my new laptop won't connect to my wireless router?

[kickerf1]

I've got a Netgear WGT624 wireless router. I purchased a Sony laptop the other day and it won't connect wirelessly to my router, so I returned the laptop. Today, I purchased a HP laptop and still it won't connect to this router I don't even have a password WEP or WAP whatever its called and still wont connect. I click on the wireless icon on the taskbar and search for available network, then i see my on the list i click connect and it keeps trying to connect and after a 1 or so that screen dissappears and nothing

Please help me guys.

 

[Fardringle]

How many different wireless networks do you see available on "the list"? Frequent disconnects are often caused by interference from other wireless devices. If there are multiple networks visible in your area, you will want to set your router to be on a different channel (frequency) than the other routers that are nearby.

The easiest way to find out which channels are being used and which are available is to run an application like NetStumbler on your laptop to get a list of all wireless signals in the area with the channel they are using as well as their signal strength and level of encryption.

Pick a channel that is as far away as possible from the ones that are already in use and set your router to use that channel. For example, let's say that there are three routers in your area and two are on channel 6 and one is on channel 11. In this case, set your router to channel 1.

 

[azev]

Another thing you can do is to reduce the speed on the router. I know my dell laptop has some issues with some of linksys router, and the only way to get a stable connection is to reduce the speed to like 2mb

 

[JackMDS]

May be this can Help, http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html

:sun:

 

[kickerf1]

I purchased a new router hoping to solve my problem. Router purchased was Netgear RangeMax WPN824.

Ok I called Netgear Customer Tech Support and they went thru their hardware troubleshoot list and blablabla and nothing worked until I told the tech guy that I had the "Wireless Acces List" feature turned on and had my laptop MAC address added and the guy immediately told me to disable such feature and also deleting the mac address and guess what? I did work and I'm finally able to connect wirelessly to my router with my laptop

That is so weird I thought I had to had that access list turned on and have all the mac addresses of the computers I wanted to have access to my network but I guess I was wrong... anyways I have WEP enable for security purpose.

ps. I will try doing the same with my older router which is 8 months old and see if this works.

 

[bluestrobe]

Originally posted by: kickerf1
I purchased a new router hoping to solve my problem. Router purchased was Netgear RangeMax WPN824.

Ok I called Netgear Customer Tech Support and they went thru their hardware troubleshoot list and blablabla and nothing worked until I told the tech guy that I had the "Wireless Acces List" feature turned on and had my laptop MAC address added and the guy immediately told me to disable such feature and also deleting the mac address and guess what? I did work and I'm finally able to connect wirelessly to my router with my laptop

That is so weird I thought I had to had that access list turned on and have all the mac addresses of the computers I wanted to have access to my network but I guess I was wrong... anyways I have WEP enable for security purpose.

ps. I will try doing the same with my older router which is 8 months old and see if this works.

Hate to sound harsh here but you might want to read that website that JackMDS posted. Buying new equipment because the current stuff doesn't work without troubleshooting is a good way to learn nothing while draining your funds. Disabling Mac Filtering and WEP and engaging WPA is your best bet. WPA is easier to setup for most users and heck of a lot more secure than WEP. MAC Filtering is a security myth at the home user level also. Finding a MAC address is a lot easier than cracking WPA.

 

[orion23]

You could use both optons. MAC filtering and WPA (switch from WPE please)
Simply enable WPA instead of WEP and choose a cool phrase as your password.

About the MAC filtering, make sure that you choose "only allow these mac address to connect option" and enter the MAC address for your laptop (go to RUN, type CMD, and then type, IPconfig /all)