Re: Dell laptop with wireless (sometimes)

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a *duh* answer.  There is no need to know why I know this. :)

On my laptop there is a pushbutton on one side which enables/disables 
the wireless hardware.  If that is not on you will not connect, even if 
you try for a month or more. There is a wireless light on the display, 
beside the battery light.  If its off, the switch is off.

Of course this is not your problem but I have heard that it has confused 
some folks.



Steve McKay wrote:
> 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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