Benzin
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OK, the notebook is using Vista Home Premium for an OS.

I am using my EEE PC 900 as a second computer for testing. It connects to the wireless network no problem. I am actually just using a Thomson DSL modem with wireless broadcasting capabilities. The F5 works on Ethernet no worries too.

I press the Fn key to turn on the wireless radio, but the radio doesn't turn on. I can go into Windows Network places and manually turn on and off the Atheros card, but it doesn't work when I press the Fn key. No clue what is going on ...

Help???
Finray
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+2,629|6051|Catherine Black
Reinstalled drivers?
https://i.imgur.com/qwWEP9F.png
Benzin
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yep, hasn't changed a thing, though ... I have the little icon in the bottom right for the Wireless LAN Console and it says Off and there is no option to turn the damned thing on. Help?????
Finray
Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro
+2,629|6051|Catherine Black

CapnNismo wrote:

yep, hasn't changed a thing, though ... I have the little icon in the bottom right for the Wireless LAN Console and it says Off and there is no option to turn the damned thing on. Help?????
Look for a switch on the front of your laptop, turns wireless on/off.. Hold on, I'll find a pic.

https://www.studentbuyingguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/6a00e0098ab844883300e54f3117e08834-800wi.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qwWEP9F.png
Dauntless
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Are you using a plug in card or is the wireless inbuilt on the laptop?
https://imgur.com/kXTNQ8D.png
Benzin
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Finray wrote:

CapnNismo wrote:

yep, hasn't changed a thing, though ... I have the little icon in the bottom right for the Wireless LAN Console and it says Off and there is no option to turn the damned thing on. Help?????
Look for a switch on the front of your laptop, turns wireless on/off.. Hold on, I'll find a pic.

http://www.studentbuyingguide.com/wp-co … -800wi.jpg
It was tucked around the side and hidden ... I feel like a complete idiot now ... I hardly ever see WLAN hardware switches on laptops, though. Weird.

It works now, though ...

....


fuck I'm stupid ... didn't even THINK to look for a hardware switch

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