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neath_jmj
19-07-08, 16:41
Right i have a laptop and now i want to put wireless broadband on my laptop, how do i go about this??? any info on products would be great thank you!
wonderlust
19-07-08, 16:50
Has the Laptop built in Wireless Lan?

Which Router do you have?
neath_jmj
19-07-08, 16:54
Its a dell inspiron 1525, it has a Integrated 10/100 LAN (RJ45) and 56K Modem (RJ11)
wonderlust
19-07-08, 17:22
could you provide the dell tag number?

The reason for asking is that the model you have can have any one of 2 different wlan cards installed
Audigex
19-07-08, 19:08
Assuming you're running under windows

Go to start->run

Type services.msc. Check that "WLAN autoconfig" (Vista) or "Wireless zero service" (XP) are enabled and automatic.

Once that's on you should have a lan-style icon (Just a normal network connection on Vista, a single computer with some "signal" lines on XP). Just right click on it and choose "Connect to a network" (Vista) or whatever the option is in XP (It'll be fairly obvious)

Then just enter the SSID and key for your router and Bob's your mother's brother.
wonderlust
19-07-08, 19:22
He may need to enable it first via the function keys, (why i asked for the tag, to find out which card is installed)

He may have to enable the Wireless Access point on his router, plus may have to add mac address to the ACL.

He should also set up security, at least wpa.
neath_jmj
20-07-08, 15:11
could you provide the dell tag number?

The reason for asking is that the model you have can have any one of 2 different wlan cards installed

Ummmm right ok where do i find this from?
wonderlust
20-07-08, 18:01
Should be a sticker on the bottom, they used to end in a J
neath_jmj
20-07-08, 20:58
the service tag is bxpyf3j
wonderlust
20-07-08, 21:02
Ok, thank you, you have the DELL WIRELESS 1390 802.11B/G MINI-PCI CA fitted as standard.

Let us know when you have it on, you can check device manager to see if it's on before you start.

You may need to turn this on, there should be a symbol on the keyboard with a FN toggle to turn it on and off.
neath_jmj
20-07-08, 21:11
Right its on i believe
wonderlust
20-07-08, 21:13
Ok do you have a wireless access point or a wireless router?
neath_jmj
20-07-08, 21:15
well i did have a router but its not compatable with vista! cud u recommend one for me?
wonderlust
20-07-08, 22:09
what make model is it?

Routers are normally OS independant.