Dell no longer finds wireless networks

right click on on status bar and then property and then customize and then you will see wireless icon and then make it visible all the time.
perhaps you did turn off windows zero configuration. to do that right click my computer then manage the services , and then in service start windows zero configuration

try unplugging the router for a few minutes and then plug it back in

Your signal probly getin week at times ,,walls weaken wifi,,,and if other computers goin on same wifi,,a stronger cpu,,like a desktop or so,,stronger cpu will hog all wifi from the weaker one,,,also try dell website fro driver updates

In the Network Connections window, right click on the USB adapter and select Properties. Select the "Wireless Networks" tab. In the Preferred networks area, select the name of your wireless network so that it is highlighted. Then press the Remove button. Click OK.

Windows should now inform you that it has located an available network. Try connecting into it now.

yes it can.

go to control panel >> double click on network connections >> right click on wireless network connection and click view available wireless network. then click on your network name and connect wirelessly.

Try disabling firewall software that must be preventing access to network. disable and reenable the lan card might also help

Click on the network icon in the task bar. Show the networks available and right click on the wireless network if it shows up. Try the 'repair' network selection.
You can also 'remove' the wireless device and re-install it. If you use the command: "ipconfig /all" it will display all the connections and their settings. Normally windows will use the auto config 192.168.xx.xx series of IP addresses if it cannot find a DHCP server to issue it an address. That should show up in the ipconfig output in the wireless network device section.
If the ipconfig does not show the wireless device, try the uninstall/re-install tactic.
If this is a PC-card [PCMCIA] that you can physically remove, power down, remove the device, power back up. Power down again, install the card, power up. Windows might then 're-find' the device and reinstall all the necessary drivers.
tom

check to make sure the wireless zero configuration utility is on ..check from services in the computer and make sure that there is a check in use windows on the network card itself from network connections. Then it should work .

HI Boston
I believe the wireless card that you have in your laptop is a dell wireless card.

Here are the instructions on how to get your wireless working
Start-All programs-dell wireless-dell wireless wlan card utility-open the window and on the uncheck let this tool manage your wireless.
Please make sure that Enable radio is checked otherwise no wireless networks will be detected by the computer.
Once that is done go to start control panel in the left hand side make sure classic view is what is there. Go to network connection and you would see wireless network connection. Right click and click on view available wireless networks.
click on refresh network list if any of the networks are not seen.
Still no go try to enable the radio of your wireless card by pressing fn+F2 and then try.

if your getting limited or connectivity right click on wireless network connection go to properties, select on the top the tab wireless networks and remove your network from the preferred networks click on ok.

now get back to view available networks and try to connect to your wireless network.

make sure if there is a security on ur network you are aware of the ntework key and its case senstiive as well. otherwise ask linksys to give it to u.

if your wireless says connected check the ip address and post it here . for finding ip address start-run-cmd-click on ok

in the command window type ipconfig and post the ip address here.


alternatively also try updating the wirless card from the site
http://support.dell.com
thank you do post your results and feedbacks if any

rakesh
Dell Laptop Expert

What does it say if you try to view the available wireless network on your laptop?