hi i have a problem with my laptop wireless connection anyway the prob is im using the wireless card in the laptop and a netgear wireless router and as far as the hard ware is conserned its working normal great signal and everything but when i got to go on the internet my internet explorer cannot display any ides whats wrong cheers

have you tried this?click start then scroll to internet connections.On the laptop,open connections.does the wirless router show there?If it does you need to connect to it.

How to troubleshoot wireless network connections in Windows XP Service Pack 2

hi ive tryd that with the connections its showing the signal very strong and ive conected but still nothing its like the software wont open it?

Ok what is your internet service providor?

Can you try this ping test on the laptop please:-Testing Connections with Ping

hi ya its telewest broadband but i think they have been taking over by virgin media now..

hi with the ping im getting min=18ms max=25ms average 20ms so there seems to be a good signal there?