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    akuczmarski09 Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 14, 2009, 02:33 PM
    Linksys wireless router
    I recently purchased a new Dell Laptop computer it has Windows vista on it, with the laptop I also purchased a linksys router with it. I am having two problems with it.
    Once in a great while it will connect wireless at home, and other times it will not connect at all windows comes up and says it can not find a wireless network, or it can not connect to this network at this time. What can I do to fix this problem, I have already gone into the networking center and recreated the wireless network plenty of times.
    Also with the New Laptop I bought a brand new Dell printer, I am trying to set up the wireless connection and every time I try to make a wireless connection to the printer from the laptop it is saying the security password is not correct, and it is. How can I get this printer to go wireless?
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    Oct 14, 2009, 04:22 PM

    Have you talked to either Dell or Linksys tech support to make sure the laptop and/or router are setup correclty?

    As for the printer, you shouldn't be connecting the laptop to the printer, but the printer to your router. Once the printer is on the network, any PC on the network can print to it.
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    Nov 8, 2009, 11:17 AM

    If it is a Wireless printer then it shouldn't ba a problem. Make sure it's Wi-Fi and not Bluetooth. HP has a range wireless printers that advertises as wireless but does not include the wireless dongle.

    Anyway, are you using Windows to manage your wireless connections or the Dell Wireless application?
    Try both and see witch gives better results.

    What router is this? 802.11 b or g or n or combination?
    Find out what your laptop supports and change the router to those settings.

    Hope this helps :)
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    Nov 8, 2009, 02:52 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by GrantHillsSA View Post
    If it is a Wireless printer then it shouldn't ba a problem. Make sure it's Wi-Fi and not Bluetooth. HP has a range wireless printers that advertises as wireless but does not include the wireless dongle.
    This is not correct. HP does have some printers that it advertises as Bluetooth compatible. Those printers require a Bluetooth dongle. But Any printer advertised as wireless is WiFi compatible.
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