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Vista Ultimate-where do I see available wireless networks?
Hi,
I recently bought the Inspiron 530 with the wireless-G card and I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate. I'm having problems using it to connect to my wireless network. On my laptop running Windows XP Pro, I have a Connect To Wireless Network tool where I can see all the available wireless networks and connect to one. I can see a handful in my neighborhood. Where do I see the same thing from Vista Ultimate?
thanks,
David
helmecj01
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August 7th, 2007 18:00
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helmecj01
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August 7th, 2007 18:00
Navigate to the Network and Sharing Center using several different methods:
From Chris
My computer
Dell Dimension 1100
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2
512 MB of Ram
Nvidia Geforce FX 5200 256MB
Intel Celeron CPU 2.53GHz
HDD WDC WD800BB-75JCO 80GB C:
HDD Samsung SV2042H 20GB F:
TSSTcorp CDRWDVD TS-H492C D:
LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-851S E:
Linksys wireless-G WUSB54GS With SpeedBooster
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6
My Security Software
VCOM SystemSuite 7 Professional
Windows Defender
Message Edited by helmecj01 on 08-07-2007 02:43 PM
Message Edited by helmecj01 on 08-07-2007 02:43 PM
Message Edited by helmecj01 on 08-07-2007 02:45 PM
DavidSF
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August 7th, 2007 19:00
helmecj01
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August 7th, 2007 20:00
helmecj01
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August 7th, 2007 20:00
don't forget to check the option that says "Start this connection automatically". If you check this option, Windows Vista will connect automatically to the selected network every time you log in.
If no networks are found, you can manually enter all network settings. This is how you do it:
In the “Connect to a network” window, click on “Set up a connection or network”, like shown in the above screenshot. Select “Manually connect to a wireless network” and press the “Next” button.
First, enter the “Network name”. In some cases the network name is identical to the name of the router - for example, my router is a netgear, so the name of the network is netgear.
Choose the security type and the encryption you use on your network. Now type the security key and check the option "Start this connection automatically".
Click the "Next" button, then click "Connect to..." and that should be all. You successfully configured a connection to a wireless network.
From Chris
My computer
Dell Dimension 1100
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2
512 MB of Ram
Nvidia Geforce FX 5200 256MB
Intel Celeron CPU 2.53GHz
HDD WDC WD800BB-75JCO 80GB C:
HDD Samsung SV2042H 20GB F:
TSSTcorp CDRWDVD TS-H492C D:
LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-851S E:
Linksys wireless-G WUSB54GS With SpeedBooster
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6
My Security Software
VCOM SystemSuite 7 Professional
Windows Defender
Message Edited by helmecj01 on 08-07-2007 04:26 PM
DavidSF
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August 8th, 2007 00:00
helmecj01
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August 8th, 2007 06:00
Hi
When you order the computer wireless network card is a option
You need to buy wireless network card first for the computer and it will see the wireless networks.
From Chris
My computer
Dell Dimension 1100
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2
512 MB of Ram
Nvidia Geforce FX 5200 256MB
Intel Celeron CPU 2.53GHz
HDD WDC WD800BB-75JCO 80GB C:
HDD Samsung SV2042H 20GB F:
TSSTcorp CDRWDVD TS-H492C D:
LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-851S E:
Linksys wireless-G WUSB54GS With SpeedBooster
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6
My Security Software
VCOM SystemSuite 7 Professional
Windows Defender
Message Edited by helmecj01 on 08-08-2007 02:24 AM
Message Edited by helmecj01 on 08-08-2007 02:26 AM
pcgeek11
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DavidSF
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August 9th, 2007 17:00
helmecj01
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August 9th, 2007 18:00
good :smileyvery-happy:
From Chris
My computer
Dell Dimension 1100
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2
512 MB of Ram
Nvidia Geforce FX 5200 256MB
Intel Celeron CPU 2.53GHz
HDD WDC WD800BB-75JCO 80GB C:
HDD Samsung SV2042H 20GB F:
TSSTcorp CDRWDVD TS-H492C D:
LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-851S E:
Linksys wireless-G WUSB54GS With SpeedBooster
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6
My Security Software
VCOM SystemSuite 7 Professional
Windows Defender