internet wireless!! NEED HELP!!!

[tilly1]

hi everyone, just moved into a new house and wanted to put my computer in the loungeroom but my phone line is inthe hall. bought a wireless adapter but it wont work!! anyone suggestions

 

[car]

Very little to go on here but I'll kick off anyway,
have you got broadband?
have you got a wireless router to go with the adapter?
have you configured your pc/laptop to see the router?
can you see the router from your pc/laptop?

 

[tilly1]

Thanks for getting back to me car... Yeah i have eircom broadband... Bought a wireless router today from PC World called Devolo DLAN 200AV (if that makes any sense toyou, because it dosent to me!!) I just bought what the man in the shop said to get. Basically I want my computer in the sitting room but the phone cable is in the hall way... I just didnt want to have wires dragged through the house so thats why i went to the shop to get this Devolo thing... Installed it and everything but it wont work....

 

[z109]

Tilly1, please look at car's other questions and answer the rest of them.

 

[mathepac]

oops sorry

 

[Daenis]

Tilly1, it's possible that there is a little button on your laptop/pc for switching the wireless facility off/on - I had a similar problem a while back and discovered the wireless button had slid to off, moving it back to on solved the problem - have a good look at the front/sides/back of your computer.

 

[Technologist]

It's 'wireless' in sense that it uses the mains to avoid laying out ethernet cables, but it's not WiFi and calling it a wireless router is very misleading. It relies on your house's existing electrical wiring. I've never used one, so it will be interesting th ehar how you get on. I must say it was brave and unorthadox of the PC World guy to suggest it when common choice is either a combined DSL Modem/Router or a WiFi router to be connected to the Eircom modem.

The latest addition to devolo's popular dLAN line, the dLAN 200 AV is based on HomePlug AV which transforms any power socket into a 200-Mbps network connection. HomePlug AV is an international standard adopted just last year by the HomePlug Powerline Alliance which includes companies such as SONY, Intel, Motorola and Samsung. This standard represents the latest generation of in-house powerline technologies and greatly increases the range of potential applications. Just the size of a power plug, the dLAN 200AV offers a smart and simple way to set up a home network. Heiko Harbers, CEO of devolo AG, aims to please users and meet their needs: "Even the shape of the dLAN 200 AV helps the customers. All they have to do is look at it and they know that installing the power plug will be straightforward and problem free." The dLAN 200 AV features an Ethernet connector for quick and simple integration of PCs and other Ethernet-capable devices into a home network.

I think the original poster needs to tell us what he's done so far to get it working. The problem could be between the Broadband modem and the router or between the laptop and the mains/network adaptor. Step by step following of the manufacturer's intructions and step by step diagnostics are how you get this stuff working.