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by david

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I have a DELL Inspiron 1150 laptop which I use in the UK & in France. In the UK I use a netgear router which works wireless with my PC but I have to use an ethernet line to get the DELL online.
In France I use an ORANGE LIVEBOX but the problem is the same the DELL will not get to the internet wirelessly but will connect using the ethernet line.
Any idea what the problem is?
Is it just an old farty problem!!!!
(using wINDOWS XP)

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by older mycroft

You don't just turn the wireless on with the little hardware switch on the laptop chassis (the one with the light on it when it's 'ON').

You also have to 'Enable' the wireless connection inside the software: Start > Control Panel > Network Connection. - You should be presented with icons for

1. Local Area Connection
2. Wireless Connection
3. 1394 Connection (if fitted)

Right click 'Wireless Connection' icon and select 'Enable' from the context menu. Wait a few seconds and it should engage.

Bear in mind that many laptops object to having BOTH connections enabled at the same time - so you should only have LAN or Wireless enabled at any one time. Whichever connection you are not using, you should select 'Disable' for and turn it off.

Otherwise you present the computer with two possible routes for communication, and it tends to confuse it. :)

by Former member

The laptop will not connect by wireless, so i had to connect by wire/cable. No problem though. I think it is just a protective measure that they have set up. What you need to do is get the password of the wireless router in question and try it out but this is no good if you do not have access to the router that is giving you the reception. So it is a catch 22 situation. Going on cable/wire is not a bad thing.

Please post back if you have any more problems or questions.
If this information is useful, please mark as helpful. Thanks.

by oh smeg

You should be using this as it overrides the Existing Windows WiFi Setup and you need to create your User Profiles for the WiFi Access Points here.

When you need to switch WiFi Access Points you open the Dell Utility and select the different WiFi User Profile and connect through that.

Also I suppose the Blatantly Obvious is that the WiFi Device must be turned on and it's drivers and associated software installed. If you have a WiFi and Blue Tooth Adapter you can switch between the 2 devices on the keyboard to turn one on and the other off or both Off or both On. The Directions are in your Destruction Manual that comes with the NB or on the Dell Web Site. This is on top of the Master WiFi & Blue Tooth Switch on the NB.

You can download a User Manual for the Insperon 1150 from here

http://supportapj.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins1150/en/index.htm

Col

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