Trouble connecting to networks
I am having connection timeout errors when trying to connect to any network. Old networks that I previously used would work, however when I moved to my new house my new network would not connect and when I am on the road I cannot connect through airport at my hotels, I would have to use ethernet connections. Please help!!!
To start with your second question, if it is your wireless network at home then that makes you the system admin. The computer doesnt know from "jack" who administers your network so that person should be you.
Regarding your first question, the authentication methods are WEP, WPA, WPA2 and so on. I suggest and this is a temporary attempt. Diable your wireless security on your router and see if you can connect. If that works then re-enable its and try using WPA. Go thru the wireless configuration wizard as that wil be the easiest way on the laptop. On your router, set up WPA-PSK and use TKIP. Set a password that you can remember.
Next use the wireless setup wizard or the setup wireless network for home/office option in your wireless adapter properties. Enter the SSID or name of your network, then choose the same authentication method that you set in the router.
Let me know if that works. (Make sure you are not using MAC filtering as well as this will prevent you from connecting regardless of what you do)
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