Hi,

I've got a Siemens 4200 ADSL modem currently connected to my desktop PC via ethernet which works just fine, I recently bought a D-Link Wireless Router DL-524 to share our internet connection with my LAPTOP in another room.
I connected my modem to the router via ethernet and plugged my desktop PC into the 1st output on the router also via ethernet and have got internet working just fine on this computer.

My problem is I can't get internet on my laptop to work, it just gives me "Page Cannot Be Dsplayed" It says I'm connected to the router and signal strength is good.

What I've DONE so far...

I opened the router web page (http://192.168.0.1) and went through the setup wizard.
My network ID (SSID) Is my last name - which my laptop reconizes
The routers channel is set on 10 - as is my laptop
My security encryption is WEP 128-bit, I've created an encryption code (26 characters long) and have entered this on my laptop to connect.

Under WAN on the routers settings its set to Dynamic IP Address
Host Name - There is none
MAC address - There is one entered but am not sure which device its referring to?

Under LAN
IP Address is 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0
Domain Name is empty

Under DHCP
DHCP Server is enabled
Static DHCP - both enabled and disabled are unchecked
At bottom of screen my desktop PC is there with its IP address (192.168.0.133) & MAC Address.

What I did is entered the MAC address of my latop here and created an IP address which is 192.168.0.101
and I've entered this IP address on my laptops wireless card under TCP/IP setting.

Specs on both computers...
Desktop PC
OS:Vista Basic
Currently connected via ethernet to 1st output on router
Internet is working fine on this computer

Laptop
OS:XP SP2
Wireless Card: ORiNOCO Wireless LAN PC Card
Says I'm connected to the router but internet explorer gives me nothing.

I think I've missed a step somewhere could someone please offer advice,
Thanks
Regards Matt
Have you enabled Internet Connection Sharing on the desktop?How do I do that and on which computer?You'll do it on the XP machine the wireless router is connected to:

1) Start/Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs
2) In the left navigation menu, click Add/Remove Windows Components
3) In the Windows Components Wizard window, look for Networking Services. It may already be checked. Regardless...click the words (not the box) to highlight that selection and then click the "Details" button.
4) Put a check mark in "Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client".
5) Click the "OK" button...window wil close.
6) Click the "Next" button...Windows will apply the changes and you may be asked to reboot.


Please post your results...I did what you said, Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client was already checked, anyway I unchecked it then re-checked it and clicked ok,next and rebooted but to no avail.
Trying explorer again says I have no connection to the internet.

Thanks so farRun the Wireless Network COnnection Wizard on your Desktop...

When you're done...you'll have a disk or a thumb drive being used to configure the laptop.

When all is said and done...you should be able to retrieve web pages on your laptop.

You may want to reconsider using WSP instead of WEP...more secure.Didn't work,
I plugged my flash drive into the desktop running vista then went to network sharing centre and clicked Set up connection or network and followed the steps. Then I plugged the flash drive into my laptop and the utility asked if I wanted to add this laptop to the network I'd just created - I clicked yes then tried reconnecting but with no luck I'm still unable to view web pages.

BTW I managed to connect my Nintendo Wii to the router with success and I'm able to view web pages on it.I think I know what the problem is...

You may have a firewall enabled on the Vista machine that's blocking access to the shared Internet connection.

Read this:

http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/archive/r1102/25r02/25r02.asp&guid=

I turned off all firewalls on vista, XP and even my router with no success. - I have scince re-enabled all firewalls

I was wondering, under TCP/IP setting on my laptops wireless card I had entered the IP of my router in here, and once connected I looked at the staus page on my router which confirmed I was connected.

I change the setting to find IP automatically and it now says "little to no connectivity" and the routers status page does not detect my laptop now?You shouldn't have to configure your laptop with any router settings at all. The router is connected through the desktop which is running Vista and shares its Internet connection.

No settings need to me made on the laptop in order for the laptop to connect to the router. The only thing the laptop needs to know is the wireless SSID and WEp or WSP...whichever your using.

If you are having limited or no connectivity...try repairing the wireless connection on your laptop.

Also Channel 10 is not the best channel when it comes to CONNECTING to the router...I believe it's 1 an 6. I have the same router by the way.

At no time during my setup instructions for the router or any other computer on the network require me to enter a MAC address.

I think you should start from scratch on this one.

Set everything back to before you installed the router and try again...I definitely think you've changed something that need not be changed.

Also...it WOULD be a good idea to read over that link I sent you earlier.I clicked the repair TAB and this is what it said...
The following action could not be completed:
Renewing your IP address

Also I was reading the help file on vista and came across a Internet Connection Sharing subject, it says...

Right click the connection you want to share
Then click properties
And under the sharing tab, make sure Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection is checked.

But under vista on my LAN connection there is no Sharing tab?
My LAN is the internal network card right? which is not wireless - which is why I assume there is no Sharing Tab

name your router same as your pc maybe? clone your mac address? i have a wireless server. my router quit sending signals to my two other computers. what happened was my server upgraded and rebooted....after the reboot, the server did not recognize my router until i named it the same log in name i have for my wireless account....make any sense? the owner of the server came over and fixed it for me. he just went in and named my router, then cloned my mac address. something along those lines anyway....hope this gives you some ideas. maybe someone with more knowledge about routers can sort out what i said?In your connections options set the DHCP server and the gateway to the routers address. You do not ICS with a router.Quote from: 2k_dummy on July 02, 2007, 09:56:13 AM

In your connections options set the DHCP server and the gateway to the routers address. You do not ICS with a router.