Dell Vostro 1400 wifi connection

knowledgepower1

Hi Techies,

I have got the above laptop that works perfectly except that I cant connect to any wifi on it(I have got a router at home but I connect via cable to browse internet)

I have a Vista business OS on it and every other thing works fine.

I even see the wireless networks but it wont connect to any of them even in a public library.

Could someome use their good office to help me out here?

Thanks

knowledgepower1

Still waiting for a techie to help with this....pls dont dissapoint a fan!

Browntoa

try updating the wireless card drivers

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&ServiceTag=&SystemID=VOS_N_1400&os=WLH&osl=en&catid=&impid=

Browntoa

Dells wireless software may be controlling the connections , untick the box that says use this utility to mange it and let Vista do it

or, To configure Vista wireless, open Network and Sharing, click Manage Wireless connections

If vista is managing it then try the opposite

Cat695

what does it say when you try and connect to your wireless network??

is your wireless network secure??

knowledgepower1

It says could not connect to wireless network...diagnose?

After diagnosing,it still comes up with could not connect.

alanclarke

I recently installed a wireless router.

I couldn't get my Dell laptop to connect to the Internet and so went to the Dell support web site at http://support.euro.dell.com/ and ran the "How do I troubleshoot my wireless network?" wizard, it is specific to model and operating system. It is slow to go through but it eventually gave me an answer and solved my problem.

If that doesn't help try the Dell Forum or contact Dell, details of both are on the Dell support web site.