No wireless networks were found".

[Guest]

I have a tablet PC Compaq tc1100. Windows XP Pro SP2. It works when I connect
to a wired lan (other NIC card) SBS windows 2003 domain in my office. But
when I take out of the office and login into it as a PC, enabling the
wireless card and disabling the Lan NIC card it can' detect any wireless
network access points.

I click on the wireless Icon and I get the message "No wireless networks
were found". In network connections the Icon is crossed out and says,"
Wireless Network Connection Not connected, Firewalled". I tried uninstalling
and reinstalling the hardware (intel pro wireless lan 2100 mini pci adapter)
but it didn't help.
Ipconfig /all says Media State = disconnected. I the computer = 127.0.0.1

Any suggestions?

 

[Chuck]

I have a tablet PC Compaq tc1100. Windows XP Pro SP2. It works when I connect
to a wired lan (other NIC card) SBS windows 2003 domain in my office. But
when I take out of the office and login into it as a PC, enabling the
wireless card and disabling the Lan NIC card it can' detect any wireless
network access points.

I click on the wireless Icon and I get the message "No wireless networks
were found". In network connections the Icon is crossed out and says,"
Wireless Network Connection Not connected, Firewalled". I tried uninstalling
and reinstalling the hardware (intel pro wireless lan 2100 mini pci adapter)
but it didn't help.
Ipconfig /all says Media State = disconnected. I the computer = 127.0.0.1

Any suggestions?

Mike,

I'd start by making sure that one and only one WiFi client is running, at any
time. WiFi client conflicts can cause your problem.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/stabilise-your-wifi-use-only-one-wifi.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/stabilise-your-wifi-use-only-one-wifi.html

And what WiFi networks do you have available? Do you have any computers, near
the tablet PC in question, that do successfully connect to any WiFi networks?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html

 

[Lem]

Mike,

I'd start by making sure that one and only one WiFi client is running, at any
time. WiFi client conflicts can cause your problem.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/stabilise-your-wifi-use-only-one-wifi.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/stabilise-your-wifi-use-only-one-wifi.html

And what WiFi networks do you have available? Do you have any computers, near
the tablet PC in question, that do successfully connect to any WiFi networks?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html

And make sure that the radio is turned on. Portable computers usually
have a means to turn off the wifi radio to conserve power. You'll have
to read the manual, but it's probably either a small (hard to find)
physical switch or a combination of the Fn key and some F key.

 

[Guest]

Had the same problem with my HP laptop. Later, I found that in front of my
laptop, there was a button that enables the wireless nic. Just because it
says in Network Connections that the wireless nic is enabled is not actually
true, at least in my case.

 

[Guest]

I only have one wifi client- thanks

Mike,

I'd start by making sure that one and only one WiFi client is running, at any
time. WiFi client conflicts can cause your problem.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/stabilise-your-wifi-use-only-one-wifi.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/stabilise-your-wifi-use-only-one-wifi.html

And what WiFi networks do you have available? Do you have any computers, near
the tablet PC in question, that do successfully connect to any WiFi networks?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html

 

[Guest]

This was the problem there an external switch that brings up a menu to turn
the wireless adapter on...Thanks to everyone for all your comments.

 

[jmgoogle]

Mike

I had this problem recently after a motherboard replacement on my
TC1100. Solution was to install the Q Menu (you can download this
from HP). It has an option to turn the radio on. (Mind you this also
caused my tablet to always to show in portrait mode after booting up so
I deinstalled the Q Menu as soon as I had got the radio working.

Jacka
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