Wrt120n wireless router--Getting no internet signal at all on my wireless laptop

Shouldn't I at least be able to see a signal on my laptop? It acts like there is no wireless network at all. Can anyone help me?

What is the model no of the Wireless Adapter you are using on the Laptop..?
Try to adjust the wireless settings on the router and check...Open the setup page and click on the wireless tab,Change the Chanel Width to 20MHz only and Channel to 11-2.462GHz and click on save settings...Under Advanced Wireless Settings Change the Beacon Interval to 75,Change the Fragmentation Threshold to 2304,Change the RTS Threshold to 2304 and Click on Save Settings...Now,check..

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