problems with Inspiron 2200 connecting wireless

Does the wireless network adapter show up in Device Manager when you expand the listing for Network Adapter?

Steve

Steve,

In fact, there are two listed.  Should I delete one?  I must have downloaded two.

Thanks,

Nancy

If both are the same, then yes, remove one of them.

Steve

Steve,

Here's the rundown on the adapters.

DISPLAY ADAPTERS: Mobile Intel (R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Shipset Family (there are 2 of these and I tried to remove one.  I think I messed up as it removed the other adapters and had to do a rollback to yesterday)

NETWORK ADAPTERS: Dell Wireless 1370 WLAN Mini-PCI Card

                                          Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection

                                          Westell WireSpeed Dual Connect Modem

PCMCIA ADAPTER: Texas Instruments PCI-1510 Card Bus Controller

That's it and they all seem to be working okay. I still have 2 of the Display Adapters.

Thanks,

granz

Steve,

Also, in NETWORK ADAPTERS  I have the Belkin 54g Wireless USB Network Adapter.  I left that one off, sorry.

granz

Everything looks normal there, you have a wireless network adapter, an ethernet network adapter, a modem, and you must have had a USB wireless network adapter connected at some time.   Is the USB wireless network adapter connected now?  If you go into network connections, what network connections show up there?

Steve

Steve,

It's not showing any names for wireless connections.

The connection icon is red.  This is the info I get when I click it.

WIRELESS INFO

connect To Network: default (00:13:46:A3:CA:0C)

Network Type: access Point

Channel: 6

Encryption: Off

Link speed 11Mbits/sec

IP INFO

DHCP Status: Enable current IP: 192.168.0.100

Curr

Link Speed:  11 Mbits/sec

IP INFO

DHCP status: Enable current IP: 192.168.0.100

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1

DNS server: 192.168.0.1

And, yes, it shows  of the same thing on the Display Adapters.  When I tried to delete one of them,

it deleted the other adapters so I had hotfix back to yesterday.

Thanks,

granz

Steve,

Yes, it's connected.  That's my problem.  It doesn't show any connections at all.

When I go to the wireless connection,  there's no tab for it.

granz

You have to be more explicit.  I don't understand anything you are saying.  What does this mean - "Yes, it's connected.  That's my problem.  It doesn't show any connections at all"  What is connected if it doesn't show anything at all?

I don't know what you mean when you say there is no "tab" for it.  In the Network Connections box on every computer I have seen  there aren't any tabs at all, so I don't know what you are referring to.

Let's get things straight so we both know what we're talking about.  Go to Start > Control Panel > Network & Internet Connections > Network Connections.  What network connections show up there?

No, you shouldn't have 2 video adapters showing up in Device Manager unless you have two video cards (unlikely on a laptop).

Steve

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PS one more thing.  It seems to be connecting when it's plugged directly into the router.   It disconnects when I unplug it.

granz

Steve,

1.Wireless Network Connection 5,  Lan or High Speed Inter. not connected, Belkin 54g Wireless USB

2.Local Area Connection, Lan or High Speed Inter., network cable unplugged, Intel (R) PRO/l00 VEnet

3.Wireless Network Connection, Lan or High Speed Inter.,not connected, Dell Wireless 1370 WLAN

4.Local Area Connection 2, Lan or high Speed inter., connected, Westell WireSpeed Dual

granz

Steve,                                                                                                                                               DSL.  I've done it different ways.

granz