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Inspiron 6000 Wireless Network Connection Problems
Hi, i'm new here. I just got my Inspiron 6000 (
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 725 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/400MHz FSB), Microsoft® Windows® XP Home) a couple days ago. I have been messing around with it for quite some time now. I have a network card (
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem) and a wireless networking card (
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)) installed in the Inspiron. When I boot up my computer, at the desktop it says that my wireless internet connection is unavailable/unable to get a connection. I click start, connect to, a wireless internet connection. But when I get to choose a wireless network, it usually says no wirelss networks could be found in range. I try refreshing the network list but it always stays the same. I usually check the network connection frequently until a network is finally available. Usually when I get a network (I only get one), which is NETGEAR. It has really low connectivity. Thus when I am connected, I still cannot get access to the internet because of it's low connection. I have also been trying to connect my broadband comcast cable ethernet to my Inspiron. This also doesn't work because when I connect the ethernet cable to my Inspiron, the local area connection on my Inspiron often says that it has limited or no connectivity. I tried repairing and renewing a new IP address, but still nothing happened. I am really lost and don't know what to do. So if anybody has any answers for me please reply. Thank-you, I greatly appreicate it.
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Posted August 15th, 2005 12:00
Hi,
From the post i understand you have two issues,
1) Unable to connect to a Netgear wirelesss network:
Is the netgear wireless network or router installed at your home/office site?
If yes, how far is the netgear box from the laptop?
If no, it means that the wireless router is not within the required range for getting an efficient and strong connection.
2) Limited or No connectivity with wired connection to the broadband Ethernet Modem.
This can be because of the below reasons:
a) Check if you have any firewall softwares like Mcafee or Norton Installed on the system. if yes, Disable/Turn Off the Firewall to check this.
b) Uninstall the network card drivers from the device manager.
c) Network Bug in XP SP2: To fix this, download both the fixes below,
Download the fix from the link http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;884020
Download a registry updater that provides this fix here
d) If you are able to go online but still get this message of Limited or No Connectivity, disable this message by going to Network Connections - Double Click on the Local Area Network Connection and uncheck "Notify me when this computer has limited or no connectivity”.
Please regret if the above post seems to be complicated for you.
Rgds
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