Wireless Internet

[Arron]

Hello!

My mate gave me his Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 Laptop for Christmas Day, the only problem is, is trying to get the wireless internet to work. I installed the disc of the adapter onto the laptop but it isn't connecting, any reasons why?

[Kevin]

Does it list the networks in range? mabye you are entering the WEP key incorrectly

[Arron]

Right first I installed the CD onto the laptop, then it told me to insert the USB ( I inserted it into the Laptop ) Then it should have worked from there but the wireless isn't picking it up.

[Flisker]

Doesnt the laptop have WiFi built in like my Toshiba Satellite?

[Arron]

Doesnt the laptop have WiFi built in like my Toshiba Satellite?

Is yours the same as mine?

[Kevin]

Is yours the same as mine?


http://www.toshiba-europe.com/computers/products/notebooks/satellitepro4600/index.htm


The specifications look preety bad for it, and no i dont think it has built in wifi

[Zak]

Make sure network adapter is enabled on your computer

Control panel ->network connections -> right click connection then select properties -> Click Configure on your adapter

XP
http://www.ahmedgroup.co.uk/content_images/2/NLB/Part1/NLB-pre2.PNG

Vista
http://www.tipandtrick.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/virtual-machine-network-services-373x468.jpg

Something like that and then another window will pop-up after you've clicked configure and under the general tab there should be sumit like.. device usage: (sez tht on mine) make sure it is ENABLED.

[Arron]

The laptop wasn't the best spec anyway so we took it back, my mum never liked it either.

[Zak]

ok hope you don't have any problems with your new one either

[Arron]

ok hope you don't have any problems with your new one either

Me neither lol, by the way them suggestions you sent probably would have worked to get the wireless working, because I never tried that, but I'm glad we took it back because it was so slow lmao.

+REP

[Sluing]

My accusation would be, you weren't in range of any wireless connections. Just because you have the software installed and whatnot doesn't guarantee a hotspot.

Do like I do, work you butt of to find one.

[Mistajam]

sometimes if you have a utility that comes with the wireless card, and you try to use windows wireless utility they both like to intercept each other, i would always disable the third party utility.