Laptop not able to find wireless network

Trinitrotoluene

Start > Run > ncpa.cpl and press enter

Tell us what you can see in here.

rdpro

Would be handy to know the operating system version and make/model too please

oliver321

go into network connections and check the wireless is disabled or enabled.

Ebeneezer

On my laptop recently I had the same problem and it turned out to be that the wireless card inside the machine had gone caput. I managed to get a replacement and now it works fine.

terahurts

rev229 wrote: »

The wireless adaptor isn't anywhere in device manager. Network adapters say bluetooth is working is that the same???

Sounds to me like the wireless card is either dead, or loose in it's socket. Depending on the make and model of the laptop and assuming the wireless is built in rather than a USB device, there might be a removable door on the bottom of the laptop that will give you access to a mini-PCI slot where you wireless card might be installed - My old works IBM Thinkpad had one for example, but on my Acer it's a separate board that needs the whole shell taking off. If you are lucky it might be worth popping it off and making sure the card is seated properly - with the laptop turned off of course.

toejumper

sorry to bump but im having exactly the same problems as re229, been on the phone to aol for over an hour and the guy said it was my wireless card not working properly, had a look in device manager but not sure if its there or not the only things i can see are broadcom802.11g network adapter and realtekPCle FE family controler which i have updated both of them.

macman

broadcom802.11g network adapter

That is your wireless card

toejumper

Thanks macman thought it might of been but wasn't to sure, hopefully after the update it will start to work ok now.

rev229

We have or DH has checked all the connection and it appears to be the wireless card has died. It is an HP pavillion tx1000 and the wireless card is under a flap. Is it possible to replace this myself or will it need to be done by someone who knows what to do?

rev229

:j:j:j I have fixed it, all by myself as well!! We ave a dongle that came with the router, uploaded the user manual put in the key code and now I am wireless again!!! Very moneysaving as we already had a dongle. Thanks for all the help here:beer: