Hi Martin Thanks for these links. Is it necessary then for administrator settings to be enabled for all computers on a network? I thought if the wired PC had this, the laptop would just connect with full access, instead of this limited access tsatus that it has been showing. I mean, what would happen if I took the laptop in to a wireless hotspot and wanted to connect, I wouldn't know the IP address for the hotspot! At the moment, I can't even get it to connect to the network, this has happened sinse I unplugged the Ethernet cable from the PC and plugged it in to the laptop, and then back in to the P C. Do you think I've messed the network up by doing this? I didn't change the port on the router, leaving the cable plugged in to the original one - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Dudley" <dudleym@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 9:38 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptop connection to network problem | Andy | | As I mentioned earlier I know nothing of vista but according to the article | at http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2006/10/18/configure-tcpip-in-vista/ | it seems the same as xp. The only reason I can think of as to why the ip | configuration area is not available is that your administrator priveleges | have not been enabled. You can follow the instruction shown at | http://www.tech-faq.com/enable-windows-vista-administrator-account.shtml to | check this and change settings if required. | | As well as the ip address you'll need to enter your subnet mask which you | will be able to get via your router or if you fire up your PC, go to a | command prompt by start menu, run, and type in cmd. when in the command | window type in ipconfig. Your ip address and subnet mask will be | displayed. To exit from the command prompt just type in exit. | | Martin | | | Andy Collins recently said:- | | >Hi Martin - | > | >The OS is Vista on the laptop, and I can't find a tab for IP, there are only | >2 pages under properties one is connection, and the other is security. Under | >connection, it just shows check boxes for connecting when in range or to a | >prefered network, nothing about setting the IP address - | > | >Andy | >----- Original Message ----- | >From: "Martin Dudley" <dudleym@xxxxxxxxxxxx> | >To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 3:02 PM | >Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptop connection to network problem | > | > | >| | >| | >| Start menu | >| settings | >| control panel | >| Network connections | >| highlight wireless connection | >| press alt-enter to get into properties | >| scroll down to internet protocol (TCP-IP) | >| tab to properties and press enter | >| there you will find the radio buttons for setting ip to auto or manual. | >| select the manual tcp-ip and enter your ip address. If you are going to | >use | >| your PC and laptop together make sure your PC hasn't already been | >| allocated the same ip address, you may have to set your pc address | >manually | >| as well, try it out and see first. | >| I don't think you'll need to set dns to manual so just tab past this and | >| the advanced button and OK the new ip setting when done. | >| | >| | >| Martin | >| | >| Andy Collins recently said:- | >| | >| >Hi Martin - where do I look on the laptop to set the IP? | >| > | >| >Thanks - | >| > | >| >Andy | >| >----- Original Message ----- | >| >From: "Martin Dudley" <dudleym@xxxxxxxxxxxx> | >| >To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >| >Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 9:56 AM | >| >Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptop connection to network problem | >| > | >| > | >| >| | >| >| Andy | >| >| | >| >| Have you set the ip address on your laptop to be in the range of the | >| >| router? In my experience the router does not allow the setting "obtain | >ip | >| >| address automatically" The router will probably have a range of | >| >192.168.0.# | >| >| or very similar. You need to set the ip on your laptop to be the next | >in | >| >| the rangeie: | >| >| router ip 192.168.0.1 | >| >| Laptop ip 192.168.0.2 | >| >| | >| >| Hope this helps. | >| >| | >| >| Martin | >| >| | >| >| | >| >| Andy Collins recently said:- | >| >| | >| >| >Hi Chris - Yes, I was able to enter the wep key there, and after that | >I | >| >got | >| >| >the message that it was searching for the ip address, but that screen | >| >just | >| >| >sat there, with no further messages! - | >| >| > | >| >| >Andy | >| >| >----- Original Message ----- | >| >| >From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >| >| >To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >| >| >Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 10:51 PM | >| >| >Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptop connection to network problem | >| >| > | >| >| > | >| >| >| Hi, this is where, like you said, you need to enter the wep key. I | >also | >| >| >| stated that you should be able to enter the wep key through your | >| >| >| connection's properties. Hope that helps. | >| >| >| | >| >| >| Andy Collins wrote: | >| >| >| > Hi Chris - I was given the option to save this network, and | >connect | >| >| >| > automatically; what the problem is, is that the laptop has | >connected | >| >to | >| >| >the | >| >| >| > network, but hasn't got access to the internet. It looks like I | >need | >| >to | >| >| >do | >| >| >| > something so that the laptop has access to the internet when on | >the | >| >| >| > etwork - | >| >| >| > | >| >| >| > Andy | >| >| >| > ----- Original Message ----- | >| >| >| > From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >| >| >| > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >| >| >| > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 6:15 PM | >| >| >| > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptop connection to network problem | >| >| >| > | >| >| >| > | >| >| >| > | Hi Andy, although this wireless connection I use here uses | >| >| >WPA-personal, | >| >| >| > | another type of encryption, you may want to look in your | >wireless | >| >| >| > | connection's properties, under the security page. You may be | >able | >| >to | >| >| >| > | enter the wep key there. I know you can enter this network's | >| >| >| > | WPA-personal key there as well, so this is just a stab in the | >dark. | >| >| >| > | Going back to your "connect to" query, when you first connect to | >| >the | >| >| >| > | network you should have been given options to "save the | >network", | >| >| >| > | "connect to the network automatically", etc. If not, you may | >again | >| >be | >| >| >| > | able to set these in the connection's properties. If you want to | >| >know | >| >| >| > | how to get there in the first place, give us a shout. Hope that | >| >helps. | >| >| >| > | | >| >| >| > | Andy Collins wrote: | >| >| >| > | > Hi all - | >| >| >| > | > | >| >| >| > | > When I try to 'connect to a network' with my laptop, I get the | >| >| >message: | >| >| >| > | > | >| >| >| > | > "connection unsuccessful. This computer is connected to [SSID | >| >name] | >| >| >but | >| >| >| > does | >| >| >| > | > not have access to the internet - this might be cause by an | >| >| >incorrect | >| >| >| > wep | >| >| >| > | > key" | >| >| >| > | > | >| >| >| > | > If it is to do with the wep key, then what do I need to do? 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