setting up a wireless network on xp pro media center edition?
 

i just can't figure out how to setup my wireless to work on my laptop..

anyone else have this issue?

anyone running xp pro media center edition?

media edition makes no difference.
set this machine up like the others on your network.

1) make sure some laptops have a on off switch for the internal wireless (yeah weird but some toshibas have em)
2) make sure the router is set to broadcast for wirless..

2 common problems most people overlook..

in the control panel there is a link for 'wireless network setup wizard'..
i run thru that and i gotta set it up manually but i'm having problems..

it was already setup when i was running on xp pro..

1) yea i have that button, and it's on
2) i would have to set this on my main pc if i'm not mistaken, right?

well 1 way to tell if its broadcasting connect to your routers ip :) if not do it from the main box thats working with the router..

naughtyinc,

wireless ssid broadcats is enabled.. do i need to change teh wireless channel?

no shouldnt make a diff most wireless cards scan for the channel... maybe the router has a the security enabled ie wep,wpa,wpa-psk...
and you need to enter the correct wireless key for it to access...

a test to see if its the laptop or not try and connect to your router from ur laptop..

how do i know if wep is enabled .. im using a linksys router

k i found it.. tnx for your help naughtyinc

when i switched my my router setup to wep, my connection wasn't working, and i couldn't connect to my router's ip from my laptop..

this shouldn't be this hard but it is for some reason :Oh crap