The netgear will have a wireless settings option in the configuration interface.

Make sure it is set to at least WPA on security and set a password for the wireless. You may also want to change the SSID but it should work on the default if you don't want to. It may be necessary to change the channel if the default is overloaded but again it should work even without doing that.

Then just try connecting to the new wireless network from your laptop and see what happens. It should just work.

Which WPA would you suggest?
Should I change the SSID to the same as the Buffalo?

Set it up WPA-PSK, laptop asks for security code then starts to connect but just says aquirring network address
Thanks

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Should work with the same SSID as the Buffalo as the laptop should attach to whichever is strongest. Go with WPA2 if everything supports it as it will give the best protection.

You seem to be getting there.

Use two different SSIDs to start with ... you can then prove connection to both. Then change one of them to match the other.

Have set it as WPA2 seems ok, my Iphone will connect, but my laptop sees the Netgear and the Buffalo, will only connect to the Buffalo. Just says aquiring Network address when trying to connect to Netgear

Try dropping it to WPA and see if that helps. Might also need to change the wireless channel as I have had problems with some laptops in the past on certain channels (oh and checking the wireless is setup for europe would be good as some countries have more channels available and therefore the router might support a channel that the laptop doesn't).

Have Changed it back to WPA-PSK and it seems to be working, also Ipad and Iphone all seem to connect.

Thanks For all your help and patience!!

Neil

Try it with security turned OFF - that will prove you can get connected and an address allocated. Then re-enable security.

Excellent news. Sounds like you are set to go then. Only other advice would be to download something like inssider and see what channels are in use around you so that you can choose a free channel to maximise the connection.

Downloaded at present from my laptop its only picking up Buffalo and Netgear.

Netgear -40dB
Buffalo -65dB

What should i be looking for?
Would it be worth changing the channels to see if the signal gets any better?

Thanks
Neil