Hello all, When I take the laptop to work I can see the wireless network but can't connect. After trying to diagnose the problem, it says it can't and I should see if I'm in range (I am), or if I have permission (I do). Appreciate any help Shmoo
Accessing the ethernet
- Thread starter shmookay
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the diagnose and repair doesn't always work, is there a way you can toggle your wireless lan card on/off? sometimes resetting it helps. also is there a wep security key in place on the network? at home i have to re-enter the passcode manually a lot of times to get back onto my network
My Computer
System One
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- CPU
- Intel E2180 @ 3.0Ghz
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte P35-DS3-L
- Memory
- Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB 4-4-4-12
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA 8800GT
- Hard Drives
- 750 GB -Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS
1 TB - Western Digital MyBook
Thanks. Maybe you could show me the way to toggle the card? I opened device manager but I'm not sure what to look for. In network adapters? I have there a Realtek...fast ethernet nic. Is that it?
My Computer
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Yeah just disable and then enable in either Device Manager or in Network Connections. On my laptop I also had a switch, but I dunno if you have that or not.
My Computer
System One
-
- CPU
- Intel E2180 @ 3.0Ghz
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte P35-DS3-L
- Memory
- Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB 4-4-4-12
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA 8800GT
- Hard Drives
- 750 GB -Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS
1 TB - Western Digital MyBook
Ok. I do have a switch. Thing is, when I come home it works fine, and nobody else seems to have a problem at work. The LAN is completely open - no passwords or anything. But I'll try your suggestion next time I go in. Thanks again.