Help....Please I am setting up DD's new computer for Christmas & I can't network it

[KatyMac]

It's an old one of my dads

It has a wireless card, apparently I need my routers ip address.....so how do I find that out?

[KatyMac]

Help??

[Crimboprocta]

Have you already got a computer set up to access your network?

[KatyMac]

Yes

I have 2 & a printer using Network Magic

I have downloaded Network Magic onto the new omputer.....but something is wrong

[Crimboprocta]

On a computer set up for you network, press the windows key and R. Or go to the Start Menu and select run.

In the run box, type cmd and press enter.

In the black window that comes up, type ipconfig and press enter.

It'll come up with all sorts of gumph. Look for a line that says Default Gateway. It'll probably have the address 192.168.1.1. That's your router address.

Does that help?

[KatyMac]

OK - Thanks (I remember doing that last time)

That's sorted now I need the stupid password

Oh I wish these things were more user friendly

[KatyMac]

No still not working

Stupid machine

[Crimboprocta]

What errors or behaviour are you getting?

[KatyMac]

atm MY NETWORK CARD ISN'T WORKING (oops sorry)

Stupid computer

[Crimboprocta]

ok - when you type ipconfig on the computer that you're trying to network, what ip addresses does it give?

[KatyMac]

1 digit different to this existing computer

This is when I have a cable in to the router

[KatyMac]

Now I have a Wireless Zero Configuration problem

[Crimboprocta]

OK, can you connect when you use the cable without any problems?

[KatyMac]

Yep

[KatyMac]

Hang on it did until I went to MS & did what they told mme to fix it

[Crimboprocta]

Is this a laptop or a pc?

[KatyMac]

Laptop - they all are

[KatyMac]

OK I have a connection with a cable