Wireless connection problems, please help

bignred05

sitting here in the Living room, about 2 - 3 meters from the Linksys wireless router

have 1 laptop & 1 notebook successfully connected to the router

however have got another laptop, which has previously worked without any problems to the same router

for some unknown reason tonight I can't connect this laptop even though the settings are set to automatically connect to it

have been trying for the past 2 hours to connect without any success

can anyone shed any light on my connection problem

thanks

stevemcol

What do you get? 'Limited or no connectivity'
Try connecting via LAN cable. Check password.
Check wireless card is operating properly via device manager.
Delete, re-establish connection.
Check laptop against another wifi network.

bignred05

stevemcol wrote: »

Thanks, I've answered your points below

What do you get? 'Limited or no connectivity'
Nothing what so ever
Try connecting via LAN cable. Check password.
have tried connecting via setting new wireless device, when I do this, all I get is told you already have a device with the same name
Check wireless card is operating properly via device manager.
have checked device manager, everything appears to be working fine, no obvious signs
Delete, re-establish connection.
have been thinking about doing this
Check laptop against another wifi network.

have only got the one wireless connection, however 2 other devices working fine off this, very strange

the strange thing is I've had this laptop set up to the linksys router for over 12 month's, with out any problems, so what's happened now


the only thing I can find is under Network Map/network map of wireless connections, below it states "The adaptor is not connected"

could this be the issue

bignred05

under trouble shooting I have a number of things highlighted

Wireless capability is turned off, detected
it states use switch on the front or side, this laptop (Dell Inspiron 1750) has no such switch either on the front or on the side

a network cable is not properly plugged in or may be broken,
if so how come 2 other laptops work fine off the same router

debitcardmayhem

Have you tried the ethernet cable? It may be a duplicate IP address also, or a wireless from elsewhere(neighbours). Can you see your wireless from it? Try using inssider from http://www.metageek.net

That will look for any channels

debitcardmayhem

My post crossed with yours, have you checked for the switch on the lappy or a Fn+Function Key for wireless on/off?

bignred05

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

My post crossed with yours, have you checked for the switch on the lappy or a Fn+Function Key for wireless on/off?

I'm pretty certain the laptop does not have such a switch, it usually connects automatically via the built in wireless connection

btw I'm usually the exact laptop via wireless connection as we type/speak (we have 2 of the same laptops in the house)

debitcardmayhem

there should be a little sliding switch on the very front edge of the lappy or a function key (F2????) that looks like this ((!))
the F key
needs a Fn key

the front key is easy to move by accident

bignred05

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

Have you tried the ethernet cable? It may be a duplicate IP address also, or a wireless from elsewhere(neighbours). Can you see your wireless from it? Try using inssider from http://www.metageek.net

That will look for any channels

its set up to connect automatically to the router, however it can't see it or pick it up, yet its only 2 -3 metres away

debitcardmayhem

bignred05 wrote: »

its set up to connect automatically to the router, however it can't see it or pick it up, yet its only 2 -3 metres away

Look at my post 1/2 min before yours ^^^^^^ they are usually very small sliding switches

bignred05

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

there should be a little sliding switch on the very front edge of the lappy or a function key (F2????) that looks like this ((!))
the F key
needs a Fn key

the front key is easy to move by accident

:beer::j:beer::j:beer:

thanks almost there

its my daughters laptop, looks like she been fiddling with the keys, pressed the F2 (wireless key) almost there now, however its now stating the settings saved on this computer do not match, I should be able to sort this out

thanks for your help & advice

really apprenticed