Hi all

Having a bit of trouble at home, i've got sky wireless, which my laptop connects to perfectly, so I know there is no problem with the router etc.

When I use the PC tho, it takes ages to connect sometimes, and it will say 'connected to sky36072 (unsecured)'. The internet will not work until i restart the computer and the modem/router several times until it says connected but without the unsecured bit.

I have noticed a few times as well if i have both of them connected at the same time then occasionally it will flash up with something to do with an IP address conflict on the laptop.

Anyone have any ideas as to what could be wrong? I presume it has to be something wrong on with the PC, but i don't know what!

Thanks in advance

rich

 

Hi Rich,

Does your network have a password or WEP key? Typically you need to set up a profile for a wireless internet connection where you select which wireless network you want and also type the password in (if the network has one) you then save this profile and then whenever the computer/laptop/or whatever is within range of the network it should automatically connect to the internet. It sounds like the profile on your laptop is working correctly but the PC's profile isn't. If you do have a password on your network (which I would strongly recommend) it sounds like the PC is connecting to someone else's network that doesn't have a password (maybe a neighbour) hence the unsecured message.

1. Does your network have a password
2. Check the internet profile settings on the laptop. Without knowing what operating system you are running it's difficult to provide a step by step guide for this however in the system tray box (where the clock is located) there should be a icon that is for your internet/network settings. Have a look in here and see what you can find out. Make a note of these settings and compare them to the settings on your PC.

Or you could just create a new profile on the PC and see if that improves things.

 

90% of problems with most wireless connections is the fact your on the same band as your neighbour

Change the channel also

 

I highly recommend http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/, it's helped me loads when I was having router problems.

 

Ok thanks for the advice. I am deffo connecting to my wireless, just that occasionally my PC says 'connected to sky36072 (unsecured)'. The password is saved on the pc and it does connect by itself when it is switched on. All the settings etc are exactly the same as my laptop which has no bother at all connecting, so maybe the dongle on the pc is faulty?

I'll have a look on that forum.

cheers

Rich

 

how do you make it secure connection