Can connect through wired, not wireless

The latest drivers are at:

 

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R151517&SystemID=INS_PNT_1501&servicetag=&os=WW1&osl=en&deviceid=9805&devlib=0&typecnt=0&vercnt=9&catid=-1&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=5&fileid=202136

 

Don't use the update wizard (you should know by now that Windows wizards aren't very smart).   Just download the file and run to install the drivers.

 

As for not being able to connect to your network, it sounds like you have some kind of security enabled on the router.  Are you sure you didn't set it up with MAC Address filtering or some kind of encryption?

 

Steve

I have the exact same problem. Were you able to get it fixed? What did you to to get it to recongize the Dell Wireless LAN card? I just got the computer today and have been stuggling with this same problem for 2 hours. Please help!

Botch,

I downloaded the latest driver for the wireless card and it didn't make any difference. And your right I have one other laptop that works fine with my router itis something deffinaltely with my new laptop.

 

Larry

Thanks for getting back to me.  SPI Firewall Disabled check box is checked and Authentication Type is set to "Open" and "Encryption Strength" is set to disable.  No firewall, no encryption, no filtering that I can find on the router admin panel. 

 

Four other computers and an XBOX 360 use this router, so there is something specific to this laptop the router doesn't like.

 

I'll try updating the drivers and see if that helps. 

 

Thanks again. 

 

Botch

Not yet.  Still working on.  Sorry.

 

Botch

Try taking your laptop to Starbucks or somewhere where there is a free wireless network and see if it works.  In my case, I don't think its my laptop as I can connect to other networks.  There is something going on my latop and my router or perhaps my ISP.  You might have the same issue. 

 

Botch

I found a post from Kyle1050 posted on 06-30-2006 in the 1390 Forum. 

 

http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=si_wireless&thread.id=21492&view=by_date_ascending&page=1)

 

All it required was that I change the Wlan 1390 Antenna Diversity from Auto to Aux and I am up and running. 

 

Click the link above for the full thread or below is the excerpt that helped me:

 

I finally found the problem and fixed it, without help from dell support. It turned out to be the internal antenna. In Windows, go to Device Manager, open properties for the 1390 card, go to Advanced tab, select Antenna Diversity. The default value is Auto. If I change it to Aux, the card can connect to the router very quickly and maintain a stable connection. If I change it to Main or Auto, the card has trouble connecting to the router and if it does connect, the connection is unstable, and also the sensitivity is very poor. It can detect much fewer hotspots than using Aux. This has nothing to do with the position of the router.