Re: Dell laptop with wireless (sometimes)

["Shannon ODonnell" <sodonnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Right click on "My Network Places" and select Properties.  Then right click
on the wireless connection under LAN or High-Speed Internet and you'll see
"View Available Wireless Networks".

Then follow the rest of this advice.

-----Original Message-----
From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Steve McKay
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 8:24 AM
To: pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [PCTECH] Dell laptop with wireless (sometimes)

There is no wireless network connection icon.  If I go to 'My Network 
Places', there is no wireless connection listed - only my wired connection 
from the office.  It's like wireless does not become active until you 
reboot.  As I said, there is a light on the laptop that is illuminated when 
wireless is activated - it doesn't even come on until the 2nd reboot and 
then it comes on with no intervention from me.

Thanks,

Steve

"Shannon ODonnell" <sodonnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
news:mailman.120.1186513908.8099.pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> If you right-click on the wireless network connection icon (before or 
> after
> it is connected) and select View Wireless Networks... on the right side of
> the resulting dialogue box, you will see an entry under Related tasks 
> called
> "Change the order of preferred Networks".  Click that.  You should see all
> the recent wireless networks you have connected to.  Look in that list and
> see if you see the hotel's WAP.  If so,  move it to the top of the list 
> and
> then refresh your connection and it SHOULD connect.
>
> What's probably happening is that the pc is trying to connect to your last
> wireless network, which of course, is now no where near your current
> location.
>
> HTH
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Steve McKay
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 2:16 PM
> To: pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [PCTECH] Dell laptop with wireless (sometimes)
>
> I have a company-issued Dell Latitude D620 with Win XP and a Dell Wireless
> 1390 WLAN mini-card.
>
> When I go to a hotel (or other facility with wireless access), I have to
> boot the PC twice before it will recognize wireless networks.  The is a
> "Wi-Fi" light which is illuminated when wireless is active - it won't come
> on for the initial boot process but immediately comes on (with no
> intervention from me) on the second boot.
>
> Any ideas on how to get wireless right off the "boot"?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
>
>
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