wifi troubleshooting?

[grasswire]

So my new apartment has wireless included in the amenities on the lease. The G router is in the room next to my living room. I bought a belkin N300 adapter and plugged it into my older PC. Entered the key given to me, for the appropriate network.

Message says the network is not in range.

But the router is in the next room. Other people can access that network, including the house next door.

Any clues? My preference would be to just run a cable, but they don't want to drill a hole in the wall.

[steve2470]

1. Is it impractical to run a cable on the floor with tape over it to prevent tripping ? nt

[struggle4progress]

3. i think grasswire wants to access a community signal from a room not in grasswire's apt

[steve2470]

4. ah ok my bad nt

[struggle4progress]

2. box has a compliant os? network card meets required standard? installed belkin driver?

actually looking for a G network, not a B or N?
looking on correct channel or scanning for proper range of channels?
using right encryption scheme?
no typo or wrong case in network name?
no typo or wrong case in key?

[grasswire]

7. well, I see the network name come up on the list of available

and I have the correct key, verified multiple times. Message back says "may no longer be in range." Another party can access on adjacent property, another party can access in room on other side of router room.

[woo me with science]

5. We had the same trouble with a Belkin router and an older computer.

Not saying this is the problem for you - just saying it sounds familiar.

We struggled with it for days and finally called a computer professional. He sat there for two hours and couldn't make it work, either. Then he hooked up a Linksys router, and it connected immediately. He actually told me, "Sometimes Belkins don't play nice." We gave our Belkin to a friend, and it works fine with his setup.

One more thought: Did you check in your OS's "Services" to make sure your wireless service is turned on?

Good luck.

[grasswire]

6. it's the receptor (adapter) that is Belkin

I don't know the brand of the G router in the next room; I suspect it is linksys. I'll find out.

I don't know about where to go in the OS to make "sure wireless service is turned on" but this computer was able to access wireless with the same recepter in prior residence.

[Occulus]

8. make sure you match communication modes

802.11b/g/n - make sure your hardware matches up properly. You should be able to set this up in your wireless configuration/settings dialog, wherever that is.

Both ends of the connection need the same mode. Some are set up for multiple modes; it depends on what you're using.