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Troubleshooting: Dell TrueMobile 1180 Mini PCI Card User's Guide
Troubleshooting: Dell™ TrueMobile™ 1180 Mini PCI Card
User's Guide
User's Guide
Cannot connect to the network
If your Dell™ TrueMobile™ 1180 wireless device appears to be functioning properly but you cannot connect to the
network, the problem may be that there is a mismatch between the Network name (SSID) and Wireless network key
(WEP) settings in your Wireless Network Properties and the name and WEP key of the network you are trying to connect
to. As explained in
network, the problem may be that there is a mismatch between the Network name (SSID) and Wireless network key
(WEP) settings in your Wireless Network Properties and the name and WEP key of the network you are trying to connect
to. As explained in
, the network name and WEP key are case sensitive. Verify that the spelling and
case of these parameters are correct and that the settings are exactly the same on all computers on the network.
If you have verified that the spelling and case of these parameters are correct and that the settings are exactly the same
on all computers on the network and you are still unable to connect to the network, see
on all computers on the network and you are still unable to connect to the network, see
.
Performance and connectivity problems
Problem or symptom
Possible solution
The computers seem to be
communicating, but they do
not appear in the My
Computer window or in the
My Network Places
window.
communicating, but they do
not appear in the My
Computer window or in the
My Network Places
window.
Windows 2000 environment
Windows XP environment
Verify that File and Printer Sharing is
enabled on all the computers on your
network.
enabled on all the computers on your
network.
1. From the desktop, click the Start
button, point to Settings, and click
Control Panel.
Control Panel.
2. In Control Panel, double-click the
Network and Dial-up
Connections icon.
Connections icon.
3. In the Network and Dial-up
Connections window, double-
click the Local Area Connection
icon.
click the Local Area Connection
icon.
4. In the Local Area Connection
Status box, click Properties.
5. In the Local Area Connection
Verify that File and Printer Sharing is
enabled on all the computers on your
network.
enabled on all the computers on your
network.
1. From the desktop, click the Start
button and click Control Panel (if
you are looking at Category View,
slick Switch to Classic View).
you are looking at Category View,
slick Switch to Classic View).
2. In Control Panel, double-click the
Network Connections icon.
3. In the LAN or High-Speed
Internet area, right-click Wireless
Network Connection and click
Properties.
Network Connection and click
Properties.
4. In the Wireless Network
Connection Properties box, if the
General tab is not on top, click the
General tab is not on top, click the
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