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    Faulty Network card?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by torvalds, Dec 7, 2006.

  1. torvalds

    torvalds Newbie

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    Hi. My friend has a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo L7320gw and we cant get wirelss network card to work. On my dell I hit fn and f2 and then a little beakon pops up above my clock to tell me its enabled but when we do that on his nothing happens.

    The laptop has a Atheros AR5005G and I cant find any info on this anywhere. The website has no support or drivers and such. Everything look ok in device manager.

    What could be wrong?
     
    torvalds, Dec 7, 2006
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  2. Zero

    Zero The Random Guy

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    There should be a wireless switch somewhere on the notebook. Most have them, but there are some notebooks that don't. if you can't find it, or don't know if it has one, then have a look in the manual.Hope this helps.
     
    Zero, Dec 7, 2006
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  3. theoak

    theoak Notebook Consultant

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    It is possible that it is turned off in the BIOS. Give that a shot.
     
    theoak, Dec 7, 2006
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  4. torvalds

    torvalds Newbie

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    ok i will try both but im pretty sure it doesnt have a switch, i mean it would be somewhere noticeable right? ie the top above the keyboard.
     
    torvalds, Dec 7, 2006
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  5. blue68f100

    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Check your device manager and see it's listed under the Network Adapters. If so make sure it is not disabled.
     
    blue68f100, Dec 7, 2006
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