trying to setup one.have 1 dlink wireless router.everything is connected and ready. but laptop only detects the network [full strength] but does not connect to it.
any reason why its not connecting? my laptop connects to other networks in the neighborhood but does not connects to my own.
thanx.
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Do you have the security settings enabled on the router? If yes, which ones?
Most probably you need to use the proper key to authenticate yourself.
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danday wala I dont think its the key, If it would prompt him to enter the key
What router is it??
If its connecting to other unsecure networks but not connecting to your own then you might have Remote Managment enabled.
I think its called Remote Managment where you have to actually put in the Mac address of the laptops Network card
Its Remote sometthing, havent done it in a while so have forgotten the correct term for it.
Or you can jsut turn it off but then that leaves your network unsecured and just like you, your neighbours will be able to connect to your network and use all your Usage.
Bascially with this feature other computers can see the network but only those with the Mac address in its settings can connect.
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danday wala I dont think its the key, If it would prompt him to enter the key
What router is it??
If its connecting to other unsecure networks but not connecting to your own then you might have Remote Access enabled.
I think its called Remote Access where you have to actually put in the Mac address of the laptops Network card
Its Remote sometthing, havent done it in a while so have forgotten the correct term for it.
Or you can jsut turn it off but then that leaves your network unsecured and just like you, your neighbours will be able to connect to your network and use all your Usage.
Bascially with this feature other computers can see the network but only those with the Mac address in its settings can connect.
your forgot to type "thankyou for calling" :D
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adreesa agar kissi larki kay dil tak jana ho wireless tareekay say to uspar kaisa pyar ka network mai set karooN, kay muje us kay dil ka access point mil jaye.
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larki kay dil ki firewall hack karna bohat mushkil kaam hay 
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OK thanks for the valuable information. Much appreciated.
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no problem :desimunda:
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danday wala I dont think its the key, If it would prompt him to enter the key
What router is it??
If its connecting to other unsecure networks but not connecting to your own then you might have Remote Managment enabled.
I think its called Remote Managment where you have to actually put in the Mac address of the laptops Network card
Its Remote sometthing, havent done it in a while so have forgotten the correct term for it.
Or you can jsut turn it off but then that leaves your network unsecured and just like you, your neighbours will be able to connect to your network and use all your Usage.
Bascially with this feature other computers can see the network but only those with the Mac address in its settings can connect.
No Adrasteia, it doesn't always try to negotiate the security keys from the client side by default (hence no prompt). It really depends on the client side implementation of the wireless protocol (an un-updated version of Windows XP, for instance, does not support it).
As for the MAC address, when the client tries to connect with the router, router already gets the MAC address, and it asks the owner if this MAC should be allowed (if the option is enabled indeed). So no need to manually enter the MAC address yourself.
Apart from this, there might be many other reasons. I'll try to list one more here:
Now we know that he is using a D-Link wireless router. I take that it supports 802.11g protocol, the interesting question will be if his laptop's W-LAN card supports it as well?
@Saieen: could you connect with your router with an Ethernet card (IP is ususally 192.168.2.1 or something similar) and check the Error Logs there? It could give you a better diagnostics of the problem.
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The router will pick up the MAC address of all connecting devices if the option is disabled.
However if the feature is enabled, it will pick up the address but not connect to it because its being told to block all MAC addresses other than the ones entered in the system to be allowed access.
Also you will have to enter the correct computer name with the MAC address. Learnt that the hard way 
The easier way would be to let the router pick up all the MAC addresses in its range and then filter out the one thats required.
Effective if a person is setting up a small network with 2-3 devices.
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So we both agree that whether the option is disabled or enabled, it will ALWAYS pick up the MAC-Address of the connecting devices in the range, what the router does with it afterwards is a matter of access point policy.
Lets just see, what Siaeen has to say more about his D-Link router (model etc.) and about his W-LAN card, before we speculate any further.
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thank u all for the help n suggestions.
danday_wala, the model# of d-link router is WBR-1310 H/W version D1 and F/W version is 4.00.
i do have security enabled on the router n a key is needed for connection.however even after disabling the security my laptop is not connecting to the router.
WLAN card on my laptop is BROADCOM 802.11 B/G WLAN.
any more suggestions ? 
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^^Did you read the error logs on the router?
They can really help to identify the problem.
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pm me if u're close'nuff, i will swing by and set it up for u..
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Oye ghareeg se yeh tou pooch lo ke what type of DSL or cable modem he has?
I think your problem is communication between router and dsl/cable modem. Make sure that you have the PPOE enabled etc.
If you can plug directly into dsl/cable modem and browse internet then I'm pretty sure it's the connection between your modem and router.
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Oye ghareeg se yeh tou pooch lo ke what type of DSL or cable modem he has?
I think your problem is communication between router and dsl/cable modem. Make sure that you have the PPOE enabled etc.
If you can plug directly into dsl/cable modem and browse internet then I'm pretty sure it's the connection between your modem and router.
Pah jee, I think it is just a wireless router. At least the online manual says so.
And his problem is that, the laptop can not connect to the router. aagay ki baat to baad maiN aaye gi.
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Wireless is overrated, go retro and get a freaking long network cable already :)
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Pai Veero, Wireless router usually connects to a Broadband Modem/router so in essence you have two routers routing.
But in this case the two routers are not routing.
