Wireless card not picking up signals

Question

I've had my Inspiron 1300 for about 8 months, and wireless always worked perfect. Couple weeks ago I turned off the laptop to bring it upstairs to my room, and when I turned it on, wireless stopped working. It doesn't detect any signals from any routers (mine or neighbors).   What to do?

sgkumar83 · Answer

there's a wifi toggle combination, press Fn-F2 combination and see if the light lits up. If still it doesnt, then go to device manager and see if ur wireless card is present under network adapters.

Paul4sk8r · Answer

Thanks man, it worked, but only for a moment. Now I can sometimes see the the signals, but I can't connect to them....any idea? Message Edited by Paul4sk8r on 11-02-2006 08:22 PM

wirelesschamp · Answer

Hi Paul,

Please let me know which wireless card(with model number) you are using. I think you might be using the dell wireless card. You can check the type of card in device manager under network adapters, usually its the 3rd option under network adapters. Also let me know which router(with model number) are you using. Are you able to see ur network in the available networks list? If yes then how many signal strength bars to you see? If no then how far is your router from ur laptop ? Is ur laptop able to go online hardwired to your router ? How many comps are there wired or wireless thru the router. Please aswer these questions so that I can have a brief idea of the network and the issue you are facing, once I have all this information, i will let you know how you can resolve the issue. Dont worry, ur issue will definately be resolved. trust me !!! Just do the steps which i would be telling you. take care. do reply.

sgkumar83 · Answer

yes, it would be nice if u can post these info. also just tell me if it goes off only when workin wit battery or does tat happen with ac adapter too? there are some card properties that u can tweak with. To change card properties, go to control panel-network connections-right click on wireless network-properties-configure.    make sure the properties like power management, power save mode are disabled. If even this doesnt work, disable hibernate option If still there is no change, go to bios(F2 at startup), and make sure wireless is enabled and change its settings from fn/f2 to always on. Sam...........

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