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 Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 9:41 am |
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I moved my computer desk to a more convenient place but then my Ethernet cable from my wireless modem was not long enough to reach my PC. So I went to the computer store and decided the most convenient thing would be to get a TP Link to make my computer itself wireless. The guy at the store installed the software. I took the computer home and it worked perfectly. Well the computer did but my wireless mouse and my wireless printer are not. As it seemed like rather a coincidence, I am wondering If it's the wireless connection to my computer that is messing up the mouse and printer. If it is, I am sure he will take th e TP Link back and sell me a longer Ethernet cable.
If it is the TP Link that is the problem, is there a solution - other than using a longer cable? It doesn't matter to me which one I use - I would have a cable going round by the wall but I would prefer that to not having my wireless mouse and printer not working!
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 11:58 am |
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Let's see, TP=Toilet Paper. I take it that's not what you mean? 
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 3:09 pm |
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I have no idea what it stands for -- maybe its just the name of the "thing" -- that is what its called. its a thing that you plug into a usb port on your computer and it makes the computer wireless -- whereas before it had an ethernet cable that was connected to the wireless modem in order to connect to the Internet.
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 3:44 pm |
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No, the problem is the encryption code for your network, more than likely. There's a passphrase that has to go into each piece of equipment that uses the wireless router. They have to all be the same.
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 4:42 pm |
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That should not affect the mouse and I would think that it would be the computer that would fail due to a lack of encryption code, not the printer. The printer was already setup and working before the USB addition unless I'm missing something in the first post.
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 7:01 pm |
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Oops... you're right. Missed the mouse part.
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 10:02 pm |
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Yes I know my router password. It's not that. The printer world after I moved everything. I heard it turn on. The wireless mouse also worked because I used it to click on the little computer thing on the task bar so I could select my network. It was only after I connected my computer wirelessly that the mouse wasn't responding. However, to confuse things even more, today I moved the router into the middle of the room and disconnected that USB wireless device and plugged my Ethernet cable back in. I was connected to the Internet but the wireless mouse still didn't work. Never mind. I will phone the store in the morning and see what they say.
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Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 12:23 am |
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I assume you've checked your batteries on the mouse?
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Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 9:55 pm |
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I spent all morning fiddling with things and I have figured out what the problem is. At some time during the life of the computer I had a row of four usb ports added. I figured out that they are not working. When I moved things from this row of usb ports - they work! It was when I tried to run a back up and when I turned the back up drive on - the computer didn't recognize it. It said back up from C: to C: -- so then I moved that usb to a different place and it worked just fine and the light bulb went on. I could get them fixed but I don't have to have them and now everything's working again I am not about to move anything.
Anyway, thanks for all your suggestions. Its pretty difficult to know what is wrong unless you are in the same place as the computer!
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Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 11:22 pm |
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True, Liz. It could be that you were running one too many USB devices that were depending on the motherboard for power.
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