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Wireless router doesnot show in my networks list but same network runs on other laptops?

i have laptop of dell inspiron 1545 and winows 7 installed on it. The router is of TP-LINK.Previously, the internet used to run perfectly.but now the wireless router doesnot even show in my networks list. But the same network runs perfectly on other computers. The network other than my network shows in the list. Why is my network not shown in the list and how can i fix it? Plz help me.

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  • 9 years ago
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    you need to check your router settings

  • 9 years ago

    What you are looking for is the SSID - the name of the network. Most routers have the option of hiding it. Once hidden, you can't see it, but if you have already connected to it in the past, the computer will remember.

    On one of the computers that connect.

    Start ->run cmd

    you will get a command line.

    enter ipconfig /all

    Read the output and find the ip address of the DEFAULT GATEWAY

    start up a web browser and enter the address (e.g. 192.168.1.0) into the address bar at the top left - NOT the search area (google, bing, yahoo)

    You will get a logon screen.

    Default username admin

    default password admin

    go through the wireless setting and look for "broadcast SSID" and turn it on.

    Don't forget to turn it off when you're finished - stops amateur hackers having a go.

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