Thank you for being a valued part of the CNET community. As of December 1, 2020, the forums are in read-only format. In early 2021, CNET Forums will no longer be available. We are grateful for the participation and advice you have provided to one another over the years.

Thanks,

CNET Support

General discussion

Simple Wireless Networking Question

by smleeth Feb 2, 2007 5:50AM PST

I'm travelling to my parents' home this weekend so I thought I'd look for a remedy to a problem. For some reason, my laptop won't see my father's wireless network. Simple problem...there must be a simple answer.

I have a Dell Inspiron 9300 with onboard wireless B/G and I have zero problems connecting to ANY other network that's unencrypted. His network is open and he can connect with his new HP laptop and his old Dell laptop with no problems. My brother can also connect with his Dell laptop.

I know it's simple, but I'm being vague because I'm not going into specific settings....but is there something easy I'm missing here? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Discussion is locked

3 Posts
- Collapse + Expand Details
- Collapse -
One I run into is the SSID broadcast is disabled.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Feb 2, 2007 6:04AM PST

While this shouldn't cause it to fail, it can.

Sorry if that's not it but your post omitted detail.

Bob

- Collapse -
Oops forget another common issue.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Feb 2, 2007 9:33AM PST

Some machines and combos don't work. Try something easy like SSID enabled on the router and 64-bit WEP.

Bob

- Collapse -
Some wireless require (WEP) key and (ESSID) identifier.
by ahtoi Feb 2, 2007 6:15AM PST

Look for it at the wireless gateway device.

Back to Networking & Wireless forum

CNET Forums

Operating Systems
Software
Electronics & Gadgets
Hardware
Tablets & Mobile Devices
General Help
Brand Forums
Roadshow Autos
Off Topic

Other Forums

Forum Info