Trying to go wireless

I currently have broadband via cable, but am switching to ASDL. I've
been sent a new router which works fine. I want to go wireless, I've
got a USB adapter which I was told I just had to plug it in and it
would pick up the signal. I disconnected the ethernet cable and
installed the software for the USB adapter, but it is not picking up a
signal. Am I missing something blatantly simple??

andy.williams1971@ntlworld.com

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>I currently have broadband via cable, but am switching to ASDL. I've
> been sent a new router which works fine. I want to go wireless, I've
> got a USB adapter

What "USB Adapter"?


which I was told I just had to plug it in and it
> would pick up the signal. I disconnected the ethernet cable and
> installed the software for the USB adapter, but it is not picking up a
> signal. Am I missing something blatantly simple??

Probably

wrote:

> I currently have broadband via cable, but am switching to ASDL. I've
> been sent a new router which works fine. I want to go wireless, I've
> got a USB adapter which I was told I just had to plug it in and it
> would pick up the signal. I disconnected the ethernet cable and
> installed the software for the USB adapter, but it is not picking up a
> signal. Am I missing something blatantly simple??

Is it a wireless modem/router? Did you set it up and do you have
Internet access? Did you set up the wireless portion, including
security?

What USB adapter do you mean? Do you mean a USB wireless network adapter
for the computer that isn't connected to the modem/router by ethernet
cable? If this is what you mean, it came with a cd and setup
instructions. You need to install the adapter on the computer.

Malke
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