On 19 Aug 2006 19:12:30 -0700, "Hawkman217" <mike.hawkins@sbcglobal.net>
wrote in <1156039950.833557.252990@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups .com>:

>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!

Suggest you download and try Mozilla Firefox. It's a better browser,
but if nothing else it will tell you if this is just an IE problem.

>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.

No light comes on for wireless.

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