laptop wireless.vanished

photome

I have been trying to set up a wireless network, things were going ok till yesterday and now when I turn on the Laptop, the wireless icon on the taskbar has gone, and if I look in control panel and network connections it isnt there either.
How can I find it/ get it back

albertross_2

Have you switched it off on the laptop switch/keyboard combination?

photome

Which key/keys would it be, just had a look and nothing obvious

UniqueEarthling

Mine disappeared earlier today and I spent about half hour re-booting the router etc before I noticed I'd accidentally switched wireless off instead of switching number lock off (yes, I feel stupid )

Anyway, in case it helps, its Fn+F10 on mine so have a look on your F-keys for a wireless icon.

photome

Is not fn and f10 that mutes the sound and I have tried just about every other key and I dont know what a wireless icon looks like

UniqueEarthling

Mine looks like a little boat lol

Basically it looks a bit like this turned on its side (((-)

photome

I have looked in device manager and it is not listed, wouldnt it still be listed even if it was just turned off

photome

UniqueEarthling wrote:

Mine looks like a little boat lol

Basically it looks a bit like this turned on its side (((-)

Thanks but I have nothing that looks like that, it is a packard bell laptop

ShakerSonicBen

i thought for a minute you'd lost the laptop

photome

Thanks to all. I have sorted it, it was Fn and F1. now still got to get router working with AOL