**Help** No Wireless network connection

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I let my kid use my laptop the other day and now i cant connect to a wireless network. I can still connect to the internet with cable modem though.

How do i fix it?

BTW, its a Gateway MX7118…

Model:Gateway MX7118
Processor:AMD Athlon™ 64-Bit Processor 2.2GHz
Memory:512mb (333 MHz PC2700 DDR SODIMM)
Pointing Device:Touch Pad
Hard Drive:80gb
Display:15.4-inch TFT ultra bright WXGA wide screen
Speakers:InternalOptical Drive:DVD±RW/CD-RW/DVD
ComboOperating System:Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Edition 2005
Video:ATI Mobility Radeon X300
Sound:Internal
SoundMedia Reader:Integrated 5 in 1
ReaderModem:Integrated V.92 56K modem
Wireless:802.11g wireless Mini-PCI card type III-B
Network:10/100 Mbps
Ethernet Battery:8-cell Li-Ion
Power Adapter:Included
System Weight:7.5 pounds (3.4 kilograms) with battery installed
Software:Windows XP, Microsoft Works 8-Factory remanufactured, 30 day warranty.

THanks
JoJo

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OMG DID THE MONKEY BREAK IT

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Add/Delete the Prefered wireless networks?

Reboot?

Check and make sure the wireless interface is enabled?

Are there any external buttons/switches that enable/disable the wireless(Many people accidently hit these and don’t realize they did)

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IM sorry. I suck at this.
What am i looking for here?

Its been like that for about 2 weeks now :frowning:

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ugh i hate when that happens to me. stupid button on the front. always hit it by accident when opening the laptop.

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:frowning:

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go into network connections. is wireless network enabled or disabled?

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heres what the screen looks like
If im not mistaken there used to be two connections there, now theres only one.
???
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Press and hold the FN (function key) and hit F2.

That disables/enables the built in wireless.

http://support.gateway.com/s/Manuals/Mobile/8511184.pdf

Page 19 (23 of the PDF)

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:tup:

That should help him

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And keep your kids off the comp:beer2:

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fu*k ’
still nothing.

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wish I could help, but wireless has always been a PITA

g/l

have you tried calling india yet?

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I have the same laptop as you.
So Fn key didnt work?
SSID is set to broadcast in your wireless router?
It looks like your wireless connection might have been deleted so the SSID wouldn’t matter

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call on of us on the phone and we can talk you through it

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heres what i found.
Something is not right… :frowning:

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/8804/screen2il3.png

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download updated drivers, then delete from that list and reboot

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Just go to gateway.com, go to support, and type in your serial number (or model) and download/install the wireless driver.

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Fixed it.
I had to restore it to an earlier date.

THanks Jaczk for calling me and the rest of you guys for trying to help.

JoJo

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Check windows updates, and see if it has one available for the wireless card. I’ve had windows update screw up 2 of my 2 wireless cards due to a bad driver. (Dlink Xtreme N card- driver worked but somehow disabled N, and on my marvell topdog card it just wouldn’t see any networks)