Hi. I bought a Linksys Broadband Router today and have a problem. My
desktop computer is connected to the new router and works fine. I have
a Dell laptop, however, that I would like to use wireless. I created
my "network" and set up the security; it worked fine when I accessed it
from the laptop. I even had to key in the security code, and was able
to connect. The icon in the bottom right corner says I'm connected
with excellent strength. I was able to update my virus protection,
accessing the internet through the software (?). Everything seems to
work properly....until I bring up Internet Explorer. It tries to bring
up my front page (Yahoo), but I get the old "Cannot find server - - The
page cannot be displayed" error. Any website I try to go to gets the
same error, unless I work offline. The Linksys software, when copying
the data from the desktop PC to the laptop, accessed the internet and I
got the following message: "Congratulations! Your wireless home
network has been set up successfully. NetSet Assistant has
successfully configured your wireless adapter and has verified that a
wireless connection exists." I have the bubble at the bottom that says
"Wireless Network Connection is now connected," so I believe it is
actually connected, but I can't get it to work with Explorer. I went
to the Microsoft website and downloaded a Guided Help program, which
came back with a message to talk to my ISP provider. I don't know how
to make Explorer work!

The only question I have about the actual router is this: If a
wireless connection is made, does one of the lights on the router come
on, or is that only ones hooked up directly? Because at the moment,
only the first light (desktop PC) is on.

I would appreciate any suggestions anyone might have. I have looked
quite a bit under Tools-Internet Options-Connections, but I'm a bit of
a novice and don't know what the proper settings should be. I have
used the laptop in a company that had their own server, and it worked
at home when I could find a local user that was unsecured, but I don't
know if there are settings from the old company that need to be removed
(or where to find those settings). Thanks for any help that can be
provided.