PC connection problem- WiMAX???

[JackK]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Kevin - just to clarify a few things

You are saying WiMAX - WiMAX is for wireless Internet networks similar to cable or fiber for large areas and not wirless inside your house hooked up to your cable modem. Your network card supports both internal wireless networks and pay for wireless like WiMAX.

To confirm - you hit the blue function key AND F2 at the same time?

If you go to Control Panel, there may be an icon for Dell's network adpater / connection manager besides the windows one. If you go to Control Panel > Network Connections > Adapters, right click on the wireless and see if it is disabled.

2 - Dell occasionally has issues with the Dell Control Point software screwing up wireless where I have had to remove it a few times and use the built in wireless control from M$ ...

3 - I believe this is the driver you want : Drivers and Downloads | Dell [United States]

Yep... Ctrl + F2 at the same time. Didn't do anything, even before I started messing with new drivers.

No Dell software on the machine at all, other than Webcam Central. Dell Control Point isn't on it- at least, it's not listed in add/remove programs or the start menu. Didn't come with a utility disk either, just an OS reinstall. I thought it peculiar that it didn't come loaded with bloatware.

That driver wouldn't install, as I already had a more recent version installed. I uninstalled the more recent one, and that driver gave an error message saying it couldn't be installed ("This software package cannot be installed on your system. The setup application will exit").

Even stranger, after installing the Intel WiFi software it still says no adapter can be found. If I install the WiMAX drivers it shows up fine in network connections- but WiMAX, not WiFi.

Where do I find the Win7 wireless program? Can't find it anywhere in the search feature.

[JohnR]

Not CTRL + F2

Blue Function key and F2

[JackK]

Yep... did em all... I even threw an ALT in there for good measure

[JohnR]

Lightly push on the antenna symbol - I've seen that as well but I have worked with your particular model.

If you can take and post pictures of the keyboard, left & right sides, and front under trackpad I can likely tell you which one it is.

I looked up your system tag and that says you have one in there.

[iamskippy]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Lightly push on the antenna symbol - I've seen that as well but I have worked with your particular model.

If you can take and post pictures of the keyboard, left & right sides, and front under trackpad I can likely tell you which one it is.

I looked up your system tag and that says you have one in there.

Did the same but no good shots of the keyboard john.
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

[JackK]

Tried the light tap, the forceful hold, and swearing.

Here's the best pic I can get of the board... Sorry for the crappy camera phone. The one of the front won't turn out. There aren't any buttons or switches on it... One of the first things I looked for, a wireless slider.

[JohnR]

You are pushing these two at the same time?

If you can get on the Internet with it wired up with an ethernet cable shoot me a PM and Ill try to connect remotely and take a look....