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Old 11-24-2010, 07:15 PM
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What'* the model of your laptop? Manufacturer?

So you cannot see ANY wireless networks or just not your own?

Have you tried doing a system restore to a time when the wireless was working?

Have you changed anything on the laptop recently, anything at all?
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Are you using the windows software to connect or the software that came with the network adapters?
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You said there aren't any wires. There'* not been a single laptop I have ever touched that didn't have antenna wires connected to the wireless card. If those get disconnected, your signal becomes zero.
Old 11-25-2010, 12:48 AM
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I have a Toshiba satellite.

I've tried 4 different wireless adapter, I'm thinking a disconnected wire is not the problem.

Windows says the adapter is working fine.

I can not see any wifi networks, I've tried a few, and no luck.

Was over at a friends house tonight. Had 2 IT guys looking it over. They can find no reason for it not to work.

After a lot of talking and looking, we felt there must have been a windows update. It worked fine until I shut the computer off. This is when windows finishes some updates. I'll have to look at doing a restore.
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You say you've tried a few? Does that mean you see the networks but cannot connect?

Let us know if the system restore works.
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I can't see any networks no mater what adapter I use. But yet it works fine on a cable connection.

Trying to find a linux that I can put on a CD and test it that way. If the Wifi works on Linux, then I know it'* not hardware.

Check my restore points, and they only go back a few weeks, and this has been going on for a good month.
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Want me to jump on and take a look around? I think I had John tripping out when I did his :P
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Originally Posted by Jonpro03
Are you using the windows software to connect or the software that came with the network adapters?
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Ya, if you can find a copy of Umbotu I'm sure I spelled that wrong. Something that I can burn to a CD and make that CD bootable and run off just the CD, or a DVD.
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Originally Posted by Danthurs
Ya, if you can find a copy of Umbotu I'm sure I spelled that wrong. Something that I can burn to a CD and make that CD bootable and run off just the CD, or a DVD.
No, I think he meant he'll remote into your computer and see what he can find.


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