Wireless Problems?!?

[(Bean)]

I have a computer connecting to the internet wirelessly. It has a wireless linksys card and I am using a Linksys WRT54G router. Basically what happens is it says there is a wireless internet connection but when I got to available networks it says non-available. When I hover over the system tray wireless symbol it says connected - strength very good but still no internet. Any ideas what the problem is? I hate wireless networking. lol

[Menace]

You said "available networks", are you sure that was your own wireless netowrk? I sometimes got on my neighbor's network (when I work on my router), I got that problem.


I have a computer connecting to the internet wirelessly. It has a wireless linksys card and I am using a Linksys WRT54G router. Basically what happens is it says there is a wireless internet connection but when I got to available networks it says non-available. When I hover over the system tray wireless symbol it says connected - strength very good but still no internet. Any ideas what the problem is? I hate wireless networking. lol

[Mr Nobody]

I have a computer connecting to the internet wirelessly. It has a wireless linksys card and I am using a Linksys WRT54G router. Basically what happens is it says there is a wireless internet connection but when I got to available networks it says non-available. When I hover over the system tray wireless symbol it says connected - strength very good but still no internet. Any ideas what the problem is? I hate wireless networking. lol


I'm having a hard time understanding what the problem is.

a. You are connected, but don't see any connections in the available networks, and cannot access the internet?

b. You are not connected and do not see any connections in the available networks?

Where is the router and the wireless card located?


You said "available networks", are you sure that was your own wireless netowrk? I sometimes got on my neighbor's network (when I work on my router), I got that problem.

Always change your SSID so you know that its your signal and not somebody else's (although the signal strength should be a good clue which is yours if they all say "linksys-g").

[Menace]

My laptop is always in my 2nd floor bedroom by the window, I get amazing signal strength from my neighbor's. On the other hand, my wireless router is in the basement but I have a WDS on each floor.



Always change your SSID so you know that its your signal and not somebody else's (although the signal strength should be a good clue which is yours if they all say "linksys-g").

[(Bean)]

It is "a" I am connected to my own personally named network (I know this because when I hover over the picture of the computer network with wireless waves in the system tray I get my network name and signal strength very good and connecting at 24Mbps - also I live in the country no one else has wireless close by). But I can't go on the internet - it just acts like its not connected when I use explorer. If I use the windows wireless setup it comes up no networks available - if I refresh - still no networks available. I check the advance settings and it has my SSID as my preferred network. If I view network connections it shows my wireless connection as active and exchanging packets.

I also know that my router is working fine because first I have a wii and I get the news and weather and shopping no problem and second my sister has a laptop and it will connect and work fine.

So it has to be a problem with that computer - it is connected but windows thinks it is not.


I'm having a hard time understanding what the problem is.

a. You are connected, but don't see any connections in the available networks, and cannot access the internet?

b. You are not connected and do not see any connections in the available networks?

Where is the router and the wireless card located?



Always change your SSID so you know that its your signal and not somebody else's (although the signal strength should be a good clue which is yours if they all say "linksys-g").

[Mr Nobody]

0. Can you do an IP config and tell us what your IP is?
1. Can you ping the router's IP?
2. Can you get to the router's web page?

Those are the first things you need to try and then report back so we know how to proceed afterwards.