Connecting a BT Home Hub to a Vista wireless laptop.

I have just brought my self a BT Home Hub and was hoping to be able to
use my laptop wireless card on it, but i have a few problems.
The cd that came with it doesnt work with vista.
When i go start>connect to it shows upbut it fails to connect and says
unkown connecton problem.
is there any way i could get it working? many thanks

smiley wrote:
> I have just brought my self a BT Home Hub and was hoping to be able
> to use my laptop wireless card on it, but i have a few problems.
> The cd that came with it doesnt work with vista.
> When i go start>connect to it shows upbut it fails to connect and
> says unkown connecton problem.
> is there any way i could get it working? many thanks

Why do you need to run the BT disk if you've already got your wifi
card drivers installed & working???

Make sure that both pieces of equipment are on the same 'channel' &
that you know the security code & coding being used by the Home Hub.
This may well mean you having to use a wired connection just to set
up.

That will get you a lot further along than just trying to run a ISPs
CD which will just clutter up (& possibly corrupt some settings on)
your laptop.

On 26 Mar, 23:25, "kraftee" <Kraftee@b&e-cottee.me.uk> wrote:
> smiley wrote:
> > I have just brought my self a BT Home Hub and was hoping to be able
> > to use my laptop wireless card on it, but i have a few problems.
> > The cd that came with it doesnt work with vista.
> > When i go start>connect to it shows upbut it fails to connect and
> > says unkown connecton problem.
> > is there any way i could get it working? many thanks
>
> Why do you need to run the BT disk if you've already got your wifi
> card drivers installed & working???
>
> Make sure that both pieces of equipment are on the same 'channel' &
> that you know the security code & coding being used by the Home Hub.
> This may well mean you having to use a wired connection just to set
> up.
>
> That will get you a lot further along than just trying to run a ISPs
> CD which will just clutter up (& possibly corrupt some settings on)
> your laptop

I've got the channel which is 1, is the secuity code the same as the
wep code? and what other coding. sorry im a newbie to wireless.

On 27/03/2008 in message
<eaf793b5-0917-4f48-acca-(E-Mail Removed)> smiley
wrote:

>I've got the channel which is 1, is the secuity code the same as the
>wep code? and what other coding. sorry im a newbie to wireless.

My daughter has a home hub and the security code (which is a WEP code) was
printed on the hub itself I believe. Your wireless connection on the
laptop needs to be set to use DHCP (automatically obtain an IP address).
You should get some indication of it attempting to connect - you may need
to double click the icon in the system tray to be able to enter the WEP
code, I don't use Vista so can't be more specific.

--
Jeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK
All things being equal, fat people use more soap

"smiley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:eaf793b5-0917-4f48-acca-(E-Mail Removed)...
> On 26 Mar, 23:25, "kraftee" <Kraftee@b&e-cottee.me.uk> wrote:
>> smiley wrote:
>> > I have just brought my self a BT Home Hub and was hoping to be able
>> > to use my laptop wireless card on it, but i have a few problems.
>> > The cd that came with it doesnt work with vista.
>> > When i go start>connect to it shows upbut it fails to connect and
>> > says unkown connecton problem.
>> > is there any way i could get it working? many thanks
>>
>> Why do you need to run the BT disk if you've already got your wifi
>> card drivers installed & working???
>>
>> Make sure that both pieces of equipment are on the same 'channel' &
>> that you know the security code & coding being used by the Home Hub.
>> This may well mean you having to use a wired connection just to set
>> up.
>>
>> That will get you a lot further along than just trying to run a ISPs
>> CD which will just clutter up (& possibly corrupt some settings on)
>> your laptop
>
> I've got the channel which is 1, is the secuity code the same as the
> wep code? and what other coding. sorry im a newbie to wireless.

In Vista...
if it doesn't just prompt and say there is a network available anyway...
right click on the network icon on the bottom right (two little screens) and
select "connect to a network"..
choose the BT hub if more than one is there..
enter the code off the bottom of the hub when Vista asks for the key..
Done.

dennis@home wrote:
> "smiley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:eaf793b5-0917-4f48-acca-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On 26 Mar, 23:25, "kraftee" <Kraftee@b&e-cottee.me.uk> wrote:
>>> smiley wrote:
>>>> I have just brought my self a BT Home Hub and was hoping to be able
>>>> to use my laptop wireless card on it, but i have a few problems.
>>>> The cd that came with it doesnt work with vista.
>>>> When i go start>connect to it shows upbut it fails to connect and
>>>> says unkown connecton problem.
>>>> is there any way i could get it working? many thanks
>>>
>>> Why do you need to run the BT disk if you've already got your wifi
>>> card drivers installed & working???
>>>
>>> Make sure that both pieces of equipment are on the same 'channel' &
>>> that you know the security code & coding being used by the Home Hub.
>>> This may well mean you having to use a wired connection just to set
>>> up.
>>>
>>> That will get you a lot further along than just trying to run a ISPs
>>> CD which will just clutter up (& possibly corrupt some settings on)
>>> your laptop
>>
>> I've got the channel which is 1, is the secuity code the same as the
>> wep code? and what other coding. sorry im a newbie to wireless.
>
> In Vista...
> if it doesn't just prompt and say there is a network available
> anyway... right click on the network icon on the bottom right (two
> little screens) and select "connect to a network"..
> choose the BT hub if more than one is there..
> enter the code off the bottom of the hub when Vista asks for the key..

And make sure that you change the security to use WPA since WEP is as secure
as an open door.

--
Peter Crosland

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On 27 Mar, 12:18, "Peter Crosland" <g6...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> dennis@home wrote:
> > "smiley" <smile.its.smi...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:eaf793b5-0917-4f48-acca-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> On 26 Mar, 23:25, "kraftee" <Kraftee@b&e-cottee.me.uk> wrote:
> >>> smiley wrote:
> >>>> I have just brought my self a BT Home Hub and was hoping to be able
> >>>> to use my laptop wireless card on it, but i have a few problems.
> >>>> The cd that came with it doesnt work with vista.
> >>>> When i go start>connect to it shows upbut it fails to connect and
> >>>> says unkown connecton problem.
> >>>> is there any way i could get it working? many thanks
>
> >>> Why do you need to run the BT disk if you've already got your wifi
> >>> card drivers installed & working???
>
> >>> Make sure that both pieces of equipment are on the same 'channel' &
> >>> that you know the security code & coding being used by the Home Hub.
> >>> This may well mean you having to use a wired connection just to set
> >>> up.
>
> >>> That will get you a lot further along than just trying to run a ISPs
> >>> CD which will just clutter up (& possibly corrupt some settings on)
> >>> your laptop
>
> >> I've got the channel which is 1, is the secuity code the same as the
> >> wep code? and what other coding. sorry im a newbie to wireless.
>
> > In Vista...
> > if it doesn't just prompt and say there is a network available
> > anyway... right click on the network icon on the bottom right (two
> > little screens) and select "connect to a network"..
> > choose the BT hub if more than one is there..
> > enter the code off the bottom of the hub when Vista asks for the key..
>
> And make sure that you change the security to use WPA since WEP is as secure
> as an open door.
>
> --
> Peter Crosland
>
> g6...@yahoo.co.uk

how do i change it to wpa?

smiley wrote:
> On 27 Mar, 12:18, "Peter Crosland" <g6...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> dennis@home wrote:
>>> "smiley" <smile.its.smi...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:eaf793b5-0917-4f48-acca-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> On 26 Mar, 23:25, "kraftee" <Kraftee@b&e-cottee.me.uk> wrote:
>>>>> smiley wrote:
>>>>>> I have just brought my self a BT Home Hub and was hoping to be
>>>>>> able to use my laptop wireless card on it, but i have a few
>>>>>> problems. The cd that came with it doesnt work with vista.
>>>>>> When i go start>connect to it shows upbut it fails to connect and
>>>>>> says unkown connecton problem.
>>>>>> is there any way i could get it working? many thanks
>>
>>>>> Why do you need to run the BT disk if you've already got your wifi
>>>>> card drivers installed & working???
>>
>>>>> Make sure that both pieces of equipment are on the same 'channel'
>>>>> & that you know the security code & coding being used by the Home
>>>>> Hub. This may well mean you having to use a wired connection just
>>>>> to set up.
>>
>>>>> That will get you a lot further along than just trying to run a
>>>>> ISPs CD which will just clutter up (& possibly corrupt some
>>>>> settings on) your laptop
>>
>>>> I've got the channel which is 1, is the secuity code the same as
>>>> the wep code? and what other coding. sorry im a newbie to wireless.
>>
>>> In Vista...
>>> if it doesn't just prompt and say there is a network available
>>> anyway... right click on the network icon on the bottom right (two
>>> little screens) and select "connect to a network"..
>>> choose the BT hub if more than one is there..
>>> enter the code off the bottom of the hub when Vista asks for the
>>> key..
>>
>> And make sure that you change the security to use WPA since WEP is
>> as secure as an open door.
>>
>> --
>> Peter Crosland
>>
>> g6...@yahoo.co.uk
>
> how do i change it to wpa?

Look at the instruction manual for the router/modem under security settings.

Peter Crosland

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"Jeff Gaines" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On 27/03/2008 in message
> <eaf793b5-0917-4f48-acca-(E-Mail Removed)> smiley
> wrote:
>
>>I've got the channel which is 1, is the secuity code the same as the
>>wep code? and what other coding. sorry im a newbie to wireless.
>
> My daughter has a home hub and the security code (which is a WEP code) was
> printed on the hub itself I believe. Your wireless connection on the
> laptop needs to be set to use DHCP (automatically obtain an IP address).
> You should get some indication of it attempting to connect - you may need
> to double click the icon in the system tray to be able to enter the WEP
> code, I don't use Vista so can't be more specific.
>
> --
> Jeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK
> All things being equal, fat people use more soap

Some vista machines have difficulty with dhcp....

Gaz

"smiley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c6c7d941-b0c6-4e4b-9968-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have just brought my self a BT Home Hub and was hoping to be able to
> use my laptop wireless card on it, but i have a few problems.
> The cd that came with it doesnt work with vista.
> When i go start>connect to it shows upbut it fails to connect and says
> unkown connecton problem.
> is there any way i could get it working? many thanks

i) You do not need to use any cd to get the laptop and the hub working.
ii) some bt hubs need you to press the association button to enable wireless
association, this isnt the case for the white or the black home hubs.
iii) Vista can sometimes have difficulty connecting to routers, which might
require the entering of manual ip addresses.
iv) Does the laptop and the hub work fine when you connect using the cable
(the thick cable, larger then a telephone cable called an ethernet cable)?

Gaz