The idiot being me..... :wack:

 

(PC related so all dimbo's stop reading here :D .... )

 

At home I have:

 

1 desktop PC

1 Laptop

1 Wireless Router (belkin thingy)

 

All connected... all working, but my wireless connection thingy is unsecure, meaning every muppet can use my broadband thingy :rolleyes:

 

I've gone into the router settings using that 192.blah.blah.2 number..... Gone to wireless then security.

 

Entered a password and restarted everything including the laptop net connection.... But it wont connect.

 

The desktop connects to the net fine, but I keep getting this msg on my laptop when trying to connect.... (pic below)

 

I've gone into the connection setting and entered the exact same password in there but zip... nada.. nothing!!

 

PLEASE can someone explain in idiots terms where and how the fook I do this :(

 

Yours dumbly... :)

 

First try roling back to the original settings of the router and see if its the actual password settings that have buggerd it. if it still doesnt work then its something else you have changed....

mind you dont reset the router in anyway or youl have to setup everything from scratch again.

Have you set the "Data Encryption" type (e.g. WEP/TKIP etc.) and the "Network KEY" to the same on the router and the WiFi card?

I'm sure the reason the error is because your pc is trying to connect to your network on its old auto settings (without a passkey) and thats why it wont connect.... you need to reconnect to your network as if its a brand new one and set up the passkey that way....I'm 99% sure i got the same error when i encryped mine....

I'm sure the reason the error is because your pc is trying to connect to your network on its old auto settings (without a passkey) and thats why it wont connect.... you need to reconnect to your network as if its a brand new one and set up the passkey that way....I'm 99% sure i got the same error when i encryped mine....

just had similar probs with the new laptop but now sorted as the new laptop was trying to connect to the old settings reset the new laptop and he presto it works

:bow: ... everything you guys explained up there was spot on.... but I couldnt figure it out until :confused: .............

 

Thanks to Rob (dunk300zxtt) who talked me through it all over the phone....

 

Thanks everyone (& Rob :) )

 

x

No problem :)

 

Glad to help out :D

Glad its all sorted :hyper:

:bow: ... everything you guys explained up there was spot on.... but I couldnt figure it out until :confused: .............

 

Thanks to Rob (dunk300zxtt) who talked me through it all over the phone....

 

Thanks everyone (& Rob :) )

 

x

 

yeah he did the same for me on msn... talked me through setting up some software bless!!!