Wireless help

madc0w · Post by **madc0w** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 7:09 pm

sorry for all the help threads. Now that thats out off the way, i need help with my wireless. I keep trying to connect my sisters laptop to our router, but the wireless never appears. I have followed all of windows instructions, but they ask me to click things that dont exist! can someone help me?

Radon199 · Post by **Radon199** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:06 pm

What OS is it running? is it a USB WIFI Card or a built in one? we needs some more info than just "sister's laptop".

Post by **gannon** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:31 pm

The wireless on my laptop can't get an IP from a wireless source in Win2k (it picks up the signal though

, so I installed linux as a dual boot and it picks it up fine it that.

madc0w · Post by **madc0w** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:44 pm

lol, kinda skimped on the details. Its a win xp and has integrated wireless. Its a dell inspiron 5150 (rhinestoned too

) It just doesnt allow me to connect to anything. I have no idea where to start.

Post by **marshallh** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:55 pm

I assume you have Service Pack 2? If not, get it if only for the applet that lets you see the netowrks in range.

Post by **gannon** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 10:03 pm

Mine's a Dell Latitude C400 with Win2k and integrated wifi

Maybe it's just a problem with Dell...or Windows...

Sir Games-A-Lot · Post by **Sir Games-A-Lot** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:20 am

Did the intergrated wireless come with its own utility or does it assume that windows will configure it? The most obvious problem would be that your wireless security settings are to low or to high.

sniper_spike · Post by **sniper_spike** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:22 am

madc0w wrote:lol, kinda skimped on the details. Its a win xp and has integrated wireless. Its a dell inspiron 5150 (rhinestoned too ) It just doesnt allow me to connect to anything. I have no idea where to start.

Holy crap! My sister has the same laptop too, we had trouble connecting it to our D-Link. I'll go and inquire on what we did to solve it, and then post back.

Edit:
Well first of all, are you getting any signal or confirmation that it's finding the router? If not, either the wireless card is bad, or the router is bad. Otherwise (if it is connecting to the router), I can help.

Radon199 · Post by **Radon199** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 10:16 am

Did you turn the wireless switch on? (I'm not joking) My dad brought his Toshiba laptop home yesterday for me too fool around with. (It's a 3.0 Ghz, 1 gig of ram with a HD screen) anyways, I tyred for 10 mins to get it to recognize my wifi router. Finally I went looking around the laptop for this damn switch and found it ressesd on the fount. Now it detects the WIFI fine.