I cannot reach the outside world of the internet through my wireless
connection. I took it to the library and had the same problem. No icon
shows up for either location. I see on one dialog that the radio is not
enabled. I tried that and got nowhere. Some other try mentioned
examining the radio hardware. I have no idea what that means.

Comments?

XP and a Gateway laptop bought in Oct. 2007.

"W. eWatson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I cannot reach the outside world of the internet through my wireless
>connection. I took it to the library and had the same problem. No icon
>shows up for either location. I see on one dialog that the radio is not
>enabled. I tried that and got nowhere. Some other try mentioned
>examining the radio hardware. I have no idea what that means.

You don't say just what "enabling the radio" consisted of. There
should be a switch somewhere on the laptop (the two I have access to
both have slide switches, but in different places) that turns the
wireless ability off and on.

--
Tim Slattery
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http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

"W. eWatson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:j1pd22$tma$(E-Mail Removed)...

>I cannot reach the outside world of the internet through my wireless
>connection. I took it to the library and had the same problem. No icon
>shows up for either location. I see on one dialog that the radio is not
>enabled. I tried that and got nowhere. Some other try mentioned examining
>the radio hardware. I have no idea what that means.
> . . .
> XP and a Gateway laptop bought in Oct. 2007.

Gateway brand laptops are presumably documented.

The OP does not say whether or when laptop wi-fi ever connected OK
or what software connects (Microsoftoft or proprietary to wireless card.)

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

On 8/8/2011 1:03 PM, Tim Slattery wrote:
> "W. eWatson"<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> I cannot reach the outside world of the internet through my wireless
>> connection. I took it to the library and had the same problem. No icon
>> shows up for either location. I see on one dialog that the radio is not
>> enabled. I tried that and got nowhere. Some other try mentioned
>> examining the radio hardware. I have no idea what that means.
>
> You don't say just what "enabling the radio" consisted of. There
> should be a switch somewhere on the laptop (the two I have access to
> both have slide switches, but in different places) that turns the
> wireless ability off and on.
>
I have no idea, but your comment may be the solution--switch. Ah, F2 is
one possibility. Very sneaky. Yep, it worked. Thanks. I have no idea
how that combo did it. FN+F2 for on/off.