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Laptop won't connect to wireless.

Bobalicious93 · 2009-08-06 17:58:44

Sorry if I seem like a simpleton but I'm not very technologically-savvy :D I haven't had this problem before, basically, the laptop is tellling me that the computer is out of range of the wireless router, and can't connect to it. I have it literally about 10 feet away, so I know that it's not out of range. The connection…

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#32 07-08-2009 5:34pm
magconn

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had same prob with my laptop last year. had a feeling it was the wireless card. dell told me to go back to eircom ..buggers !! bought an external wireless adapter in easons , less than a tenner, used that and laptop connected fine. so it was the internal wireless card. it was knackered. dell replaced it. all hunky dory

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#33 07-08-2009 5:35pm
TouchingVirus

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Clear out all the saved wireless access points and start from scratch. Google

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#34 07-08-2009 5:44pm
Bobalicious93

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TouchingVirus wrote: »

Clear out all the saved wireless access points and start from scratch. Google

I cleared all the access points except for my own router, and now for some reason it's working again.

Cheers for all the help lads, just have to hope it stays fixed now

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#35 07-08-2009 5:51pm
TouchingVirus

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Glad you got it sorted OP, now resume your internets!

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