Hi there, I have a broadband connection with Virgin Media and I brought a Netgear Wireless G - Router WGR614 v9 which is connected up and works fine - or at least my iphone connects to it ok. I have since brought a Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Netbook and I just can not connect wireless internet to the netbook. The netbook instead keeps connecting me to a BTOpenzone connect which one of the neighbours must have, although even the BTOpenzone comes up low signal and even that doesn?t give me any internet. connection. Also I tried login into my router login page so I can add a device using the MAC address like I had to do for my iPhone but I keep getting an error message MAC address invalid. Pretty please any advise is much appreciated. Thankyou for any help in advance

Thanks for replying, sorry if i am being stupid but could you just explain -

1.Log into router - DONE
2. Verify wireless router name( on the computer) >>> ( on/off) - My says NAME: NETGEAR
3.Note router name you are connecting to. - Is this NETGEAR again?
4.. Check the laptop do ipconfig /all to see current IP addresses. - DONE
5. Set the laptop up in the router by WEP KEY or MAC address. - This i am not sure about, I went to wireless network connection settings and there is an option called Network authentication with the options being Open, Shared, 802.1, WPA-enterprise, WPA-perspnal psk or cckm) and below all that is a section on network key - is any of this where i should be at?
6.Note router name you are connecting to.
7. Move the laptop about 20ft away and try to log on to the internet.
This is for all routers to set up wirelessly.

Many thanks again, much appreciated. Thanks for replying, sorry if i am being stupid but could you just explain - 1.Log into router - DONE 2. Verify wireless router name( on the computer) >>> ( on/off) - My says NAME: NETGEAR 3.Note router name you are connecting to. - Is this NETGEAR again? 4.. Check the laptop do ipconfig /all to see current IP addresses. - DONE 5. Set the laptop up in the router by WEP KEY or MAC address. - This i am not sure about, I went to wireless network connection settings and there is an option called Network authentication with the options being Open, Shared, 802.1, WPA-enterprise, WPA-perspnal psk or cckm) and below all that is a section on network key - is any of this where i should be at? 6.Note router name you are connecting to. 7. Move the laptop about 20ft away and try to log on to the internet. This is for all routers to set up wirelessly. Many thanks again, much appreciated.

Router issue Netgear:
yes, there should be a set up wizard in the router to help you configure the security.
Logging into the router is either 192.168.01. or 192.168.1.1
You can check your manual to show you the exact step for your wireless setup
The manual is on the cd that came with the Netgear or you caan visit the site of the manufacturer for step by step instruct for you model router.

http://kb.netgear.com/app/


Router issue Netgear:
yes, there should be a set up wizard in the router to help you configure the security.
Logging into the router is either 192.168.01. or 192.168.1.1
You can check your manual to show you the exact step for your wireless setup
The manual is on the cd that came with the Netgear or you caan visit the site of the manufacturer for step by step instruct for you model router.

http://kb.netgear.com/app/

Still nothing works, i used the set up wizard to reinstall the router.

Should i reset the netbook to factory settings and start over? do i need to add the os disc at any point as i dont have an external drive yet.

I dont know what else to do - my netbook just keeps connecting to btopenzone which is not mine, i keep deleting it from the wireless wlam utility thing but it keeps coming back.

please please please anymore ideas? my iphone took seconds for its wifi connection to work with my netgear router.

Thanks Still nothing works, i used the set up wizard to reinstall the router. Should i reset the netbook to factory settings and start over? do i need to add the os disc at any point as i dont have an external drive yet. I dont know what else to do - my netbook just keeps connecting to btopenzone which is not mine, i keep deleting it from the wireless wlam utility thing but it keeps coming back. please please please anymore ideas? my iphone took seconds for its wifi connection to work with my netgear router. Thanks