wieless broadband connection

fixer0811 | 12:16 Mon 18th Aug 2008 | Technology

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I have a compaq armada E500 laptop and a PCMCIAwireless LAN card. I also have an AProuter connected to my desktop which receives wireless broadband from a local ISP. My laptop won't connect to the internet although it tells me i have a signal. I would be very grateful if anyone can help me. Many thanks.

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Ethel

Try the easy things first. Switch your modem, router, pcs off at the mains. That is very important.

Wait 30 seconds and switch back on this order:

1,. Modem - wait 30 seconds
2. Router, if seperate - wait
3. Pc and laptop.

This can often resolve the problem.

fixer0811

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Thanks for the quick response. Have done all that but the laptop still cannot find the server. As you can tell I don't know much about these things.

Thanks

Ethel

Try turning the firewall off very TEMPORARILY on the laptop

If it now connects, you know the firewall is the problem

fixer0811

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Sorry, didn't work but will keep trying. Any other ideas very welcome.
Thanks for trying.

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