Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP

Nashda13 · 10-24-2007, 09:20 AM

I would like to know if this Laptop comes with wireless, because I saw the icon in control panel but when I try to activate it says to insert USB to copy network settings and transfer to another PC when all I want is to connect to the internet wirelessly.

PLUS, I bought a card for wireless connection and it doesn't work either.

Oh I'm not that great with comp. so please bear with me, (

explain it to me like a 4 year old) Thanks

**johnwill** · 10-24-2007, 01:47 PM

No wireless on the standard model. What is the make/model of the card you bought? With the card installed, did you install the drivers? If so, so this:

Start, Run, devmgmt.msc

Under Network adapters, please tell me all the devices listed. Also, are there any devices anywhere in the Device Manager display with yellow ? or ! displayed?

Nashda13 · 10-24-2007, 05:50 PM

Under Network adapters is shows Broadcom 440x 10/100 integrated conroller. The card I have is a Encore wireless-G cardbus adapter ENPWI-G2.
The Icon appears at the left hand bottom corner with an X over it when I hit open it doesn't do anything. And when I click on about it says an unsupported operation was attempted.

**johnwill** · 10-25-2007, 07:37 AM

If the card is not appearing under Network adapters in Device Manager, you have a driver issue or the adapter is bad.

I repeat, did you install the drivers for the ENPWI-G2?

Nashda13 · 10-25-2007, 07:52 AM

Yes I installed the CD that came with it. It does give a warning that it does not have the windows logo and if I want to continue to install, I click yes. Like said, the wireless icon appears on the bottom with an X over it. So if it doesn't work or if it is bad, can you tell me which adapter would be the best to get for the Inspiron B120?

**johnwill** · 10-25-2007, 08:14 AM

I don't have any specific recommendations. OTOH, it would be nice to diagnose what is going on with this one. Perhaps you have a cardbus compatibility issue with this adapter. Have you reloaded the chipset drivers for the machine?

Nashda13 · 10-25-2007, 08:41 AM

Reloaded chipset drivers.............................No idea what it is, like I said, I'm kind of a baby on this topic.

**johnwill** · 10-25-2007, 06:15 PM

Using the service tag from the side of the computer, go to Dell and it'll take you to all the driver downloads for your machine. You need to try reloading the chipset drivers, and if there are cardbus drivers, those as well.

Nashda13 · 10-26-2007, 05:52 AM

There is another post that has the same problem I have, and gives the same error code
(10). I installed it manually and it comes up with the same error.
here is the post site;
http://www.techsupportforum.com/netw...ml#post1139314

thanks....

**johnwill** · 10-26-2007, 07:47 AM

Look again, the other post actually has a different error, error code 12. He incorrectly typed 10, but the event log disagrees.

Nashda13 · 10-27-2007, 08:12 AM

OK I downloaded the chipset and installed it, now what??

**johnwill** · 10-28-2007, 09:22 AM

Did you install the NIC drivers AFTER the chipset drivers? If so, what are the current indications?

Nashda13 · 10-28-2007, 08:01 PM

Where can I find this NIC driver??

**johnwill** · 10-29-2007, 07:28 AM

Same place you found the chipset drivers, using the Dell service tag #.

Nashda13 · 10-29-2007, 11:40 AM

All I found was Dell WLAN card utility, no NIC. And the WLAN Utility I downloaded and can't open it.

**johnwill** · 10-29-2007, 12:29 PM

The WLAN card utility is what you need. What is the exact error you get when "opening" it?

Nashda13 · 10-29-2007, 02:46 PM

Nothing, I installed it but when I 2ble click the icon it does nothing. Start>program> and the program and nada!!

**johnwill** · 10-30-2007, 07:48 AM

Start, Run, devmgmt.msc

Under Network adapters, please tell me all the devices listed. Also, are there any devices anywhere in the Device Manager display with yellow ? or ! displayed?

I'd also like to see this:

Start, Run, CMD to open a command prompt:

Type the following command:

IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.

Nashda13 · 10-30-2007, 04:11 PM

Realtek RTL8185 54M wireless LAN Netwirk adapter #3
Unknown Device; these have a yellow (!)

Broadcom 440x 10/100 integrated card; this is ok

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Rosello>IPCONF/ALL
'IPCONF' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\Rosello>

Nashda13 · 10-30-2007, 04:14 PM

PS Nothing else with a (?) or (!)

10-24-2007, 09:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Nashda13 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 19 OS: XP	Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP I would like to know if this Laptop comes with wireless, because I saw the icon in control panel but when I try to activate it says to insert USB to copy network settings and transfer to another PC when all I want is to connect to the internet wirelessly. PLUS, I bought a card for wireless connection and it doesn't work either. Oh I'm not that great with comp. so please bear with me, (explain it to me like a 4 year old) Thanks

10-24-2007, 01:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,720 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP No wireless on the standard model. What is the make/model of the card you bought? With the card installed, did you install the drivers? If so, so this: Start, Run, devmgmt.msc Under Network adapters, please tell me all the devices listed. Also, are there any devices anywhere in the Device Manager display with yellow ? or ! displayed? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

10-24-2007, 05:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nashda13 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP Under Network adapters is shows Broadcom 440x 10/100 integrated conroller. The card I have is a Encore wireless-G cardbus adapter ENPWI-G2. The Icon appears at the left hand bottom corner with an X over it when I hit open it doesn't do anything. And when I click on about it says an unsupported operation was attempted.

10-25-2007, 07:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,720 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP If the card is not appearing under Network adapters in Device Manager, you have a driver issue or the adapter is bad. I repeat, did you install the drivers for the ENPWI-G2? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

10-25-2007, 07:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
Nashda13 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP Yes I installed the CD that came with it. It does give a warning that it does not have the windows logo and if I want to continue to install, I click yes. Like said, the wireless icon appears on the bottom with an X over it. So if it doesn't work or if it is bad, can you tell me which adapter would be the best to get for the Inspiron B120?

10-25-2007, 08:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,720 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP I don't have any specific recommendations. OTOH, it would be nice to diagnose what is going on with this one. Perhaps you have a cardbus compatibility issue with this adapter. Have you reloaded the chipset drivers for the machine? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

10-25-2007, 08:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
Nashda13 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP Reloaded chipset drivers.............................No idea what it is, like I said, I'm kind of a baby on this topic.

10-25-2007, 06:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,720 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP Using the service tag from the side of the computer, go to Dell and it'll take you to all the driver downloads for your machine. You need to try reloading the chipset drivers, and if there are cardbus drivers, those as well. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

10-26-2007, 05:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
Nashda13 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP There is another post that has the same problem I have, and gives the same error code (10). I installed it manually and it comes up with the same error. here is the post site; http://www.techsupportforum.com/netw...ml#post1139314 thanks.... Last edited by Nashda13; 10-26-2007 at 05:53 AM.

10-26-2007, 07:47 AM	#10 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,720 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP Look again, the other post actually has a different error, error code 12. He incorrectly typed 10, but the event log disagrees. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

10-27-2007, 08:12 AM	#11 (permalink)
Nashda13 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP OK I downloaded the chipset and installed it, now what?? __________________ Nashda

10-28-2007, 09:22 AM	#12 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,720 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP Did you install the NIC drivers AFTER the chipset drivers? If so, what are the current indications? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

10-28-2007, 08:01 PM	#13 (permalink)
Nashda13 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP Where can I find this NIC driver?? __________________ Nashda

10-29-2007, 07:28 AM	#14 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,720 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP Same place you found the chipset drivers, using the Dell service tag #. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

10-29-2007, 11:40 AM	#15 (permalink)
Nashda13 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP All I found was Dell WLAN card utility, no NIC. And the WLAN Utility I downloaded and can't open it. __________________ Nashda

10-29-2007, 12:29 PM	#16 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,720 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP The WLAN card utility is what you need. What is the exact error you get when "opening" it? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

10-29-2007, 02:46 PM	#17 (permalink)
Nashda13 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP Nothing, I installed it but when I 2ble click the icon it does nothing. Start>program> and the program and nada!! __________________ Nashda

10-30-2007, 07:48 AM	#18 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,720 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP Start, Run, devmgmt.msc Under Network adapters, please tell me all the devices listed. Also, are there any devices anywhere in the Device Manager display with yellow ? or ! displayed? I'd also like to see this: Start, Run, CMD to open a command prompt: Type the following command: IPCONFIG /ALL Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter. Paste the results in a message here. If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

10-30-2007, 04:11 PM	#19 (permalink)
Nashda13 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP Realtek RTL8185 54M wireless LAN Netwirk adapter #3 Unknown Device; these have a yellow (!) Broadcom 440x 10/100 integrated card; this is ok Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. C:\Documents and Settings\Rosello>IPCONF/ALL 'IPCONF' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. C:\Documents and Settings\Rosello> __________________ Nashda

10-30-2007, 04:14 PM	#20 (permalink)
Nashda13 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: Dell Inspiron B120 Wireless connection, HELP PS Nothing else with a (?) or (!) __________________ Nashda