Re: Dell laptop with wireless (sometimes)

["Steve McKay" <steve.mckay@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yep - I've got one of those, too.  It's a slider switch and I have slud the 
he|| out of it . . .

"Booth Martin" <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
news:mailman.48.1186583270.31758.pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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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