WIFI S NOT WORKING

Hi shiny,

Welcome to the Community,

If the the wifi is not getting enabled  and Wifi LED is off, I would suggest you to check if the wireless card is getting detected in device manager and also check if the drivers is installed.

To check if the wireless card is getting detected follow the steps below:

Click Start.

Right-Click Computer.

Click Properties.

Click Device Manager in the upper left-hand corner.

Click Network Adapters

Check if wireless card is listed.

If its not listed check if you see Other devices,Network Controller. If you see network controller you would need to install the driver for the wireless card from www.support.dell.com,using the service tag or system model.

Let me know if you need more information.

Hope this helps,

Thank You

Roshan.

shiny,

Did you recently install/reiinstall the operating system? If yes, did you install the drivers in the correct order? How to Download and Install Drivers in the Correct Order

Rick

Hii

 i have bought by dell inspiron 15r/n5110  recently..am unable to use wifi.

When i open intel my wifi technology..it shows network adapater not found..i tried everything by lukin at prev posts..

but nothing worked..:(:(

can u plsss help me out..??

thanks 

Hi aruna1,

Welcome to the Community,

I suggest you to first check if the Wifi on the system is turned on or off. There are four LEDs on the left hand side towards the front of the system.The fourth LED ( one with symbol of antenna), is WiFi/bluetooth status light.

Use the Fn + F2 key to turn wireless On or Off. Use Windows Mobility Center in the control panel to check the status of the wireless connection.

Once you make sure the Wifi is turned on,you can access Control Panel,Network and Sharing Center,Connect to a network,you should get a list of wireless networks which you can connect to.

Hope this helps,

Thank You

Roshan.

Yup..its on

Did you check the LED in the front?

It shows NOT CONNECTED in wireless tab in windows mobility center..

thanks for the reply..

Hi,

So the LED confirms your WIFI is turned on. If there are wireless networks around your system, you can click on the network icon on the right hand bottom of the screen and it should show you the list of wireless networks available.

Click on the wireless network you are trying to connect to and if it requires a security key you should enter it  to be able to connect it successfully.

Thank You

Roshan.

aruna1,

Places to look to see if your Connection is enabled

If you can run Finding System Information REMOVE YOUR PRODUCT ID and post the rest of the information back here, maybe it will give us a clue.

Rick

aruna1,

Is ths a new system or did you recently reinstall the operating system?

Did you look at these places to see if the Connection is enabled?

Start, control panel, network, look fr the Dell Wireless 1702 802.11b/g/n and double click on it. Does this adapter have antenna diversity? Some adapters have it and some don't

Any yellow exclaimination marks or red x's in the device manager?

Start, contgrol panel, network and sharing center, manage network connections. Click on the wireless connection, then right click on it, left click properties. Look for TCP/IPv4 and TCP/IPv6 and click on properties. Have your settings match mine.

Rick

@pudgyone thanks for the reply

@ roshan

No wifi connection near by so tat i can check it..

thank u

OS Version:                6.1.7600 N/A Build 7600

OS Manufacturer:           Microsoft Corporation

OS Configuration:          Standalone Workstation

OS Build Type:             Multiprocessor Free

Registered Organization:

Original Install Date:     07/01/2012, 7:18:34 PM

System Boot Time:          27/03/2012, 8:07:14 PM

System Manufacturer:       Dell Inc.

System Model:              Inspiron N5110

System Type:               x64-based PC

Processor(s):              1 Processor(s) Installed.

                          [01]: Intel64 Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7 GenuineInt

el ~2376 Mhz

BIOS Version:              Dell Inc. A07, 18/07/2011

Windows Directory:         C:\Windows

System Directory:          C:\Windows\system32

Boot Device:               \Device\HarddiskVolume1

System Locale:             en-us;English (United States)

Input Locale:              en-us;English (United States)

Time Zone:                 (UTC+05:30) Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi

Total Physical Memory:     4,003 MB

Available Physical Memory: 2,363 MB

Virtual Memory: Max Size:  8,004 MB

Virtual Memory: Available: 6,260 MB

Virtual Memory: In Use:    1,744 MB

Page File Location(s):     C:\pagefile.sys

Domain:                    WORKGROUP

Logon Server:              \\USER-PC

Hotfix(s):                 12 Hotfix(s) Installed.

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                          [02]: KB974560

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                          [11]: KB978977

                          [12]: KB979538

Network Card(s):           4 NIC(s) Installed.

                          [01]: Dell Wireless 1702 802.11b/g/n

                                Connection Name: Wireless Network Connection 4

                                Status:          Media disconnected

                          [02]: Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller

                                Connection Name: Local Area Connection

                                Status:          Media disconnected

                          [03]: Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter

                                Connection Name: Wireless Network Connection 5

                                Status:          Media disconnected

                          [04]: Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)

                                Connection Name: Bluetooth Network Connection 2

                                Status:          Media disconnected

This s the screen shot of wireless network..

am unable to add image...but am nt getting the above screen shot image for wireless network properties..

there are no red n yellow marks in device manager..

aruna1,

To post a screenshot, press

PrntScr

Open Paint

Click on paste. Save the screenshot.

Come back to the forum, to add image, click on the picture, locate the image, then upload it.

Rick