Sorry Andy, I've never used vista, but surely there must be a way of setting the ip address as static, maybe it is under the prefered network. try the windows help (f1) when in the properties page.
Martin Andy Collins recently said:-
Hi Martin - The OS is Vista on the laptop, and I can't find a tab for IP, there are only 2 pages under properties one is connection, and the other is security. Under connection, it just shows check boxes for connecting when in range or to a prefered network, nothing about setting the IP address - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Dudley" <dudleym@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 3:02 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptop connection to network problem | | | Start menu | settings | control panel | Network connections | highlight wireless connection | press alt-enter to get into properties | scroll down to internet protocol (TCP-IP) | tab to properties and press enter | there you will find the radio buttons for setting ip to auto or manual. | select the manual tcp-ip and enter your ip address. If you are going to use | your PC and laptop together make sure your PC hasn't already been | allocated the same ip address, you may have to set your pc address manually | as well, try it out and see first. | I don't think you'll need to set dns to manual so just tab past this and | the advanced button and OK the new ip setting when done. | | | Martin | | Andy Collins recently said:- | | >Hi Martin - where do I look on the laptop to set the IP? | > | >Thanks - | > | >Andy | >----- Original Message ----- | >From: "Martin Dudley" <dudleym@xxxxxxxxxxxx> | >To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 9:56 AM | >Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptop connection to network problem | > | > | >| | >| Andy | >| | >| Have you set the ip address on your laptop to be in the range of the | >| router? In my experience the router does not allow the setting "obtain ip | >| address automatically" The router will probably have a range of | >192.168.0.# | >| or very similar. You need to set the ip on your laptop to be the next in | >| the rangeie: | >| router ip 192.168.0.1 | >| Laptop ip 192.168.0.2 | >| | >| Hope this helps. | >| | >| Martin | >| | >| | >| Andy Collins recently said:- | >| | >| >Hi Chris - Yes, I was able to enter the wep key there, and after that I | >got | >| >the message that it was searching for the ip address, but that screen | >just | >| >sat there, with no further messages! - | >| > | >| >Andy | >| >----- Original Message ----- | >| >From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >| >To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >| >Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 10:51 PM | >| >Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptop connection to network problem | >| > | >| > | >| >| Hi, this is where, like you said, you need to enter the wep key. I also | >| >| stated that you should be able to enter the wep key through your | >| >| connection's properties. Hope that helps. | >| >| | >| >| Andy Collins wrote: | >| >| > Hi Chris - I was given the option to save this network, and connect | >| >| > automatically; what the problem is, is that the laptop has connected | >to | >| >the | >| >| > network, but hasn't got access to the internet. It looks like I need | >to | >| >do | >| >| > something so that the laptop has access to the internet when on the | >| >| > etwork - | >| >| > | >| >| > Andy | >| >| > ----- Original Message ----- | >| >| > From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >| >| > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >| >| > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 6:15 PM | >| >| > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptop connection to network problem | >| >| > | >| >| > | >| >| > | Hi Andy, although this wireless connection I use here uses | >| >WPA-personal, | >| >| > | another type of encryption, you may want to look in your wireless | >| >| > | connection's properties, under the security page. You may be able | >to | >| >| > | enter the wep key there. I know you can enter this network's | >| >| > | WPA-personal key there as well, so this is just a stab in the dark. | >| >| > | Going back to your "connect to" query, when you first connect to | >the | >| >| > | network you should have been given options to "save the network", | >| >| > | "connect to the network automatically", etc. If not, you may again | >be | >| >| > | able to set these in the connection's properties. If you want to | >know | >| >| > | how to get there in the first place, give us a shout. Hope that | >helps. | >| >| > | | >| >| > | Andy Collins wrote: | >| >| > | > Hi all - | >| >| > | > | >| >| > | > When I try to 'connect to a network' with my laptop, I get the | >| >message: | >| >| > | > | >| >| > | > "connection unsuccessful. This computer is connected to [SSID | >name] | >| >but | >| >| > does | >| >| > | > not have access to the internet - this might be cause by an | >| >incorrect | >| >| > wep | >| >| > | > key" | >| >| > | > | >| >| > | > If it is to do with the wep key, then what do I need to do? 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