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Hi.... Just fired up my desktop for the first time since being at the comp doc , i'm having a problem connecting to the livebox router,all the other comps in the house are connected to the router and working just fine mobiles too , I'll just add that i've had a new graphics card fitted and the desktop has had a total format/swipe and backup done (virus say no more:bang:) .

The desktop says it's connected to the internet.It says on the bottom taskbar

Currently connected to "Unidentified network" Access is local only.

Now i'm no teky so i'm not sure where to start to try and solve this ,if you need more information i'll try my best to help out .... ta for looking :)
 
Right click the little picture of a screen, it should give you an option to view available wireless networks.

Select that and you should get a list of wireless networks.

Choose your network and hit connect.

Enter the WEP key off your box and it should connect.

Some PC's have a little icon that looks like a block graph, right clicking that can give you and option for Atheros client Utility.

Opne that and look for scan

click on that and see if your wireless roouter is in the list.

If it is then close that and open profile management.

Click on default

click on modify

change the profile name to the name for your network

Add your SSID or whatever your router is called.

Open security

Select WEP

Add in your boxes WEP security key and close eveything down and restart.

You should now be connected.
 
When i right click on the picture of the screen it says ...

Connect to a network

Turn on activity animation

Turn off notification of new networks

Diagnose and repair

Network and sharing center

:shrug:
 
Under windows network diagnostics it's telling me

"cannot communicate with primary DNS server (208.67.222.222)."

And giving me three options ...

1...
A problem with your network router or broadband modem might be preventing an internet connection

2..
Change settings for network adapter "local area connection"

3..
Reset the network adapter "local area connection "
 
Is this is Windows Vista?

You need to check someone hasn't entered manual settings for TCP/IP on the wireless network card first. If they have, set back to automatically assign for both IP and DNS - your machine should use the router IP as the DNS, so is probably something like 192.168.1.1

If that's ok, try.....

Unticking IPV6 in the adapter properties and see if that works, if not.....

Go to manage wireless networks and remove all networks found - go back to tray icon and try reconnecting to your network again - it'll find it as a new network now and you'll have to reenter the key to connect....
 
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DekHog said:
Is this is Windows Vista?

You need to check someone hasn't entered manual settings for TCP/IP on the wireless network card first. If they have, set back to automatically assign for both IP and DNS - your machine should use the router IP as the DNS, so is probably something like 192.168.1.1

If that's ok, try.....

Unticking IPV6 in the adapter properties and see if that works, if not.....

Go to manage wireless networks and remove all networks found - go back to tray icon and try reconnecting to your network again - it'll find it as a new network now and you'll have to reenter the key to connect....
Click to expand...

Yeh it's vista,where do i find the IP/DNS settings ,and you're right with the

192.168.1.1

Ta for the advice:thumbs:
 
mxfun said:
Under windows network diagnostics it's telling me

"cannot communicate with primary DNS server (208.67.222.222)."

And giving me three options ...

1...
A problem with your network router or broadband modem might be preventing an internet connection

2..
Change settings for network adapter "local area connection"

3..
Reset the network adapter "local area connection "
Click to expand...

Take option 2 out of that lot. In the properties for the adapter, double click the IPv4 entry and in there make sure there are no manually entered IP addresses for DNS.
 
Open Network and Sharing centre.... I think it's that, I'm a bit vague on Vista now. Go to Network Adapters. Find the wireless one and right-click it. Select properties from the pop up menu.

Highlight the TCP/IP V4 and click the properties button - set both IP and DNS to auto assign then save and back out - try reconnecting.
 
I had this intermittently, it's caused by Bonjour service, (Apple provided) which apparently likes to 'guess' your network settings (usually wrongly). If it gets in first before your normal network settings you don't get a connection. If you've had stuff added to your PC, they may have installed some additional S/w of which Bonjour plays a part.

The answer (for me) was to go to Computer, right click and select Manage.
Then click on Services and applications, click on Services, if you find one with the name : ##Id_String2.6844F930_1628_4223_B5CC_5BB94B879762##,
right click and select Properties. Select Automatic Startup (Delayed Start).

Worked for me.
 
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