Wifi has disappeared from laptop?

Terrysdelight

Hello

WiFi seems to have disappeared so can't connect to the web. Laptop help said radio is disabled, changed it to enabled - didn't work. Also said to do Function and F2 and that hasn't helped.

My laptop is a dell xps M1210 (second-hand) had it for about 5 weeks and all has been working fine. My PC is still working fine so it can't be anything to do with the router (although I did try the reset button, but didn't help), also tried a system restore and that didn't work either. Any ideas on how to fix?

Many thanks
Terri

poppy10_2

When you double click the wireless icon in the bottom right of the screen, do you get a list of networks available? Or does it say no wireless connections found?

tigtag02

Sorry, I cant help but had to :rotfl: as I read the thread title as WIFE has disappeared from laptop

*shuts door on way out

bigkasper

What program are you using to view wireless networks? is it windows or the dell wireless manager?

Coveredinbees!!!!

Dunno if this will help but my laptop had a little switch on the front to turn wifi on and off you haven't accidentally knocked it off (if it has one that is). I did it and took ages to work out !!!!!! had happened.

culpepper

if its not the button on the front, check the card hasn't become dislodged from its socket, it is rather like a square memory module except it has 2 little thin wire connectors aswell that are for the antenna,at least thats how it is on my acer.

Terrysdelight

Coveredinbees!!!! wrote: »

Dunno if this will help but my laptop had a little switch on the front to turn wifi on and off you haven't accidentally knocked it off (if it has one that is). I did it and took ages to work out !!!!!! had happened.

Sorry I havent replied to anyone - I lost the connection on my pc too - lol !

Yes it was the little switch on the side - I didn't even know it was there.

Thanks so much.

Terrysdelight

poppy10 wrote: »

When you double click the wireless icon in the bottom right of the screen, do you get a list of networks available? Or does it say no wireless connections found?

It's all sorted now thanks. I think it did say no wireless connections found but it was just the little switch on the side of the lap top.

Thanks for your help :j

Terrysdelight

bigkasper wrote: »

What program are you using to view wireless networks? is it windows or the dell wireless manager?

It was windows but all sorted now. Little switch on side of laptop.

Thanks.

Terrysdelight

Coveredinbees!!!! wrote: »

Dunno if this will help but my laptop had a little switch on the front to turn wifi on and off you haven't accidentally knocked it off (if it has one that is). I did it and took ages to work out !!!!!! had happened.

You got it! Was up till 1'oc this morning. Finally got it sorted 'by accident' about an hour ago. Didn't even know the little button/switch thingy was on the lap top.......

esbo

tigtag02 wrote: »

Sorry, I cant help but had to :rotfl: as I read the thread title as WIFE has disappeared from laptop

*shuts door on way out

LOL that's exactly what I thought too.
I though he had lost all his mucky pictures :rotfl: