While the router is connected to your computer try and switch it off and on.
From the Control Panel select Network and Sharing Center then Troubleshoot Problems and follow any requests to update drivers or reset the Network Adapter.
SOURCE: want to add laptops our internet service w/exist wireless router
The switch the installer was talking about is a setting in the router itself. The wireless in the router is probably turned off. If it had been enabled but no security configured, anyone within range could use your internet for whatever. (you become a wi-fi hotspot) The wireless is a user setting, accessible through the router's admin page, through your computer's browser. Consult the manual that came with the router. If you don't have the manual, you can download a copy at the Netgear website. Once into the router's admin functions, you can enable the wireless, and configure the settings, and the WEP key. You will need to create the WEP key in the router, and enter that key in the wireless settings in each laptop. the manual explains it all very well and understandable for the non-geek. Each function should offer a help page if there's something you don't understand.
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SOURCE: Netgear WGR614 v6 router drops connection
Hi, what ISP are you using (aol,tiscali...?), and how are you connecting to the router? Wired or wireless? I had similar problems with mine, it wouldn't connect or would drop connection, or loose all the settings. I updated the firmware to the latest from here:-
http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/WGR614v6.asp
Be sure this is the correct model as firmware differes from model to model.
Then I had to manually configure my ISP settings etc. Or you may have software from your ISP which configures for you.
Hope this helps.
SOURCE: My printers that are on my wireless network won't print
Did you define the printers and printer ports to the laptops?
On the XP laptop go to network connections in the control panel and use the network setup wizard.
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SOURCE: i hooked up my wireless
This is most likely due to the "internet box" (modem) still having the Media Access Control (MAC) address of the device that was previously connected the modem in NVRAM.
In order to clear this old MAC address, the easiest thing to do is to unplug the power cable from the modem for 15 to 20 minutes. This allows the NVRAM in the modem to clear and makes it able to accept the new MAC address of the router.
After the modem has been unplugged from the power for 15 to 20 minutes, plug the Ethernet cable of the router into the modem and plug the power cord back in to the modem. After the modem syncs back up to the network, it should add the MAC address of the WRT54GL router to its NVRAM and assign it an IP address. This should allow the router to connect your systems to the Internet.
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