wireless connection

[Lance]

My laptop has wireless capability but when I'm at home it is hooked up to
DSL. The baloon that tells me what the status is of the wireless connection
keeps popping up as it changes ( I live in a spot that doesn't get a strong
connection ).
Is there a way to turn it off and then back on when I need it should I take
my computer
somewhere with me?
Thanks for any help you can give.

 

[Big Al]

My laptop has wireless capability but when I'm at home it is hooked up to
DSL. The baloon that tells me what the status is of the wireless connection
keeps popping up as it changes ( I live in a spot that doesn't get a strong
connection ).
Is there a way to turn it off and then back on when I need it should I take
my computer
somewhere with me?
Thanks for any help you can give.

What laptop? My Dell has Fn+F2 to turn on/off the wireless.
You might find a setting in the wireless manager settings to not display
signal strength. But it depends if you are using Microsoft's wireless
manager or 3rd party manager.

I guess more info is needed to give you more specifics.

 

[ANONYMOUS]

Most laptops have a switch to turn off or turn on the wireless on the
fly. Also, you could right-click on the icon in the task bar and select
disable or enable as and when you want to.

hth

 

[Lance]

Most laptops have a switch to turn off or turn on the wireless on the
fly. Also, you could right-click on the icon in the task bar and select
disable or enable as and when you want to.

hth


Thanks. I remember seeing that there a long time ago but never gave it any thought.