Hello. I just got the new Dell Inspiron Mini 10 laptop and I'm trying to set up my internet connection. I have a Sony Vaio Desktop that uses a modem from AT&T and a Netgear WPN824 Wireless Router.
I followed the laptop's instruction manual to set up the internet, and everything was going fine until I had to insert my flash drive into my wireless router. There isn't a USB port on my router. So I clicked on the bars on the bottom right corner of the laptop to click on a wireless connection because it gave me the option too. I clicked the NETGEAR connection and nothing happened. So then I reinstalled Netgear and created a password to access. I tried connecting to NETGEAR again and gave the password but still nothing happened. Then I noticed the "wireless" light isn't lit on the front of the router. However, there's internet access on my Wii and brothers' iPod touches through Netgear.
Media state disconnected make sure your laptop's wireless is indeed enabled and turned on also log into your router using your web browser and make sure wireless is turned on there as well.
Look in Network connections . . right click on the wireless connection . . select Properties. In the Wireless connections tab, put a chekc in the Let Windows Manage this connection" box.
Then go into Services and change Wireless Zero Configuration service to Automatic and start it . . then see if you can connect
There is no "Let Windows Manage this connection" option.
It says under "Wireless Network Connection Properties":
Connect using:
Dell Wireless 1510 Wireless-N WLAN
This connection uses the following items:
Client for Microsoft Windows
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
QoS Packet Scheduler
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
*there's an option to check/uncheck those items.
Could be . . You might try reinstalling the driver from the Dell Support Site
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