Need some urgent help

Hi all
I got my new vostro 1500. I tried connecting to my wireless network, and i am unable to connect. I tried with another unsecured network. it gets connected but i am unable to browse internet. I went to cmd prompt and chkd for ipconfig , its not displaying any ip for my wireless network. Also i didnt see my wireless light lighting when switched on. I can see the available networks which means the wireless is working fine. but i am unable to connect to wireless networks and do web browsing.

please help me if i am doing anythng wrong.

 

Try turning off your security software and see if you can get through the websites. Also try checking in safe mode with networking.

also check this out, very helpful.

 

Still not working. I tried all the possible ways....i guess there is some problem with the wireless module.... do u think its worth replacing the whole unit or call a dell support executive to fix it???

 

Hi Vishnu. Out of the box my vostro 1500 could not connect to my wireless router (DLink 524), the ssid was also intermittently reported as blank. I upgraded to the latest intel driver and now it works flawlessly.

 

Anyways I will try that option also. At my home the broadband connection is Orange Livebox ( I hope it uses the latest configuration router, may be Dlink 524 Gen).

Also i am gonna try at my friends house who bought along with me and successfully connected to his network. Anyways i will keep you guys posted on this. But please do post me all the possible try out.

I know its really gonna be pain in A** to get the item repalced

Regards
Vishnu

 

Connect your machine through your nic card so you can get on the internet. If you have Dell's PC tune-up utility installed, you should get a pop-up box down in the service tray listing driver upgrades (bios, CD-ROM, wireless, etc...) for your particular model, that they suggest you download.

I had to do that with a friend's Inspiron the other day. Worked like a charm.

 

I could succesfully connect to my friends connection with my laptop. I didnt try at my home yet... I am having a Orange Livebox broadband connection. I am not sure abt the router specification .. if anyone know please give me a shout... I will try once again after updating my wireless driver.

 

It shouldn't be that hard.

If you have access to a broadband connection, just plug in a CAT-5 Ethernet cable into the back of your laptop, reboot the machine and let DHCP resolve the IP. Just make sure your wireless connection is turned off so there won't be any conflict and if need be, turn off Windows Firewall temporarily through Control Panel.

Once you do that, Dell's PC utility should kick in automatically and tell you what you need to upgrade on your machine. If it doesn't, then you can manually open Dell's PC utilities and click on the check upgrades button and force it. You might also get Windows Automatic updates if it's set to (automatically) turn on.

 

Hey Guys... finally i got it up dan running....I removed the security of my router and then was able to connect then once it got the ip resolved I implemented the security and hence was able to connect then too... ne ways thank u all for the help and suggestion ... looking fwd to bother u guys for such small issues ....