Connecting wirelessly to BT Home Hub

Although I am able to use broadband on my laptop, I cannot 'see' my Home hub from my PC , which is sitting next to the laptop. When using the control panel I get the message 'Connected with limited access' and the signal strength is showing as 'Fair' or sometimes 'Good.’ I can also 'see' other local home hubs from the PC

hi have a look at this link it may help you http://www.btinternet.com/~cbeddoe/wireless/hub3_wireless.html
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