My toshiba satelite will not connect to a wireless network,it finds it and connects then say it is limited but never asks for a password

Hi Andrew,

This should be an easy one to fix. First, unplug power from the modem and the router for 30 seconds. Power on the modem first and wait one minute. Now power on the router and wait one more minute. This will remedy the limited access issue.

Now we'll fix the 'settings don't match' issue. Here's what's probably happening:

You had connected to your wireless network with no password previously and windows saved a connection to this network. Now, you are trying to connect with security enabled and windows is saying "hey, I know this network, but my saved connection doesn't have any security"

So.....you need to delete the existing connection to your wireless network and then re-connect to it.

In windows 7, go to control panel and click on the network and sharing centre. now click on manage wireless networks and delete the connection to your home wireles network.

Now reconnect to your wireless network and you will be asked for the password. Enter it and everything should be good.

Please let me know if this helps. I f not, get back to me and I can help some more.

Regards,

Joe

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Hi Dacosta,

I got your issue that you have trouble connecting with ,

If Your comp if its win 7 Operating system

1. Click on start go to control panel--> go to
2. In network and sharing centre in the left hand side click on manage wireless network
3. In manage wireless network, you can see the networks which you have connected before , right click on the network name and select remove network. In the same way remove each one of them, the screen should me empty. there should be 0 items.
4. Then go back to network and sharing centre and click on connect to a network, you can see your network name , click on the network and click on connect to connect to the network.

If Your comp if its win Vista Operating system

1. Click on start go to control panel--> go to network and internet and then click on network and sharing centre
2. In network and sharing centre in the left hand side click on manage wireless network
3. In manage wireless network, you can see the networks which you have connected before , right click on the network name and select remove network. In the same way remove each one of them, the screen should me empty. there should be 0 items.
4. Then go back to network and sharing centre and click on connect to a network, you can see your network name , click on the network and click on connect to connect to the network.

If Your comp if its win XP Operating system

1. Click on start go to control panel--> go to network and internet connections
2. Then go to network connections
3: You can see wireless network connection , right click on it and go to properties and go to the wireless networks tab
4. In wireless network tab, under preferred networks, if you see any network , remove it and then push ok
5. Then right click on wireless network connection and go to view available wireless networks
6. here you can see the network and you can connect with your password.
Please try this, im sure this will work

Thanks & Regards,
Prema

First - Determine if your Toshiba Satellite has built-in Wi-Fi. Open the Start menu in the lower left corner of the desktop. Choose "Control Panel" and select "Performance and Maintenance." Click on the "System" icon and click on the "Hardware" tab in the System Properties window. Click on the "Device Manager" button. Click on the plus sign next to "Network adapters." Look for a device that has "Wireless" or "WLAN" in the name. If you see this device listed, then you have built-in wireless.

Next - Turn on the wireless by holding down the "Fn" key on the keyboard and then pressing "F8" at the top of the keyboard. Press this combination until the window indicates that Wi-Fi is on. Some Toshiba notebooks have a switch on the front left side of the laptop that will turn the Wi-Fi on. Many Toshiba Satellites have an LED indicator light on the right front edge of the notebook that will turn on when the Wi-Fi is on.

Finally - Click on the Start menu in the lower left corner of the desktop. Select "My Network Places" and click on "View network connections" in the menu on the left side of the window. Double click on the "Wireless Network Connection" icon. This will open a window that lists available wireless networks. Click on the name of the network you wish to connect to and click on the "Connect" button at the bottom. Type in the password if required and connect to to the network. Open a web browser to test the connection.

> says "limited access"

Ah, it _IS_ your wireless setup that is the problem,
because your computer has detected that the wireless adapter has _NOT_ been able to "connect" to any wireless access-point, such as your own wireless router.

If it is "new", take it back to where you bought it, and ask them to give you a demonstration on how to "view available wireless networks", and how to select a wireless network, and how to "connect" to the selected network. Take your wireless router, too, and its power-supply. So, they can setup the router so that it will work when you bring it back home.

On the wireless computer it says limited or no connectivity. Is your network secured ?
If it is secured then you might not be entering the correct network key or your computer is not getting the IP address from the router.
You will need to check the settings of the router.

Click Here for more info about networking

Called AT&T and they were able to help me fix it.

you card only support wep

Limited or No Connectivity on Windows XP

Limited or no connectivity indicates that the computer cannot acquire a valid IP address. This is due to incorrect network key you have entered. We need to check the correct WEP key in your router's setup page. Here are the troubleshooting steps we recommend you try:

Note: You need to use a computer hardwired to the router to check the wireless settings.

1. Please open any web browser like Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.
2. Connect to the router by typing http://routerlogin.com/basicsetting.htm or http://192.168.1.1 in the address field. Please click Enter or Return key.
3. A window will prompt for a user name and password. The default username is "admin" and the default password is "password".

Note: If it does not take password as the password, you might have changed it when you have run the NETGEAR Setup CD so please try other passwords. If you cannot remember the password, you need to reset the router and run the Setup CD to reconfigure it.

4. Click on Wireless Settings under Setup page.
5. Take note of the SSID.
6. Scroll down, look for the Security Options and check whether WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) or WPA (Wi-fi Protected Access) is selected.
7. If its WEP is enabled, copy the value of the selected Key number. If WPA is selected, take note of the Passphrase.
8. To configure the computer with wireless adapter, please consider the following:

Configuring the NETGEAR adapter and Saving the Profile

a. Open the NETGEAR Smart Wireless Settings Utility icon located at the lower right portion of your computer screen. It will then open the Settings tab.
b. Change the Network Name SSID to match the one on your router.

Tip: As an alternative to typing in the SSID, you can use the Network tab to view the available wireless networks. Double click on the desired network.

c. Click the Apply button to activate the connection.
d. Enter a name for your profile (e.g. NETGEAR to Home Network) and click the Save Profile button to store the current settings.

Note: The above procedure applies only if you are trying to connect to a wireless network with no wireless security.

If the computer is using Windows built-in wireless program to manage the wireless adapter, please follow the steps below:

For Windows XP Service Pack 1

a. Please right click on the Wireless icon on the right lower end portion of your computer. Then click on to View Available Wireless Networks.
b. Click on the Advanced tab.
c. Please delete all the preferred networks then click on OK.
d. Right click on the Wireless icon again and click on View Available Wireless Network.
e. Please select your network and click on Connect. If you have Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or Wi-fi Protected Access (WPA) enabled on the router, it will ask you for the network key. The network key will be the Key or Passphrase you have copied from the router setup (refer to step 7). Please type in the Network Key and then confirm it.
f. Make sure not to enable IEEE and then click on Connect.

For Windows XP Service Pack 2:

a. Please right click on the Wireless icon on the right lower end portion of your computer. Then click on to View Available Wireless Networks.
2. Click on the Change Advanced Settings.
3. Click on the Wireless Networks tab remove all the preferred networks then click on OK.
4. Right click on the Wireless icon then click on View Available Wireless Network.
5. Select your network and click on Connect. If you have Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or Wi-fi Protected Access (WPA) enabled on the router, it will ask you for the network key. The network key will be the Key or Passphrase you have copied from the router setup (refer to step 7). Type in the network key and confirm it. Then click on Connect.

Note: You may use the wireless utility of your wireless adapter in connecting to the wireless network but you need to clear "Use windows to configure my wireless networks" on the Wireless Networks tab. Please ask assistance from the wireless adapter vendor for configuration if using a proprietary wireless utility (non-NETGEAR wireless adapters).

the black and white wires are most likely the antenna for the wireless networking card. When you locate the card you will see two small round plugs. Don't think it matters which one goes where.

I really hope this link helps. Like i said i'm pretty sure these are the wires for your wireless antenna.

http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2008/03/08/installing-internal-wireless-card-into-older-laptop/