Robert over the weekend.. With ONLY the laptop connected to the modem and Router I get connected to the internet.. just fine..
Barman was helping me.
I wanted you to know.. that part was successful. I still cannot connect wireless.
I hope you enjoyed a great Easter.
G.
That is great news! A very encouraging step forward!
Based on the last info you posted about laptop settings, it is set to use WPA-Personal whereas the router is set to WPA2-Personal, and using a different KEY passphrase or password. So until The laptop is set the same as the router and both have the same KEY passphrase or password, a secure wireless connection is not possible.
Cheers!
Robert
Hi robert
I've suggested that LPT remove all existing wireless networks from the laptop and set up an unsecured network to prove the connectivity - before setting up wp2-psk security
just keeping you in the loop
That is a great idea. That could expose other blocks to connection like anti-virus, firewall, and pop-up blockers. I think what LPT and I accomplished the most, was to give her some familiarity with the pages in the router and see how to get there and how to make needed adjustments. With every step she is proving she is competent and can do this.
Good luck!
Robert
The golden rule of fault diagnosis - only change one thing at a time and then recheck
It may be an old mantra, but still holds true
iseeyou. and Nigel I'm so greatful to you both.. I so want this to get corrected..
other people have made this work.. I know beyond a doubt this can be accomplished.. it is time consuming .. at best.. But it will work one way or another..
Barman did you get a peek at the last screen shot I left on this thread?
Thank you both ever so much.
LPt
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Robert hi.. when I was connected to the internet and going all over the web..just using the Laptop , moden and power to the laptop yesterday.. my connection looked very much like the above screen shot.. only thing was different was in the middle top of the connection...I have what looked like a park bench .
I suspected it might. We will want to change that, eventually, and Barman can show you how later. It is in your best interest to follow one adviser at a time and only make one change at a time. So for now, as Barman is intent on diagnosing the wireless connection, stay with that process until solved before going on to something else.
Robert
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