When he moved off to college, I broke down in frustration and bought another router ($29.99 on newegg.com before you ask) and the damn thing worked perfectly the first time and has ever since. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Also, some devices, like TV's and laptops, may not support the latest Wi-Fi technology used by an advanced router, and may need to be disabled. Like re-typing the encryption password a thousand times, "rebooting the router first then my PC" (and a dozen other different ways), even moving the PC closer to the router. Or is it the F/W?

Our Android phones wouldn't connect to it via wi-fi and my laptop connections were problematic.

Try disabling 802.11N on your laptop in the driver settings and maybe in the router as well. I went back in, set the mode back to "compatiblity mode (b/g/n)" and turned WEP back on. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. If you let folks here know what you see, someone will be able to post more specific instructions. But for wireless the password is the WEP key. Verify each requirement before moving on to the troubleshooting steps. Before I get the chance to look at it, I hear a long laundry list of things that were attempted to get the wireless connection working.

Unable to find your answer here? NOTE: When you select "Auto" on your router, the maximum speed on your network will be determined by the slowest device connected to your router. If you don't want to change your router configuration to auto, check your PC wireless network card setting. Most Wireless routers operate at 2.4Ghz band (other WI-Fi routers may use 5Ghz band).

Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Cannot Connect to Wireless Router My parents recently moved out to an acreage, and set up a new internet connection, via a satellite internet service.

If connectivity issues continue, you can restore your Verizon router to its factory default settings.

If you don't have the little wireless icon, got into your control panel and look for wireless network setup. Based on the Word Net lexical database for the English Language. Setup just cannot connect! When not writing, he scours the desert for interesting photos, often ending up with nothing but embedded thorns for his efforts.

If so, get your space back with an adjustable dual monitor mounting stand and declutter your desk with out throwing anything out! You PC will now be able to connect to your router…finally.

Verizon has started to change simple paswords to the router serial number. Yes.

Now if you are connected and want to access the router to configure it, the passwords would default to password, or password1.

Take The Poll: How Often Do You Change Your Email Password? My computer suddenly stopped having a reliable connection to my internet. Filed under Computer How-To by Mike Boyds, These are all valid points. They brought the same TRENDnet wireless router we used at our old house (where I connected fine) here. into Channel 6 (or lower). NOTE: WEP encryption is very weak and can be easily comprised.

The tech came out and replaced it with an ActionTec MI424wr Revision I router. You must log in or register to reply here.

With one of these solutions, hopefully you can get connected and watching the net! So the password to having online connection is the WEP key, correct?

I reboot mine from time to time just because I've had FIOS for 7 years and the earlier revisions of the router were a bit flaky. Now everything, including my wife's laptop works.

She can connect to her wireless router at work. Connecting a laptop to a wireless router improves user mobility and frees the laptop from wire connections to gain access to the Internet.

Thanks a big bunch, Just bought vodafone home broadband dongle. Try searching, Verizon Fios Community Terms of Service and User Guidelines. It keeps cycling between "Identifying..." and (briefly) "Enabled". Intel WiFi Link 1000BGN -- tried 14.0.2.2 (original) and 14.3.1.1 (upgraded), router ActionTec MI424WR Gen2, Rev F, Firmware 20.19.8.

It's possible, the speed it uses may only be set to use g, while your router is set to use n only (instead of auto).

Consequently, you can’t send or request data over the internet. Our Android phones wouldn't connect to it via wi-fi and my laptop connections were problematic.

Basically anything that can connect via a wireless connection. NOTE: When you select "Auto" on your router, the maximum speed on your network will be determined by the slowest device connected to your router.

I gave it another try and set the mode on the router to "legacy mode (b/g)," which is curiously under security settings?

Go to the bottom right corner, and select “Settings” and then “Control Panel” from the “Charms” menu. Look for your wireless adapter and use the IP address next to Default Gateway. Didn't find what you were looking for? Chances are, if you check your wireless router configuration, it may be set to enforce g only.

I'm not concerned with security for now, I just want to know how to connect to the internet through my fios cable modem first. A [software component] will damage your computer message displays when printing or while installing - Click Here, Resolve Windows 10 or update issues on HP computer or printer– Click Here. If other computers on your network can see the router, the problem may be outdated drivers on your computer -- especially if updates have been made to the system lately.

Yet, it seems to connect everywhere else but in their house. Fields marked by an asterisk (*) are required. The biggest item that can easily trip you up when troubleshooting wireless connection problems is NOT checking the wireless speed configuration on the router and PC. Maybe a router reboot is what was needed. In this band, you can select a Channel (1,4,6, 9, 11, etc) to broadcast on.

If I can figure out how to get my adaptors into some sort of compatibility mode, I should be able to make a connection.

And in the course of my efforts I hit an errant tab key and turned off WEP, so nothing connected.

If you want to be able to access the web or share files and printers with another computer and still have the freedom to move around, you'll have to connect to a wireless router.

If you are running anti-virus or firewall software, try temporarily reducing security levels or disabling the software completely.

If you are using WEP (hopefully not), the same is needed on the connecting device. I already have the verizon fios internet modem in my house. He has been writing informational articles on a wide variety of subjects since approximately 2005. The solution? Certain settings in these programs may limit Internet access or block it if set incorrectly.

Using an external USB wireless NIC worked fine.

Having limited mobility because your laptop is tethered to your Internet connection by wires defeats the whole purpose of a laptop computer. What do I do? next right click on your wireless adapter and select properties. On your computer,remove all the preferred network and then,try to connect the wireless network.