Connecting Wireless computer to WRT160N

Just set up my router. My computer is connected ok. went to set up wireless connection, following the directions I printed out. Opened the laptop, Dell Insprion -- Was connected easyly to old DSN router. Found the router, and entered the security password twice as instructed. Then it tries to connect. But it never does. Finally times out. Looked at encription, seems fine on both sides.
Did look at forums, but didn't find next step when the accepted answer fails.
John
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Lowered the security on the router from higest to mid range. Then in the porperties on the laptop for the wirless network, had to take out the 801 card stuff. Then had to type in the security key. I could not get a flash drive to work to transfer the material.
Thanks.
John

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1. Ran the setup for the WRT160N on the XP computer and went fine. But when trying to connect wirelessly, the connection screen sits there trying to connect to the router with indication stating "Verifying Identity". The number of packets being received only amounts to about 3. The LAN cable works like a champ, though this is not the purpose of a wireless router.
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3. What to I need to do to clean up the connection to the Windows XP computer?
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Helper Class (RNWF MSM Helper Class) Event:
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I think there is a profile saved on your wireless computer.
What is the operating system on your computer ?
Delete the profile on your wireless computer. I think you are using the intel wireless adapter on that computer.
Open the Intel wireless adapter utility. There you will find the profiles saved on your computer. Delete the wireless network profile that you are trying to connect.
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I have a hard wired connection thought my cable modem, but can not get it thought my WRT160N v2

As you informed that you have a cable connection so do the following steps:
~~ Connect the cable modem to the router’s WAN or Internet port and then connect a computer to any of the numbered ports (1, 2, 3 or 4).
~~ Open up the browser and on the address bar type 192.168.1.1 that will open up the Router setup page.
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Man oh man... this issue has been festering for almost an entire year now and I have not found a solution. Last August (2009) my macbook stopped wirelessly connecting to my ATT 2WIRE dsl modem saying it had a self assigned ip address. I bought the computer in July and could connect with no issues for about a month. Ever since then, I've been connected via ethernet with slow connection. At the same time, the 2 iPhones in our household also could not connect wirelessly. One G5 could connect wirelessly but was extremely weak and often dropped the signal.
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Based on the model number, your Linksys router is OLD.
I'd actually suspect that your router has been the problem.
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Still in System Preferences, Internet and Network, Network, with the _test location you just created...
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Out of no where, will not connect wirelessly.

I just purchased a Windows 8 pc. However, I take such good care of my techie things I still have an old Toshiba laptop about 8 years old, maybe a little less that runs just great, it's just the technolgy was getting a little behind. It's the old style "tablet" that has the swivel screen and was considered "heavy" accord to our standards today.
The Toshiba Satellite (circa 2005) laptop is an XP with all the updates and service packs. I keep it lean and clean with Advanced System Care, have for months with no problem. It was always used to connect wirelessly.
About the middle of February I switced from Verizon slow DSL to Comcast because we have no other choice for a faster speed. No FIOS. But, I've come back a full 180 to Verizon. However I did get a new modem, the latest advances. It's a D-Link ADSL2+ (DSL2750B) Supposed to run 3 to 6 times faster than the old Verizon modem I had. When I first connected to the DSL I turned this laptop on, connected wirelessly and it was there great going! I was even hitting almost the top speed I am provisioned for wireless. The modem is only 2 feet away but still. I turned if off, turned my attention back to the new Windows 8 machine for a day couple of days
Then I wanted to go back and check the Toshiba XP and revel in it's great performance on this new modem .... drat!! It detects all local stations, even of course mine, but when I try to connect it tries but fails and jumps to a neighbors DSL. I can however connect with the Ethernet cord.
I've been using this Toshiba Tablet for months with a USB wireless adapter just fine that a friend gave me. In fact either the internal wireless adapter and the USB worked with not a problem but tests seemed to show his gift of the adapter was a little faster, so I use it exclusively.
So neither wireless adapter, internal or USB will connect to my modem. I even tried pressing the WPS button on the modem, the one that's lets someone near log on without a password.
So there it is. Can anyone have a clue why this worked at the first and now won't? Also, all other pc's, including a netbook with XP and a new small android tablet are connecting no problem. It's the Toshiba laptop alone that for some reason ...
out of no where, will not connect wirelessly. Is there an easy fix than uninstalling drivers? But why would both adapters get a corrupted driver at the same time? I hope there is help here. Thanks so much for reading this and consdering my situation. Jack ":-D

Since the computer can connect with the neighbor's router, I don't think there is a problem with wireless connection on the computer. So it has to be some configuration or settings problem with the new modem. I would check the encryption of the new modem. If the computer can see the modem, but not connect, my thinking is that the encryption is blocking the connection. Temporarily disable the encryption on the new modem and see if that makes a difference. If it doesn't, you may want to check the advanced settings on the modem and compare the IP settings on the computers that work versus the one that doesn't.

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