router problem

[looobylooo]

hi,

can anyone help please?

my old laptop had xp on it and used a netgear router to go wireless.

my new laptop has vista on it and cannot connect to the old router unless using the yellow ethernet cable.

now, bear with me because i might have got this all wrong, but someone told me the problem is because -

the old router is a 'g' network (?) which was compatiable with my old lappy,
and the new lappy is an 'n' network (?) which it is, i checked the box.

so, if this is the case, what do i have to do please so i can go wireless again?
does it mean buying a new router??

thank you :o/

[ACtheTROLL]

go into control panel - device manager (it's got to be device manager)
right click the card's properties
in the advanced tab - change the n to a g
or b/g

[looobylooo]

hi ac,
thanks for replying,

ok, i went in to control panel and device manager, but i cant see card properties...?

[looobylooo]

hi ac or anyone,

can you help me a bit more with what i need to do please?

ive tried searching other help forums with no luck so far...

thanks

[ACtheTROLL]

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looby - ignore me earlier answer - bit of a blond moment

The problem isn't necessarily the wifi card
2 things to check - access the router - just make sure it can't use n (this will be in the router setup - refer to handbook) - and that the wireless is switched on
(I can't decide - can you/have you tried another lappy?

Once certain it's not the router
On lappy - control panel (use classic view)
system | hardware | device manager

look down the list for network adapters ... click on the +
and you'll see each card ... right click on your wireless card | properties - see (http://i26.tinypic.com/2rei5wn.jpg)

If it's just set for n - changeto n/g/b, n/g or auto
(you'll have to play to see which works)
also remember you've done it ... because if you do get an N - you might as well use the better signal

[looobylooo]

thank you ac, will give that a try,

thanks for your help