Odd situation after moving computer....networking

[Powerstroke2000]

I'm unfortunately having trouble after moving a single "client" computer from one room in our home to another.

Prior to the move, both the host and client worked perfectly, and my daughter changed bedrooms in our home, so I moved her computer (PC) hooked it up as it always has been (computer works fine, just no internet networking now).

The internet works perfect on the host computer (which I'm at now) BUT, I thought I would use the Windows XP networking guide, and it says to run the "Network Setup Wizard" (which I already did quite some time ago when I first got the two computers working together wirelessly) so when I open the Wizard and choose "This computer connects direct to the internet" choice....then choose "next" I get "CANNOT COMPLETE THE NETWORK SETUP! and goes on to say "In addition to it's internet connection, this computer must have a connection to the network.


So, I'm stumped as what to do next, as I've now been at this for hours, with no success! It may just be a coincidence that this happened upon the move, but I'm at odds at what to do next to get things up and running again.

I currently have a Motorola modem (which has worked flawlessly for a couple of years now, as well as a Linksys Wireless-G 2.4 Ghz router...if that helps?

Any help on this matter would be appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

[shadowpr]

Have you tried unplugging the router for a bit, and then powering it back on?

[Powerstroke2000]

Interestingly enough, that's the first thing my daughter asked me, and yes, we've tried that.

Oddly enough, her laptop is receiving the signal just fine from the main computer, it's only the PC upstairs giving us the grief. Also, prior to moving it from one room to the other, it worked just fine!

I just got so far as typing in the "network key" and have done so over and over, as it doesn't seem to connect and continues asking for it, but doing so gets me no further.

I'm wondering if somehow one might be WEP and the other I'm unsure, but if they where different in this regard would it connect so long as the network key was correct?

Thanks..

Dale

[shadowpr]

Whenever I have trouble shot my wireless network, I would first take off all encryption from a wired computer, and then try to get it to connect. After that, I would slowly add back the encryption, and make sure the network wasn't seen.

[Powerstroke2000]

It seems I have had a very limited success, in that it will show that I can get up to a "low" to "Very Good" connection, but the connection isn't strong enough to get my browser to show any site yet. So, something is right...but oddly enough the distance from the main computer to the client really hasn't changed more than about 6 feet, so I can't see it being a distance problem, as it worked fine before, albeit the room was right above where the main computer sits.

I'm wondering if I need some kind of a "booster" of some kind to give me a stronger signal, or if I just don't seem to have the setup in sink?

Dale

[glc]

Why don't you drop a CAT 5 cable instead of relying on wireless?

[jessho]

We had the same problem at work. When we moved a computer 20 feet, the signal wasn't strong enough, which required a booster. It still wasn't as good of connection as we liked, so we hard wired and haven't had a problem since.

[Powerstroke2000]

Originally Posted by glc Why don't you drop a CAT 5 cable instead of relying on wireless?

What is a CAT 5 cable?

[glc]

Ethernet cable.

[mikeL]

Cat5 is a Ethernet cable, it has a RJ 45 connector on the ends and plugs into a NIC card

[not important]

It sure sounds like the PC is out of range. Can the wireless router be moved?