If the wireless network adapter is not the same brand as the wireless router, make sure you are entering the hex key and not the pass phrase for the router when you set it up on the wireless network adapter on the 1150.
Hello Its Funny I Have a Dell Inspiron 1150 also and have it hooked up wireless and through a router box but every since i did that my desktop works fine but my Laptop (1150 ) will not stay on more then 10mins then just shuts its self off and this has only happened since i hooked up the D-Link Router Box. Does any 1 know Anything about this My Laptop is only a yr. old now and havent had No problems with it b4 this. Thanks Sheila.
YuCheih started this thread with asking for help with a problem compeletly different from yours. It gets very confusing trying to help with more than one problem in a single thread. Please, out of consideration for YuCheih, post a new message to start a new thread, rather than asking your question by replying to an existing thread.
I am not trying to discourage you from posting a question, rather I am just trying to keep things from getting confusing, both for you and YuCheih. Go to the front page of this forum:
If you go into Network Connections and right click on the wireless network connection and choose "View Available Wireless Networks", does your work wireless network show up? Does it show up after you click on "Refresh network list"? Are you absolutely sure that the network key is entered correctly? It has to be exact in order for it to work. Is the wireless network using any other security settings, like MAC address filtering? If so, has the MAC address for your wireless network card been correctly entered into the table of allowable MAC address on the router?
Since your boss set this up, I guess you will just have to rely on your boss to make sure it is set up correctly. Otherwise you will have no way of knowing.
"View Available Wireless Networks" - no my work wireless network doesn't show.
"Refresh network list" - still not showing.
My boss entered the netowrk key in my laptop and the MAC address in the router, couple of times. guess I just have to trust him. He set it up for himself and another person, and they both work. So I assume he knows what he's doing.
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August 18th, 2005 20:00
If the wireless network adapter is not the same brand as the wireless router, make sure you are entering the hex key and not the pass phrase for the router when you set it up on the wireless network adapter on the 1150.
Steve
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August 19th, 2005 03:00
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August 19th, 2005 14:00
Hi Steve,
not sure what you meant by "hex key"?
In the network properties, we set up --
Network Authentication: WPA-PSK
Data Encription: Auto
And we have Network Key entered
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August 19th, 2005 14:00
MrsSheila,
YuCheih started this thread with asking for help with a problem compeletly different from yours. It gets very confusing trying to help with more than one problem in a single thread. Please, out of consideration for YuCheih, post a new message to start a new thread, rather than asking your question by replying to an existing thread.
Thanks,
Steve
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August 20th, 2005 02:00
volcano11
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August 20th, 2005 02:00
MrsSheila,
I am not trying to discourage you from posting a question, rather I am just trying to keep things from getting confusing, both for you and YuCheih. Go to the front page of this forum:
http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board?board.id=insp_network
then click on "New Message" to start post your question and thus start a new thread which will belong to you.
Steve
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August 20th, 2005 02:00
YuCheih,
If you go into Network Connections and right click on the wireless network connection and choose "View Available Wireless Networks", does your work wireless network show up? Does it show up after you click on "Refresh network list"? Are you absolutely sure that the network key is entered correctly? It has to be exact in order for it to work. Is the wireless network using any other security settings, like MAC address filtering? If so, has the MAC address for your wireless network card been correctly entered into the table of allowable MAC address on the router?
Steve
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volcano11
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August 22nd, 2005 14:00
Since your boss set this up, I guess you will just have to rely on your boss to make sure it is set up correctly. Otherwise you will have no way of knowing.
Steve
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August 22nd, 2005 14:00
Hi Steve,
"View Available Wireless Networks" - no my work wireless network doesn't show.
"Refresh network list" - still not showing.
My boss entered the netowrk key in my laptop and the MAC address in the router, couple of times. guess I just have to trust him. He set it up for himself and another person, and they both work. So I assume he knows what he's doing.
This is strange, isn't it?
Thanks