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Name: wanderer Date: October 12, 2009 at 10:07:39 Pacific
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Why do you think its not one now?
Does your laptop have a on/off switch for wireless [mine is on the left side of the laptop?
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Response Number 2
Name: louis hill Date: October 12, 2009 at 11:28:41 Pacific
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When I try to connect to the internet I get the message that my wireless connection is disconnected. I cannot locate the on/off switch. Help me please.
Curious George
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Response Number 3
Name: wanderer Date: October 12, 2009 at 11:31:30 Pacific
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do you have a wireless router? what are you connecting to physically? who is your internet provider?
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Response Number 4
Name: XpUser Date: October 12, 2009 at 11:32:59 Pacific
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I guess your Dell is pretty old- For Dell Inspiron 600M use the key combination FN & F2 to access the wireless switch. Does it work?
i_Xp/VistaUser
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Response Number 5
Name: ClydeB Date: October 12, 2009 at 11:33:04 Pacific
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I'm not trying to be a smart-alec, but, do you have an owners manual? There is a tremendous amount of valuable information in the printed material that came with your PC including the arrangement and function of the switches, buttons, etc. If not, try the control panel, device manager to determine the status of your wireless interface.
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Response Number 6
Name: wanderer Date: October 12, 2009 at 11:49:31 Pacific
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Guys "wireless connection is disconnected" is not a message you get if the wireless AP is off. You get this message when you did not authenicate to a wireless connection.
You get unable to display page if the ap is off.
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Response Number 7
Name: louis hill Date: October 13, 2009 at 07:16:13 Pacific
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Thanks for the advice and suggestions, but I will reboot the system. Have a great day all.
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