Welcome, PLEASE READ FIRST (Updated 11/01/2009)

Hello and Welcome to the Dell Networking, Internet and Wireless forum.

The purpose of this forum sticky is for forum members to suggest and give you helpful tips on getting your wireless devices working. So let's keep those suggestions coming in.

We ask that if you have a problem after reading the suggestions from other members, please make a new thread. Please do NOT post in the sticky unless it is a helpful tip to share with others. It will make it easier for everyone to share the knowledge better. Have something to add, please click on contact and send me a friends request, then we can discuss adding it to make it easier to find for other forum members.

Thanks.

Here are a few suggestions that I have to get things started.

Problems connecting with Internet Explorer 8. Some wireless cards become disabled with Internet Explorer 8. Also AOL users cannot connect. Remove Internet Explorer 8 and everything works, again.(as of 4/23/09)

Mobile Broadband Card and IE8 Connection problems {SOLVED}

After a clean installation of the Operating System the Wireless doesn't work

Setup should look like...

Wall > ISP Modem/Router > Wireless router(if any) > Wired/wireless

If using DSL, a DSL Filter MUST be on ALL devices, phone, answering machine, faxes, etc..., everything EXCEPT the DSL Modem/Router.

You may share a DSL Filter.

Wall > DSL Filter > Splitter > Multiple Devices

How to login to your wireless router

Recommended Wireless Router Settings

Actually WPA2-PSK(TKIP) Personal Security is the way to go but not all wireless devices will work with WPA2. So this is why we are currently sticking with WPA-PSK(TKIP) Personal Security.

How to repair a connection

Sometimes connections fail due to power flickers. Try turning off your ISP Modem/Router, your wireless router and your computer for 60 seconds, then restart them and see if you can connect. Usually this happens during electrical storms and when there are power interuptions. Doing this resets everything back and then the connection resumes as normal.

Dell Wireless WLAN Card Utility & Windows 7 Solution

 How to start Wireless Zero Configuration using Windows Vista

Having trouble connecting back to the internet after hibernate or sleep mode

Windows Vista cannot obtain an IP address from certain routers or from certain non-Microsoft DHCP servers (Broadcast flag)(Many connection Problems!)

Network Map in Windows Vista does not display computers that are running Windows XP

Data Safe Local 2.0 RMCPlg.exe and BTTray.exe Errors (0xc0150004)or Widcom Bluetooth/BTTray.exe error

Dell ControlPoint Connection Manager causes WiFi to drop connection

Dell Mini 10 poor wireless connection fix

How can I disable wireless configuration services and enable the Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration services

Turn off Dell Wireless WLAN Card Reminder at Login

Broadcom BCM5784M LAN or better known as Broadcom Netlink Gigibit Ethernet (64-bit drivers)

Sharing a printer through a wireless network

All Netgear router CD's can be downloaded

Most Dell Laptops use the blue Fn and F2 to turn the wireless card on/off. Some have a switch. Dell QuickSet helps to control the hotkeys.

Wireless N Routers

There are different types of Wireless N Routers, just Wireless N and Dual Band Wireless N Routers.

Wireless N brodcasts on 5.8gh range.

Wireless b/g broadcasts on the 2.4gh range.

***Unless you have a dual band Wireless N router, all the computers on your network will need a Wireless N Card/Adapter or they will not be able to connect to your network.***

Cordless phones

Cordless phones that are 2.4GHz use the same frequencies that wireless roiuters use(A,B,G)

Cordless phones that are 5.8GHz use the same frequencies that wireless routers use(N)U

Using a cordless phone can and will interfere with your connection.

Tweak that wireless card

Windows has a feature that turn off the wireless card to save power. Here is how to keep the wireless card from turning off.

Go to device manager(right click my computer, left click properties, left click hardware, left click device manager). Click on Network and then right click on your wireless adapter, left click properties, power management. Uncheck the box, allow computer to turn off this device to save power.

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