I cannot get my Dell Inspiron Laptop to connect with Belkin router, any idea why??

Go to the dell support website and download the driver for your network adapter.
Check your device manager for missing drivers, and download all that have yellow exclamation marks against them

Try removing your network by opening your network and sharing center, then click on manage your wireless networks then right click and remove it. Then restart and try to reconnect. This should work, if not repost and I'll see what we can figure out for you.

Hope this helps.

Its not necessary to purchase a new router. Nintendo DS supports WEP encryption. You wont be able to connect if the encryption on the router is WPA. Your computer can connect on both WPA and WEP so what i suggest is for you to access the router page then check the wireless settings then change the encryption to WEP so that your Laptop and DS can connect at the same time. To access your router check the manual for the username and password


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If this is a new Belkin product you should be able to get free phone support. They should be able to assist you with both products (laptop and router), thought they may not be experts one the laptop. And likewise if this is a new Dell, they should help for free as well. Too many variables to help you without direct contact.

Please try using Wireless 'G' mode only in the router. Also, try using 'TKIP' and not TKIP+AES for encryption.

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are you missing the Dell manual? or your belkin manual ?
If it's dell >>http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/my_systems_info/manuals?~ck=ln&c=us&l=en&lnki=0&s=gen

if it's the belkin check their sites and what do you want to know about it?

Try right-clicking on icon of monitor at bottom of screen. Click on "repair" and follow directions. This has worked for me many times.

If you have left your router open, you may have been hacked.
Ring Belkin support to make your router more secure

you need nother computer, routers are for the second computer to conec to.

What operating system do you have running on the Dell? Is there a hardware/software firewall setup/installed?