"Trevor" <trevor@nospam.woldsweather.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Further to earlier posting have reinstalled XP on a PC that was working
> fine with Orange LIveBox router using a wire less network adapter. Have
> now found drivers for the adapter and it says it is installed. The router
> is showing in wireless connections but when I connect to it it can't
> connect . (Doesn't get as far as asking for the network key) The message
> says to refresh the list as the router may be out of range but on
> refreshing it's still there.
>
> Any suggestions?
>

"Phillip Windell" <philwind***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OQnjYLraJHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Connect to the router with another PC (or via Cable with this PC) and
> check the security settings of the wireless part of it. It may be using an
> encryption type that the wirless nic cannot do.  You could try it with
> open security (no security) first to verify there are no hardware or
> driver issues. If that works then, you can find a security combination
> that everything is happey with.
>
>
> --
> Phillip Windell
> www.wandtv.com
>
> The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or
> Microsoft,
> or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> "Trevor" <trevor@nospam.woldsweather.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:495a707c$0$18392$ba4acef3@news.orange.fr...
>> Further to earlier posting have reinstalled XP on a PC that was working
>> fine with Orange LIveBox router using a wire less network adapter. Have
>> now found drivers for the adapter and it says it is installed. The router
>> is showing in wireless connections but when I connect to it it can't
>> connect . (Doesn't get as far as asking for the network key) The message
>> says to refresh the list as the router may be out of range but on
>> refreshing it's still there.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>
>

"Trevor" wrote:

> The router is  connected via cable to the computer I am using here. The one
> I am trying to use has been working fine until I recently reinstalled
> Windows then didn't know what type of wireless adapter was in there so
> opened it up and looked it up and now have the drivers installed.
>
> It is WPA/PSK encryption and I am certain of the key.
>
> The latest situation is I have it 'acquiring Internet address' then
> disconnected with signal strength varying between good and none.
>
> I know I've been here before with PC's at home and spent weeks trying to get
> them going then never worked out why they suddenly started.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> "Phillip Windell" <philwind***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OQnjYLraJHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > Connect to the router with another PC (or via Cable with this PC) and
> > check the security settings of the wireless part of it. It may be using an
> > encryption type that the wirless nic cannot do.  You could try it with
> > open security (no security) first to verify there are no hardware or
> > driver issues. If that works then, you can find a security combination
> > that everything is happey with.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Phillip Windell
> > www.wandtv.com
> >
> > The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or
> > Microsoft,
> > or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
> > -----------------------------------------------------
> >
> > "Trevor" <trevor@nospam.woldsweather.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:495a707c$0$18392$ba4acef3@news.orange.fr...
> >> Further to earlier posting have reinstalled XP on a PC that was working
> >> fine with Orange LIveBox router using a wire less network adapter. Have
> >> now found drivers for the adapter and it says it is installed. The router
> >> is showing in wireless connections but when I connect to it it can't
> >> connect . (Doesn't get as far as asking for the network key) The message
> >> says to refresh the list as the router may be out of range but on
> >> refreshing it's still there.
> >>
> >> Any suggestions?
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>