I have a gateway model mx6920 laptop that I purchased some years back. I have never quite been able to connect wirelessly with it.
Initially, when I would enable my wifi, I would be able to find networks and connect. However, after about fifteen minutes, the connection would drop and no networks would be found. If I restart my computer, it will work again, but also only for fifteen minutes or so again.
Now, it seems as if it won’t connect at all. It will find networks, but it won’t connect. I’ve tried connecting to my security enabled router at home (which it says that I am putting in the wrong key) and I’ve tried connecting to unlocked networks. But it simply won’t connect.
I sent my computer in twice to gateway, but they never fixed anything. I couldn’t keep going a week without my computer. I have no idea why it won’t work, but wifi is what I was really looking forward to in a laptop.
I have windows xp, the media center edition. I don’t know much about adapters, networks or network cards. All I know is that I am tired of using a 25 inch ethernet cable to connect my laptop to the internet in my living room.
Any help in guiding me through the process of fixing this problem would be sincerely appreciated.