What your neighbour has tried to do is set up a Security (WEP) Keyed wireless
internet connection, and FAILED to do it properly.
We can not help to from here, as you do not understand computers.
Go through your local phone book, and get a local qualified computer
technician, and not one from a computer/department store.
"liverbird" wrote:
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> Hello im very new to computers and dont know the jargon, ect.... but i have a
> desktop home computer running windows XP.. And have bought my Husband a
> Laptop for xmas. it is a wireless laptop supporting windows Vista, and i
> bought a wireless broadband router, as i dont know mush about computers i got
> a neighbour into help me, he told me i needed an ETHERNET cable??? which i
> have now found out i dont need it as the laptop is already installed with
> what i need except the router, i plugged in the router and my laptop icons at
> the bottom right hand side had the 2 tv screens on them with a red cross
> through them, then i disconnected it and tried again and the red cross
> dissappeared and the message now read that i am connected to the internet via
> a default user?? (i think this is me) as i hadnt set any names or passwords
> up.... but when i tried to search the internet browser the message kept
> coming up i was not connected??? and a message in a box said to fix the
> problem i had to contact my internet provider or administrator?? i contacted
> my provider and they said to contact the manafacture of my router?? to solve
> the problem, so i got the neighbour back over to see if he could help
> me...and he has done something??? i dont know what but now i cannot get the
> red cross from the 2 tv`s...and a message comes on the page where im looking
> to connect to a wireless network. it reads Defalut user?? (me i think)..and
> he had put in a password so i have tried to put the password in and its
> saying its incorrect... and im totally lost...i have tried to system restor
> and reset the internet explorer settings and nothing has changed apart from
> in the connect to a network box it has a 2nd default user with an excellent
> strength from a wireless signal but says security-enabled network again i
> think this is me but when i put the password in it still says
> incorrect..PLEASE can somebody help me.. and im sorry its a very long winded
> question but i dont know how else to explain it... thanks Lesley