Dell latitude D400 no internet

i just recieved this old Dell laptop i was delighted because it blows the pants of my old one But..... i can not get an internet connection, i tried to connect wireless first, but faileed. so i tried connecting ethernet but that does not work either. HEEELLLPPP!

i have downloaded just about every driver from the Dell website that looked like it might be the right one, but to no avail... still no wireless or ethernet!

there must be network card inside? and i am pretty sure there is a WLAN card inside, it shows up in device manager.

when i try to establish internet connetion, a message something like, make sure your wireless is enabled either by pressing fn-f2 or using the switch. I have tried fn-f2 and looked for a switch....?


can anybody offer any sugestions??

confused, neil

 

In Device Manager make sure it is enabled. Right click on the WLAN Adapter in DManager and choose enable if you have that option. If you see disable then disable it and re-enable it to see if that helps.

You could try starting the WLAN service. Go to Start--> Run type services.msc and hit enter...locate the WLAN service and verify it's set to Automatic and Started.

Another thing you could try is to enter the BIOS by pressing either F1, F2, F10 or ESC at boot up. When your computer is starting up it should tell you which key needs to be pressed. Look in the BIOS to verify the WLAN Card is enabled.

If none of the above brings no luck then I suspect you currently have the wrong driver installed for your WLAN Adapter...and that is expected seeing the wide variety of Adapters that that specific model carries. Keep trying the different drivers.

 

thanks for your advice. i will do as you have suggested and if i still can't get it working i will assume that i have the wrong driver for it, and contact dell for advice on finding the right one.

 

Excellent!

 

thanks again for your advice. you were right, it was disabled in bios. once enabled it just worked with out any fuss.