Laptop use away from home

This might be an issue with the the Wireless encryption type (WEP, WPA).
Try changing the wireless key encryption type on your router to WPA AES.

Can you access the network using cable? Check the security setting of your router. Check the WPA-PSK key and use it as the password to access the network

Whats the problem? Isnt your laptop working now.

Please clarify so I can assit.

Thanks

U can try reset the router back to default factory mode, then reconfigure again...

dont know what 2 do

Try changing the channel on the router. It would be better to isolate the problem first by trying to connect to other wireless networks on your laptop or having someone's laptop connect to your home wireless network.

To connect to the router wirelessly using a Windows XP, right click on the wireless network connection icon on the lower right corner of the screen and choose view available wireless networks. Select your existing network and click on the connect button. If you are using Vista, go to network and sharing center of your control panel then select connect to a network. If you still having problems, please provide details of the problem like your Internet service provider and if there are already other computers online with your WRT54G2.

its possible that the wireless card does not have the correct wireless settings.

Open the linksys wireless monitor on your wife's laptop.
Go to the profiles tab, highlight the default SSID then click on edit at the bottom. It will search for the wireless network, from the list of networks that it will show you, click the name of your wireless network, in if the network is secured you will be ask to put in your network key. Then click connect. Then it will say that you profile was successfully configured. then click connect to network. It will take you back back to the screen where you saw no association to the access point, check if you will now get a new message. On that same screen click the more info button at the upper left hand side. Check the IP address it should be 192.168.1.x. If you have that IP then you can test if you will be albe to get online.

if you still have any problem just reply to this post.

This is a common problem with linkys wireless g routers, as you say that you modem works fine with usb..no problem with your isp, so go head and first upgrade the routers latest firmware..reset and reconfig your roter your issue will get fixed..try it out.