Evening all,
Please could someone help me...I feel like I'm going mad
I have virgin 4mb b/band through their modem. This is my setup (apologies in advance but I felt like too much info was better than too little):
Modem connected to Netgear XE104 wall-plugged ethernet switch downstairs.
CAT5 cable running from switch into Actiontec GT701-WRU.
Another XE104 upstairs with CAT5 cable running into desktop pc.
Laptop = Thinkpad T42 with Centrino. Wireless card = Intel(R) PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B.
I recently moved house and have been having a nightmare with getting my wireless network back up again. I have reset the router (I now know this was a schoolboy error).
My first attempt was to plug everything in and see what happened. After a bit of help from VM Tech support all my wired stuff worked. After running a CAT5 cable from the switch into the ethernet port of the router I could pick up a perfect wireless signal (and got the 2 flashing computers in the system tray) but couldn't get on the internet - internet light on router was red.
I ran the Actiontec installation cd again which requires hardwiring (CAT5 from switch to ADSL port on router then CAT5 from ethernet port to laptop) and have a wired network, internet light is green but there's no wireless signal anymore!! Grrrrrr!
Can anyone help? My hairline is suffering.....