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Right.......is letting me stay on for a bit, then chucking me off, and then I reconnect, the whole time it claims I'm unconnected.

Really getting annoying now.

Any ideas??

Re: setting up wireless router
 

the laptop and wireless router must have the same SSID and any security setting in the router must match the laptop settings

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Think I sorted it, I had a large list of wireless networks in my favourites, I got rid of these and then re-added this one, and says connected now, has been fine thus far.

One further Q, is mac filtering sufficient??

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don't just rely on MAC filtering
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read the doc I uploaded

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I agree - Minimum shold be MAC locked, SSID hidden and WEP encrypted preferred would be WPA rather than WEP...

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I agree with the rest of your post but hiding SSID only gives more conenction problems than solves security issues IMO.

Change the SSID yes, hide it, not advisable imo.

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I hide my SSID and I have no problems

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I did hide it, couldn't connect any PCs, and had to Patch up to un-hide it.

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I hide my ssid so that my daughter with the alien (access point thingy) cannot connect - lol