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Posted on Dec 13, 2007
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Connecting to my home wireless

I have not been able to connect my laptop to my wireless router. My home PC works fine, but I cannot figure out why the laptop will not pick up the signal

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There are lots of variables here - First I would toggle the wireless on/off hotkey on the computer (Fn-F2 I think) - Hit the "Thinkpad" button by he volume buttons above the keyboard to get online help.

If that doesn't do it let us know.

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