have Motorola SBG6580 and laptop cannot see its wireless conection

[MSmith]

My laptop sees neighbors Wi-Fi, but not my own Motorola SBG6580 wireless device.

 

[Stingerxxx]

How old is your laptop? That device operates on the 802.1.1n band, which was developed in 2009. Devices older then 2009 wouldn't be capable of connecting to a 802.1.1n wifi connection. (Some do, the N band was in process and public before it was released, many devices in the months before launch were prepared for it, but if you're laptop is older then 2009 it is a potential reason. Check wireless adaptor properties -> advanced tab to see which bands your laptop supports.)

Edit: Disregard the above, this device is backwards compatible to 802.11 b/g, so unless your laptop is an old brick from 1995 you'll be able to connect to it.

Check and make sure the WiFi icon is lit up on the front of the device. It'll be a green antenna symbol. There is also a WPS button that should make sure the device is visible and able to be connected to on the front of the device.

 

[MSmith]

How old is your laptop? That device operates on the 802.1.1n band, which was developed in 2009. Devices older then 2009 wouldn't be capable of connecting to a 802.1.1n wifi connection.

 

[MSmith]

I do not know its age, but it is a BlueGear NB10T01 and shows 802.11bgn next to the touch pad

 

[Stingerxxx]

Edited my post, try what I posted and see if it does anything.

 

[MSmith]

The laptop worked fine on a friends Wi-Fi yesterday, and here it sees some nearby Wi-Fi, what it is not seeing is my own Wi-Fi... the wireless signal is working okay... it has something to do with the SBG6580... I think. I am running to hard wired PC's through it fine, but this laptop does not see it. What is WPS? Maybe that is something I can check...

 

[Stingerxxx]

WPS is wifi protected setup. It's just a fancy term for connecting to wi-fi that isn't unsecured.

The first thing to look at here is the router itself. Is it on? Is it broadcasting a wifi signal? Is it broadcasting a hidden or visible signal? (I.E does it have a SSID that it's shouting out to the world). The easiest way to get in there and set it up is to connect it to your computer directly via an ethernet cable, open a browser and type in 192.168.1.1. It should connect you directly to the router setup page (it might be 192.168.0.1 and there may be a U/N and P/W to get in, most default ones are admin and password/Password/Password1 etc. You should be able to google what that particular ones login info is, if it requires it. Once on the setup page there should be options to create a wireless network, assign an SSID, create a password, choose encryption type and all that good stuff.

That's if pressing that button on the front of the router doesn't work.

 

[MSmith]

it worked... thank you.