because you reset your router it has lost all the connection details

that you first set it up with (ie the Network ID and your passkey)

connect up to your router with your ethernet cable and set the thing up again through your set up wizard

Posted By: blindasabat on January 3rd 2008 at 14:18:14

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Another test of the knowledge fountain that is wotb, help me unbreak my wireless network (General Chat) - samcd84, Jan 3, 14:10:06
- My internet is wirth VM (General Chat) - conker, Jan 3, 14:30:05
- http:// - that will be on the label on the back/bottom etc (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakey, Jan 3, 14:19:03
- because you reset your router it has lost all the connection details (General Chat) - blindasabat, Jan 3, 14:18:14
  - will try that as soon as i'm home from work, i think i still have those details somewhere (n/m) (General Chat) - samcd84, Jan 3, 14:34:29
  - will try that as soon as i'm home from work, i think i still have those details somewhere (n/m) (General Chat) - samcd84, Jan 3, 14:34:22
  - will try that as soon as i'm home from work, i think i still have those details somewhere (n/m) (General Chat) - samcd84, Jan 3, 14:34:13
    - whoh there work pc, (General Chat) - samcd84, Jan 3, 14:34:54
      - Given that it's your wifi details that you need to put in again, you can make it up as you (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 3, 14:45:17
        
        excpet that it'll save him having to set up the details again on his computer if he uses t (General Chat) - blindasabat, Jan 3, 14:48:05
        
        Well yes. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 3, 14:48:52
        
        nor did i till i'd changed them all on the in-laws laptop (General Chat) - blindasabat, Jan 3, 14:50:49
- Get online with ethernet and go to http://home in your browser (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jan 3, 14:17:46
- What does this mean: "I can get online with ethernet, but not with wireless"? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 3, 14:12:48
  - it seems i recognise a different network wirelessly than i do via ethernet (General Chat) - samcd84, Jan 3, 14:20:55
    - Crumbs. I've never used belkin kit myself, so I couldn't explain why the network name (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 3, 14:26:16
      - when connected via ethernet i do get internet content, (General Chat) - samcd84, Jan 3, 14:28:00
        
        that's cos facebook is always a bit flakey (General Chat) - blindasabat, Jan 3, 14:32:35
        
        Right, OK. So the router must, then, have all the ISP connection stuff it needs. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 3, 14:31:53
  - He means he can't get a device to connect to the router wirelessly but he can with a cable (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jan 3, 14:15:09
    - Well, that's why I ask. If the router is connecting to the outside world OK, (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 3, 14:20:07
  - That's not odd at all. His router has lost the eonnection details (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 3, 14:14:49
    - *connection*. For example.. (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 3, 14:16:48
      - No, you didn't read it right. Try again. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 3, 14:18:59
        
        Hmm. I didn't read that the ethernet cable was in the router. I thought it was in the mode (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 3, 14:50:19
- Is Virgin broadband any good? I have NTL dial up over cable and (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 3, 14:12:44
- If there's a setup wizard, run it again. It has lost all (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 3, 14:11:37

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