Wireless connection with Vista

I just bought a laptop with Vista Home Premium. I have gotten rid of my
desktop and am only using the laptop now. I have a d-link dl-524 wireless
router and Road Runner cable high-speed internet service. I reset the router
back to factory settings and re-ran the setup wizard with the router
hard-wired to the laptop. I can see the wireless network when I view
available networks. I can connect to the internet through the router as long
as it is wired directly to my laptop. But, when I unplug and try to use the
wireless connection, I get an error message that the settings in my computer
do not match the required settings of the router. I have the router set to
automatically obtain an IP address and I have it set to WEP 128-byte. If I
add a wireless network and enter the password required, then set it to
automatically connect, I can't get to the internet at all and have to go back
and delete it.

I don't know much about networking -- when I had XP on my desktop, I just
plugged it in, ran the wizard and was good to go. I'm really lost on what
steps I might be missing. Is it because I don't have a computer that will
always be connected to the router? If not, can someone give me step by step
instructions for how to set this up in vista?

Thank you!

Following may help:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...uy/cg0406.mspx
and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928429


"tb0914" <tb0914@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8AB29266-34EA-420F-A6B6-676CFDC250C5@microsoft.com...
>I just bought a laptop with Vista Home Premium. I have gotten rid of my
> desktop and am only using the laptop now. I have a d-link dl-524 wireless
> router and Road Runner cable high-speed internet service. I reset the
> router
> back to factory settings and re-ran the setup wizard with the router
> hard-wired to the laptop. I can see the wireless network when I view
> available networks. I can connect to the internet through the router as
> long
> as it is wired directly to my laptop. But, when I unplug and try to use
> the
> wireless connection, I get an error message that the settings in my
> computer
> do not match the required settings of the router. I have the router set to
> automatically obtain an IP address and I have it set to WEP 128-byte. If I
> add a wireless network and enter the password required, then set it to
> automatically connect, I can't get to the internet at all and have to go
> back
> and delete it.
>
> I don't know much about networking -- when I had XP on my desktop, I just
> plugged it in, ran the wizard and was good to go. I'm really lost on what
> steps I might be missing. Is it because I don't have a computer that will
> always be connected to the router? If not, can someone give me step by
> step
> instructions for how to set this up in vista?
>
> Thank you!

Well, I had been to all of those screens before -- but I started from scratch
and followed the steps in order. When I tried to connect, I got an error
message but when I followed the prompts, it opened the wireless network
properties and, guessing, I changed the security type from none to shared and
it worked!!!!!

So, now I'm connected --- and hopefully secure.

Thank you for your help!

"AJR" wrote:

> Following may help:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...uy/cg0406.mspx
> and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928429
>
>
> "tb0914" <tb0914@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8AB29266-34EA-420F-A6B6-676CFDC250C5@microsoft.com...
> >I just bought a laptop with Vista Home Premium. I have gotten rid of my
> > desktop and am only using the laptop now. I have a d-link dl-524 wireless
> > router and Road Runner cable high-speed internet service. I reset the
> > router
> > back to factory settings and re-ran the setup wizard with the router
> > hard-wired to the laptop. I can see the wireless network when I view
> > available networks. I can connect to the internet through the router as
> > long
> > as it is wired directly to my laptop. But, when I unplug and try to use
> > the
> > wireless connection, I get an error message that the settings in my
> > computer
> > do not match the required settings of the router. I have the router set to
> > automatically obtain an IP address and I have it set to WEP 128-byte. If I
> > add a wireless network and enter the password required, then set it to
> > automatically connect, I can't get to the internet at all and have to go
> > back
> > and delete it.
> >
> > I don't know much about networking -- when I had XP on my desktop, I just
> > plugged it in, ran the wizard and was good to go. I'm really lost on what
> > steps I might be missing. Is it because I don't have a computer that will
> > always be connected to the router? If not, can someone give me step by
> > step
> > instructions for how to set this up in vista?
> >
> > Thank you!
>
>
>

Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"tb0914" <tb0914@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2636C67A-E87C-4E8A-AD93-55327B3FDB24@microsoft.com...
Well, I had been to all of those screens before -- but I started from scratch
and followed the steps in order. When I tried to connect, I got an error
message but when I followed the prompts, it opened the wireless network
properties and, guessing, I changed the security type from none to shared and
it worked!!!!!

So, now I'm connected --- and hopefully secure.

Thank you for your help!

"AJR" wrote:

> Following may help:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...uy/cg0406.mspx
> and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928429
>
>
> "tb0914" <tb0914@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8AB29266-34EA-420F-A6B6-676CFDC250C5@microsoft.com...
> >I just bought a laptop with Vista Home Premium. I have gotten rid of my
> > desktop and am only using the laptop now. I have a d-link dl-524 wireless
> > router and Road Runner cable high-speed internet service. I reset the
> > router
> > back to factory settings and re-ran the setup wizard with the router
> > hard-wired to the laptop. I can see the wireless network when I view
> > available networks. I can connect to the internet through the router as
> > long
> > as it is wired directly to my laptop. But, when I unplug and try to use
> > the
> > wireless connection, I get an error message that the settings in my
> > computer
> > do not match the required settings of the router. I have the router set to
> > automatically obtain an IP address and I have it set to WEP 128-byte. If I
> > add a wireless network and enter the password required, then set it to
> > automatically connect, I can't get to the internet at all and have to go
> > back
> > and delete it.
> >
> > I don't know much about networking -- when I had XP on my desktop, I just
> > plugged it in, ran the wizard and was good to go. I'm really lost on what
> > steps I might be missing. Is it because I don't have a computer that will
> > always be connected to the router? If not, can someone give me step by
> > step
> > instructions for how to set this up in vista?
> >
> > Thank you!
>
>
>