JohnWill--you are not going to believe this, and I feel like such a dork. The wireless connection has a switch on the front side of the computer. It was turned off!
I just got this machine less than a week ago, and I had to read a manual to figure out how to turn it on. There's a little door that covers the power switch. And it doesn't even look like a power switch one would expect to see. I have a Satellite 1805 and it is completely different.
Anyway, tonight I went to the Toshiba site, read about a switch for the wireless, looked it up in the manual, and lo and behold, all it took was turning it on. Guess I should have read that manual all the way through before messing with the wireless.
Sorry to have taken your time with this non-problem, or problem on behalf of the operator. I do appreciate your efforts. Thank you, and blessings to you.
Susan
