In reply to a post by Deadbeat:

In reply to a post by E7er:

..... You have a static IP address on your network it�s your router, if you want to access your router you type in the static IP address at the browser address bar.

It's my router anyway and if I want to access it, I enter the IP of the gateway. Static IP's don't change that.

I have saved my router Login page to Favorites.

Edited by deleted (Thu 18-Oct-12 16:04:34)

Under Win7, there's no need to do even that...... But, how many home users ever feel the need to access their router?

Edited by Deadbeat (Thu 18-Oct-12 18:56:57)

In reply to a post by Deadbeat:

Try disabling the wireless card, uninstalling it, deleting any current drivers and then installing using the latest driver set.

OK, just tried this. I'd already updated the wireless card drivers but never thought to uninstall it first. We'll have to wait till the morning to see if it works as the problem only occurs when the laptop has been switched off for a while.

Has this laptop had problems with any other networks? Is the card capable of using the encryption level set by by the SH?

Never had any problems with other networks and it does connect to this network eventually, it just takes a long time to see it. As soon as it sees the network it connects straight away.

In reply to a post by Deadbeat:

A static IP is NOT a suitable solution for a portable ccomputer and, as has already been said, it's hiding the problem not solving it.

Of course it is, DHCP is for n00bs apparently

In reply to a post by Deadbeat:

Under Win7, there's no need to do even that...... But, how many home users ever feel the need to access their router?

Not many, unfortunately, the nonsense "easy-setup" CDs even mean they never even go into the router for the initial config. Then, when they inevitably have an issue with their ADSL connection (because they are a novice), asking them to perform some basic diagnosis such as checking line stats is futile.

I am still convinced that an A4 sheet of paper with how to set up an ADSL router is easier than using the provided setup CDs.

In reply to a post by Pipexer:

..... I am still convinced that an A4 sheet of paper with how to set up an ADSL router is easier than using the provided setup CDs.

I'd second that, but unfortunately, the setup CD is just another symptom of "hands off" computing..... The move to put the computer in the "white goods" category.

In reply to a post by _ben:

..... Never had any problems with other networks and it does connect to this network eventually, it just takes a long time to see it. As soon as it sees the network it connects straight away.

Probably academic now that the drivers have been removed/reinstalled but were there any "similar" gateways listed under the remembered wireless networks?

In a very large and complex network, DHCP can and does present difficulties. I always use static addressing in such cases where each physical location or type of device etc is given a corresponding IP.
However, I generally leave a DHCP block for portable or "one off" devices. Allocating such a device a static IP from within it's own supplicant inevitably causes the owner problems later on.

In reply to a post by Deadbeat:

Under Win7, there's no need to do even that

How's that?

Double click "My Computer", click on "Network" and the router will be presented to you.