Re: Dell 610 wifi problem

shelpdogg <shelpdogg.2vs5qo@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> hath wroth:

>I have a Dell 610 that I am troubleshooting for one of my users and it
>seems like the laptop will connect to the access point and it says
>"connected"; however I cannot navigate to any sites. It gives me a
>"detecting proxy settings" on the lower status bar, and acts like it
>wants to find the site, but then the entire page goes
>blank.....including the address bar.
>Laptop works fine when data cable is plugged in.

1. Go to:
Control Panel -> Internet Options -> Connections -> LAN Settings
and turn OFF (uncheck) "Automatically detect settings". You probably
don't have a proxy server and don't need to check for one.

2. My guess is your unspecified wireless access point or wireless
router is using WEP encryption. If so, use the Hex key, not the ASCII
key. If possible I would switch everyone to WPA or WPA2 encryption as
WEP offers little security.

3. There are many wireless routers that have firmware issues with
specific wireless devices. Find your maker and model number, go unto
their web site, and check for firmware updates for both the wireless
router and whatever Dell uses in the 610.

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