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Matt40 · 25-08-10, 04:02 PM

Hi,

Virgin came and gave me cable broadband today. They replaced my belkin router with a net gear one. I can't now connect wirelessly from my laptop with a belkin wireless card to the netgear router, I can't even see the network when I search for it, I can connect and surf with an ethernet cable but obviously not a long term solution. My question is do I need to get a netgear wireless card or can I get the belkin one to talk to it? I am running Vista with service pack 2.

Thanks in advance

Matt

lambo · 25-08-10, 05:54 PM

Can you find any wireless networks, is wireless zero configuration enabled ?

Matt40 · 25-08-10, 06:10 PM

Yes, it can see other networks down my road still

Mickha · 25-08-10, 07:30 PM

The router might have the wireless side disabled, or turned off, I have to press a button, on my Vigor router, to enable the wireless function, then it can be accessed.
Can you please post the model number, of the Netgear router, to check for an online manual.

25-08-10, 04:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Matt40 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Belkin and Netgear Router connection problem Hi, Virgin came and gave me cable broadband today. They replaced my belkin router with a net gear one. I can't now connect wirelessly from my laptop with a belkin wireless card to the netgear router, I can't even see the network when I search for it, I can connect and surf with an ethernet cable but obviously not a long term solution. My question is do I need to get a netgear wireless card or can I get the belkin one to talk to it? I am running Vista with service pack 2. Thanks in advance Matt

25-08-10, 05:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
lambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, IRL Posts: 889 Thanks: 176 Thanked 89 Times in 83 Posts	Re: Belkin and Netgear Router connection problem Can you find any wireless networks, is wireless zero configuration enabled ?

25-08-10, 06:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
Matt40 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Belkin and Netgear Router connection problem Yes, it can see other networks down my road still

25-08-10, 07:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mickha Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,999 Thanks: 44 Thanked 1,215 Times in 862 Posts	Re: Belkin and Netgear Router connection problem The router might have the wireless side disabled, or turned off, I have to press a button, on my Vigor router, to enable the wireless function, then it can be accessed. Can you please post the model number, of the Netgear router, to check for an online manual.