wireless connection troubleshooting: Help me!
 

ok i need the gfy tech's for this problem:
i got a wirless router setup..my dekstops that are hardlined to it work fine..for some reason my lappy wich has a built in wirless card is saying connected but isnt opening pages.

so far ive disconnected all wires and reconnected, including cable wire from wall to modem..refreshed available network list and connected to my router,checked the drivers...says everything is working properly and that im connected?
WTF !
Help!

log into the guys next door, he wont mind.

what kind of router?
do you have any electrical appliances near by?
try using different channels..

Do you have any Privicey options set on the wireless router?
Does your router restrict connections by MAC address?
We had a problem with a Netgear router when we added another wireless lappy. Come to find out that we needed to add its MAC address to the list of allowed machines who can have access.

It says connected, but can you verify you are? FTP, SSH, anything other than a browser.

Doesn't sound like you've determined if maybe the wireless card is the culprit.

Also,
Make sure your connection is using auto detect settings. We got hosed by that once when it was looking for the gateway IP that wasnt their.

Vista or XP?

lynksys router.Worked fine yesterday.packets going back and forth slowey .took lappy down to friends and it snagged connection fine so its not in my lappy.going to try a few more of the tricks and see what develops.....

Unplugging for 30 seconds, both the router and cable modem usually does the trick for me.

Sometimes getting the Macs back online after something like this can be a real pain in the butt.