Laptop reset self, now Wireless connection not working

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Good evening, I'm having trouble getting my laptop's wireless connection to connect to my wifi network. I've reset my modem, and I checked the wireless connections on the other computers in my house with and with out encryption, all my other computers can get online fine just not my laptop.   I have an Inspiron 9300 With the Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network connection. I just tried disabling the wireless, renabling, release/renew of IP, Power cycling modem/computer, reinstalling drivers. I get a message that I can't connect with the Intel PROSet/Wireless utility, and when I use Windows to manage my wireless networks, I get a message that the network is not working.   When I check on my gateways setup page it shows all of my other computers connected wirelessly and my Laptop inactive, Currently my Laptop is connected through Ethernet but I'd prefer wireless.   Please help?

volcano11 · Answer

Is your wireless radio turned off (the Fn F2 key combination toggles it on and off)?   If that isn'e the problem, unplug the ethernet cable, then  go to Start > Run and type cmd then click OK. In the command prompt window that opens, type ipconfig /all then hit the enter key. Write down the output from this command or select it and save it to a txt file, then copy this output into a reply to this message.   Steve

volvogirl1 · Answer

Hi, Here is what I've figured out for my problem which might help....

We have an ongoing problem with our Intel Pro 2200BG which I’ve asked here before and there isn’t a reason we can find.

Sometimes when we try to use the Pro2200 we get the message…..Another application is controlling the wireless adapter.

The fix I found is to right click the IntelPro Icon on the right side of the taskbar and select USE MICROSOFT CLIENT, then right click the Icon again and select USE INTEL PRO. This toggles it off then back on.

Also:
If the Intel Pro Icon disappears from the task tray, Open Intel Proset on Start-Programs.
Select Tools at the top.
Select Application Setting (first one).

Christine

Dimension E520 Desktop
MS Media Center Edition 2005 - Current
Intel Core 2 Duo processor E6300
2GB dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM
Integrated Audio - SigmaTel High Def
Video - NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE
320GB HD
D: is Philips DVD-Rom DROM6316
E: is NEC DVD+-RW ND-3650A
Monitor is E207WFP

Inspiron 6000
Win XP sp2 - Current
Intel Pentium M 730 (1.6ghz/2MB)
Accelerator 900 Graphics
80GB HD
Intel PRO/wireless 2200

Comcast Cable Modem to Alpha Shield firewall to Netgear Router. Wireless to Inspiron 6000 and wire to Dim E520.

Message Edited by volvogirl1 on 07-25-2007 09:46 AM

LinkzWrath · Answer

For some reason I moved my laptop and the wireless worked fine. I even put it back in the same location and it's still working. I have no idea what happened. I just hope it doesn't happen again.

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Laptop reset self, now Wireless connection not working

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