Wireless question I am unable to connect my Compaq to a wireless network.

A bit vague, but here is the drill:

Click on the networks icon by the clock in the bottom right corner (if you are on windows XP, right-click on the wireless networks icon). Pick the network you want to connect to from the list. If it requires a password it will ask for it and you type it in. If it fails you almost certainly have the wrong password - go ask whoever owns the network.

At what stage is it failing?

You will need to check the wireless settings of the router
is there any computer connected to the router ?
If yes then you can open the router set up page on that computer.
Router set up page is the page where you can check all the wireless settings of the router.

Go to add/remove programs to your computer and remove the uninstall HP wireless assistant and do the installation process again.

I am presuming you have set it to the same WORK GROUP The correct TCP IP +1 and the right subnet mask?
and the switch to the network card is on?

You should be able to go into Control Panel -> Network and Sharing Center and select Setup a connection or network to bring up a wizard that will guide you through the process of setting up your wireless connection.

Limited connectivity means your pc not able to connect to the preffered network.................
wi-fi also not working....................

there is a problem with your router not from pc.

Your wife's laptop is setup to connect to another wireless network. It must be set up now for the wireless network that you are trying to connect to. This means that your wife's laptop is trying to connect to the wireless network somewhere else. You need to let the laptop look for available wireless networks. It should be able to see your wireless network. It will then require you to enter the password that you have set in your Zyxel. If you don't know the password, call Zyxel.

hi,
any laptop has the capability to use wireless connection, if you connect to that laptop a compatible wireless card and install its drivers( the cd/dvd that comes with the wireless card)

to check if this card is ok or not try using it on some other laptop see if it works there and gets the networks

further Queries are welcome

jdawg01,

the signal that receives by ur adapter is not that much strong so it was unable to connect properly..u might have receive a low signal..

DId you install the driver for the wireless card?  Go to device manager and make sure that the wireless card is shown under network connections.