wireless question

[PuterNewbie]

can the wireless part of a computer go bad? I have my router hooked to my desktop and the wireless isn't working so I can access the internet in the rest of the house. I switched routers and same problem. Internet company says router is bad. I have internet on desktop and anything that I can hook up to it Ethernet cable. Help please.

[patio]

Yes they like all PC components do go bad...but it doesn't make sense the same happened with another router...
More details...

[PuterNewbie]

I don't have any more details. I had a netgear router on it this morning and no wireless. I didn't get any messages or anything, just no net. My desktop which is wired direct has internet. I called net company and was told wireless went out of router, I switched routers and same problem. Net company says all is connected and running well on their end. So now I am lost.

[patio]

When you switched routers did you remember to go to the wireless connection wizard in Control Panel and set up a new connection to test ? ?
If not that explains why it didn't work...at any rate i suspect the Netgear is dead except for direct connections

[PuterNewbie]

The wireless light on router doesn't come on.

[patio]

On which router ? ?
You need to start being more specific with your replies...especially if we are gonna troubleshoot a networking issue...

[PuterNewbie]

On either router when each is hooked up. Right now I have a 2wire router hooked up and no light, or wireless.

[patio]

Re-install the router software and re-set everything from square 1

[samlacz]

You have to configure your router, read the manual of router and look for wireless configuration page.

[Allan]

You may safely ignore the above post