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February 10th 07, 08:16 PM
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Wireless connection with Vista
I just bought a laptop with Vista Home Premium. I have gotten rid of my
desktop and am only using the laptop now. I have a d-link dl-524 wireless router and Road Runner cable high-speed internet service. I reset the router back to factory settings and re-ran the setup wizard with the router hard-wired to the laptop. I can see the wireless network when I view available networks. I can connect to the internet through the router as long as it is wired directly to my laptop. But, when I unplug and try to use the wireless connection, I get an error message that the settings in my computer do not match the required settings of the router. I have the router set to automatically obtain an IP address and I have it set to WEP 128-byte. If I add a wireless network and enter the password required, then set it to automatically connect, I can't get to the internet at all and have to go back and delete it. I don't know much about networking -- when I had XP on my desktop, I just plugged it in, ran the wizard and was good to go. I'm really lost on what steps I might be missing. Is it because I don't have a computer that will always be connected to the router? If not, can someone give me step by step instructions for how to set this up in vista? Thank you! 
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February 10th 07, 08:31 PM
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Wireless connection with Vista
Following may help:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...uy/cg0406.mspx and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928429 "tb0914" wrote in message ... I just bought a laptop with Vista Home Premium. I have gotten rid of my desktop and am only using the laptop now. I have a d-link dl-524 wireless router and Road Runner cable high-speed internet service. I reset the router back to factory settings and re-ran the setup wizard with the router hard-wired to the laptop. I can see the wireless network when I view available networks. I can connect to the internet through the router as long as it is wired directly to my laptop. But, when I unplug and try to use the wireless connection, I get an error message that the settings in my computer do not match the required settings of the router. I have the router set to automatically obtain an IP address and I have it set to WEP 128-byte. If I add a wireless network and enter the password required, then set it to automatically connect, I can't get to the internet at all and have to go back and delete it. I don't know much about networking -- when I had XP on my desktop, I just plugged it in, ran the wizard and was good to go. I'm really lost on what steps I might be missing. Is it because I don't have a computer that will always be connected to the router? If not, can someone give me step by step instructions for how to set this up in vista? Thank you!
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February 10th 07, 11:13 PM
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Wireless connection with Vista
Well, I had been to all of those screens before -- but I started from scratch
and followed the steps in order. When I tried to connect, I got an error message but when I followed the prompts, it opened the wireless network properties and, guessing, I changed the security type from none to shared and it worked!!!!! So, now I'm connected --- and hopefully secure. Thank you for your help! "AJR" wrote: Following may help: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...uy/cg0406.mspx and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928429 "tb0914" wrote in message ... I just bought a laptop with Vista Home Premium. I have gotten rid of my desktop and am only using the laptop now. I have a d-link dl-524 wireless router and Road Runner cable high-speed internet service. I reset the router back to factory settings and re-ran the setup wizard with the router hard-wired to the laptop. I can see the wireless network when I view available networks. I can connect to the internet through the router as long as it is wired directly to my laptop. But, when I unplug and try to use the wireless connection, I get an error message that the settings in my computer do not match the required settings of the router. I have the router set to automatically obtain an IP address and I have it set to WEP 128-byte. If I add a wireless network and enter the password required, then set it to automatically connect, I can't get to the internet at all and have to go back and delete it. I don't know much about networking -- when I had XP on my desktop, I just plugged it in, ran the wizard and was good to go. I'm really lost on what steps I might be missing. Is it because I don't have a computer that will always be connected to the router? If not, can someone give me step by step instructions for how to set this up in vista? Thank you!
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February 11th 07, 03:13 AM
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Wireless connection with Vista
Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "tb0914" wrote in message ... Well, I had been to all of those screens before -- but I started from scratch and followed the steps in order. When I tried to connect, I got an error message but when I followed the prompts, it opened the wireless network properties and, guessing, I changed the security type from none to shared and it worked!!!!! So, now I'm connected --- and hopefully secure. Thank you for your help! "AJR" wrote: Following may help: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...uy/cg0406.mspx and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928429 "tb0914" wrote in message ... I just bought a laptop with Vista Home Premium. I have gotten rid of my desktop and am only using the laptop now. I have a d-link dl-524 wireless router and Road Runner cable high-speed internet service. I reset the router back to factory settings and re-ran the setup wizard with the router hard-wired to the laptop. I can see the wireless network when I view available networks. I can connect to the internet through the router as long as it is wired directly to my laptop. But, when I unplug and try to use the wireless connection, I get an error message that the settings in my computer do not match the required settings of the router. I have the router set to automatically obtain an IP address and I have it set to WEP 128-byte. If I add a wireless network and enter the password required, then set it to automatically connect, I can't get to the internet at all and have to go back and delete it. I don't know much about networking -- when I had XP on my desktop, I just plugged it in, ran the wizard and was good to go. I'm really lost on what steps I might be missing. Is it because I don't have a computer that will always be connected to the router? If not, can someone give me step by step instructions for how to set this up in vista? Thank you!
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