new laptop - wireless can't find router

IceBone · March 9th, 2007, 04:33 PM

the title says it all. i bought an MSI laptop with an integrated wireless card (minipci), i installed the drivers, but it can't find any AP. my old laptop connects ok and works just fine.. I checked inside and the card is connected to the internal antenna, so it's not that. I can't figure it out... images/smilies/cry.gif

bone · March 9th, 2007, 04:35 PM

did you press the button to activate the antenna?

IceBone · March 9th, 2007, 05:08 PM

Yup, still nothing images/smilies/sad.gif

wait, wait, hooray! i'm in! bloody hell... my other laptop has a usb wifi, so there's no external button to turn the antenna on. THANKS!

matt2000 · March 9th, 2007, 07:38 PM

glad you got it sorted, wifi can be a pain in the arse sometimes.

Kip_6666 · March 9th, 2007, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by matt2000

glad you got it sorted, wifi can be a pain in the arse sometimes.

Always felt guilty selling it to people when i worked in a computer shop, you just knew they were gonna spend ages getting it set up.
Then not use encryption images/smilies/smile.gif

matt2000 · March 9th, 2007, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kip_6666

Always felt guilty selling it to people when i worked in a computer shop, you just knew they were gonna spend ages getting it set up.
Then not use encryption images/smilies/smile.gif

so true. i use the WPA (TKIP) on mine, and i've just this minute upgraded the formware on my router. comes in very handy though for coming on here on my PSP or listening to music on my 360 (media sharing in WMP11) images/smilies/smile.gif

intial setup for me was very straightforward, but the linksys software screws my old PC.

little OT here, but could i hook up a network drive to my router and use it as a web server? i only get 23kb/s upload so would it be slow even if it did work?

Kip_6666 · March 9th, 2007, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt2000

so true. i use the WPA (TKIP) on mine, and i've just this minute upgraded the formware on my router. comes in very handy though for coming on here on my PSP or listening to music on my 360 (media sharing in WMP11) images/smilies/smile.gif

intial setup for me was very straightforward, but the linksys software screws my old PC.

little OT here, but could i hook up a network drive to my router and use it as a web server? i only get 23kb/s upload so would it be slow even if it did work?

Only if your router supports it, but very few do.

Asus have a nice model that does (even downloads torrents), you can even hook up a few select webcams:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...item=542&num=1

IceBone · March 9th, 2007, 10:25 PM

I have an option in the router that allows me to limit wireless connection to a list of mac addresses. Simpler than encryption methinks. Anyway, got another problem now. When i try to access shared folders from and to the laptop, i get a message that i don't have the permission to do that. images/smilies/sad.gif

Been looking for hours, any clues? I can see the computers in my network places, just can't get in...

matt2000 · March 9th, 2007, 10:34 PM

yeah i have that option too. trouble is it screws up connection to my 360. usually the default setting is a list of MAC addys that are ALLOWED. other than that, i can't think of anything.

IceBone · March 9th, 2007, 11:01 PM

That's it, yup, like i said. images/smilies/tongue.gif

March 9th, 2007, 04:33 PM	#1
IceBone Gulf Livery Rules Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 01:39 AM Location: Slovenistan Age: 24 Posts: 6,890 Car: Mitsubishi Carisma GDI Rep Power: 74	new laptop - wireless can't find router the title says it all. i bought an MSI laptop with an integrated wireless card (minipci), i installed the drivers, but it can't find any AP. my old laptop connects ok and works just fine.. I checked inside and the card is connected to the internal antenna, so it's not that. I can't figure it out... __________________ The Mitsubishop of Natural Aspiraton

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March 9th, 2007, 05:08 PM	#3
IceBone Gulf Livery Rules Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 01:39 AM Location: Slovenistan Age: 24 Posts: 6,890 Car: Mitsubishi Carisma GDI Rep Power: 74	Yup, still nothing wait, wait, hooray! i'm in! bloody hell... my other laptop has a usb wifi, so there's no external button to turn the antenna on. THANKS! __________________ The Mitsubishop of Natural Aspiraton Last edited by IceBone; March 9th, 2007 at 05:12 PM..

March 9th, 2007, 07:38 PM	#4
matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 07:00 AM Location: Market Harborough, UK Age: 18 Posts: 3,682 Car: '77 Land Rover Series III LFS Status: Rep Power: 56	glad you got it sorted, wifi can be a pain in the arse sometimes. __________________ 'I've spoken to the scientist in that article. He is convinced that the parrot is "just resting".' - Plissken "My daughter has... errr HAD one, and I was given one" - Scott

March 9th, 2007, 10:25 PM	#8
IceBone Gulf Livery Rules Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 01:39 AM Location: Slovenistan Age: 24 Posts: 6,890 Car: Mitsubishi Carisma GDI Rep Power: 74	I have an option in the router that allows me to limit wireless connection to a list of mac addresses. Simpler than encryption methinks. Anyway, got another problem now. When i try to access shared folders from and to the laptop, i get a message that i don't have the permission to do that. Been looking for hours, any clues? I can see the computers in my network places, just can't get in... __________________ The Mitsubishop of Natural Aspiraton

March 9th, 2007, 10:34 PM	#9
matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 07:00 AM Location: Market Harborough, UK Age: 18 Posts: 3,682 Car: '77 Land Rover Series III LFS Status: Rep Power: 56	yeah i have that option too. trouble is it screws up connection to my 360. usually the default setting is a list of MAC addys that are ALLOWED. other than that, i can't think of anything. __________________ 'I've spoken to the scientist in that article. He is convinced that the parrot is "just resting".' - Plissken "My daughter has... errr HAD one, and I was given one" - Scott

March 9th, 2007, 11:01 PM	#10
IceBone Gulf Livery Rules Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 01:39 AM Location: Slovenistan Age: 24 Posts: 6,890 Car: Mitsubishi Carisma GDI Rep Power: 74	That's it, yup, like i said. __________________ The Mitsubishop of Natural Aspiraton

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