I have an Inspiron 9100 with a "Dell Truemobile 1300 WLAN Mini-PCI
Card" and a "Broadcom 440x 10/100" integrated controller. I recently
formatted the hard drive and everything seemed to go well until I
attempted to connect to the internet. All devices are working
properly, drivers are loaded, no hardware conflicts. I have 3 other
computers in the home. My kids each have laptops that connect
wirelessly and work just fine. There is also a desktop PC in the
basement connected to a "D-Link DI624 router which provides the
wireless signal. It is obviously working. If I hardwire my Inspiron
to the router it connects with no problem. Wireless connection is not
being very cooperative. I reformatted, deleted drivers and reloaded
but to no avail. I am hoping I have missed an easy but crucial point
that someone out there can help me with. Any help is appreciated.
I have posted this on the Dell tech talk forum off the dell.ca
website. Here is an edited recap of the things that have failed so
far.
Question: After reinstalling Windows, did you install the chipset
drivers before even attempting to install drivers for other devices?
Answer: The first 2 times I formatted and then installed everything
I just followed the order the drivers were listed. The chipset
drivers were the 2nd on the list after audio drivers but they were
before drivers for network devices.
Question: In Device Manager are there any devices that show as
Problem Devices?
Answer: There are no flags raised in device manager. All appears ok.
Question: If you open Network Connections, is a wireless network
connection listed there?
Answer: There are 4 items listed.
- local area connection
- Wireless Network Connection
- 1394 Connection
- Network Bridge
Question: Do you have any security features enabled on the router?
Answer: I have disabled WEP on my router.
Question: Is your router set to hide (not broadcast) its SSID? If it
is then your router will not show up in the list of available
networks. It is more difficult to connect to a router that is not
broadcasting its SSID. You have to open network connections, right
click your Wireless Network, select properties then click on the
Wireless Networks tab and add your wireless network. Do this you will
have to know the name of your wireless network.
Question: If that's not the case, is your wireless adapater disabled?
To check, open Network Connections, right click your wireless
connection and see if there is an option to Enable.
Answer: I checked on another laptop in the house for the network name
and entered that. As for the enable option, it is there and was
already enabled. I disabled and then enabled several times but a
pop-up says that connection failed. I rebooted just for the heck of
it and there is no change.
Suggestion: You can try to remove the wireless network adapter
through Device Manager, reboot, cancel the New Hardware Wizard, then
manually run the installation file for the Wireless Network. If this
doesn't work, you may have to start over, reformatting, reinstalling
Windows, then installing the drivers in the correct order.
Response: Still no worky.
Just finished the 3rd format and install. Chipset drivers were
installed first as suggested and there is still no wireless network.
I am going to drown my sorrows in some red wine.
Any takers on this problem? Your assistance would be greatly
appreciated.
"Frau Himmel" <pcincan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:18jg931gfrmhcr16mppom6c9daml8jdbcg@4ax.com...
>I have an Inspiron 9100 with a "Dell Truemobile 1300 WLAN Mini-PCI
> Card"
<snip>
You should've lost the connection and wireless network, as all of those
settings and information were lost in the format.
Download the card software/configuration utility from the Dell support site
and install it.
Or, if you've already installed it, turn off Windows wireless management and
use the Dell Wireless Configuration utility (start/programs) to manage the
wireless card. Create a shortcut for your desktop while you're at it.
Frau Himmel wrote:
> I have an Inspiron 9100 with a "Dell Truemobile 1300 WLAN Mini-PCI
> Card" and a "Broadcom 440x 10/100" integrated controller. I recently
> formatted the hard drive and everything seemed to go well until I
> attempted to connect to the internet. All devices are working
> properly, drivers are loaded, no hardware conflicts. I have 3 other
> computers in the home. My kids each have laptops that connect
> wirelessly and work just fine. There is also a desktop PC in the
> basement connected to a "D-Link DI624 router which provides the
> wireless signal. It is obviously working. If I hardwire my Inspiron
> to the router it connects with no problem. Wireless connection is not
> being very cooperative. I reformatted, deleted drivers and reloaded
> but to no avail. I am hoping I have missed an easy but crucial point
> that someone out there can help me with. Any help is appreciated.
>
> I have posted this on the Dell tech talk forum off the dell.ca
> website. Here is an edited recap of the things that have failed so
> far.
>
> Question: After reinstalling Windows, did you install the chipset
> drivers before even attempting to install drivers for other devices?
>
> Answer: The first 2 times I formatted and then installed everything
> I just followed the order the drivers were listed. The chipset
> drivers were the 2nd on the list after audio drivers but they were
> before drivers for network devices.
>
> Question: In Device Manager are there any devices that show as
> Problem Devices?
>
> Answer: There are no flags raised in device manager. All appears ok.
>
>
> Question: If you open Network Connections, is a wireless network
> connection listed there?
>
> Answer: There are 4 items listed.
> - local area connection
> - Wireless Network Connection
> - 1394 Connection
> - Network Bridge
>
>
> Question: Do you have any security features enabled on the router?
>
> Answer: I have disabled WEP on my router.
>
>
> Question: Is your router set to hide (not broadcast) its SSID? If it
> is then your router will not show up in the list of available
> networks. It is more difficult to connect to a router that is not
> broadcasting its SSID. You have to open network connections, right
> click your Wireless Network, select properties then click on the
> Wireless Networks tab and add your wireless network. Do this you will
> have to know the name of your wireless network.
>
> Question: If that's not the case, is your wireless adapater disabled?
> To check, open Network Connections, right click your wireless
> connection and see if there is an option to Enable.
>
> Answer: I checked on another laptop in the house for the network name
> and entered that. As for the enable option, it is there and was
> already enabled. I disabled and then enabled several times but a
> pop-up says that connection failed. I rebooted just for the heck of
> it and there is no change.
>
> Suggestion: You can try to remove the wireless network adapter
> through Device Manager, reboot, cancel the New Hardware Wizard, then
> manually run the installation file for the Wireless Network. If this
> doesn't work, you may have to start over, reformatting, reinstalling
> Windows, then installing the drivers in the correct order.
>
> Response: Still no worky.
> Just finished the 3rd format and install. Chipset drivers were
> installed first as suggested and there is still no wireless network.
> I am going to drown my sorrows in some red wine.
>
>
>
> Any takers on this problem? Your assistance would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks, Jim
>
>
Is the DHCP setting on your router set to server only a small
number of IP addresses. If so, increase the number, if set to
4 then bump to 8. If its assigned the full class "C" range, then
its not the DHCP settings. I had a LinkSys that I forgot and
limited the DHCP to only 2 (one laptop and one printer) tried
adding my girlfriends laptop and gave similar problems.
Frau Himmel,
When you had your notebook connected to the wireless router previously, did
you use WEP encryption before you reformatted the HDD?
If you did you will need to use the same encryption key settings in the
Wireless card setup. I also have the same model of TrueMobile card and
D-Link router. And sometimes forget that I need to reset that key when
either updating the software, or reinstalling it.
You will need to open up your router's settings application:
Under the Home tab> Wireless button> Check if "WEP", or other type of
encryption is set, and if it is, you will need to copy the keys listed
there.
Then Open the Wireless Card setting applications> Under Security (or words
similar> Select to Enable "WEP", or other type of encryption that is set for
the router, and Enter the Keys for the router in the appropriate boxes. Then
Reboot Notebook, and see if you can now connect to the router and internet.
--
Have A Good Day
Rich/rerat
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"Frau Himmel" <pcincan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:18jg931gfrmhcr16mppom6c9daml8jdbcg@4ax.com...
I have an Inspiron 9100 with a "Dell Truemobile 1300 WLAN Mini-PCI
Card" and a "Broadcom 440x 10/100" integrated controller. I recently
formatted the hard drive and everything seemed to go well until I
attempted to connect to the internet. All devices are working
properly, drivers are loaded, no hardware conflicts. I have 3 other
computers in the home. My kids each have laptops that connect
wirelessly and work just fine. There is also a desktop PC in the
basement connected to a "D-Link DI624 router which provides the
wireless signal. It is obviously working. If I hardwire my Inspiron
to the router it connects with no problem. Wireless connection is not
being very cooperative. I reformatted, deleted drivers and reloaded
but to no avail. I am hoping I have missed an easy but crucial point
that someone out there can help me with. Any help is appreciated.
I have posted this on the Dell tech talk forum off the dell.ca
website. Here is an edited recap of the things that have failed so
far.
Question: After reinstalling Windows, did you install the chipset
drivers before even attempting to install drivers for other devices?
Answer: The first 2 times I formatted and then installed everything
I just followed the order the drivers were listed. The chipset
drivers were the 2nd on the list after audio drivers but they were
before drivers for network devices.
Question: In Device Manager are there any devices that show as
Problem Devices?
Answer: There are no flags raised in device manager. All appears ok.
Question: If you open Network Connections, is a wireless network
connection listed there?
Answer: There are 4 items listed.
- local area connection
- Wireless Network Connection
- 1394 Connection
- Network Bridge
Question: Do you have any security features enabled on the router?
Answer: I have disabled WEP on my router.
Question: Is your router set to hide (not broadcast) its SSID? If it
is then your router will not show up in the list of available
networks. It is more difficult to connect to a router that is not
broadcasting its SSID. You have to open network connections, right
click your Wireless Network, select properties then click on the
Wireless Networks tab and add your wireless network. Do this you will
have to know the name of your wireless network.
Question: If that's not the case, is your wireless adapater disabled?
To check, open Network Connections, right click your wireless
connection and see if there is an option to Enable.
Answer: I checked on another laptop in the house for the network name
and entered that. As for the enable option, it is there and was
already enabled. I disabled and then enabled several times but a
pop-up says that connection failed. I rebooted just for the heck of
it and there is no change.
Suggestion: You can try to remove the wireless network adapter
through Device Manager, reboot, cancel the New Hardware Wizard, then
manually run the installation file for the Wireless Network. If this
doesn't work, you may have to start over, reformatting, reinstalling
Windows, then installing the drivers in the correct order.
Response: Still no worky.
Just finished the 3rd format and install. Chipset drivers were
installed first as suggested and there is still no wireless network.
I am going to drown my sorrows in some red wine.
Any takers on this problem? Your assistance would be greatly
appreciated.
On Jul 14, 12:13 am, Frau Himmel <pcin...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Answer: There are 4 items listed.
> - local area connection
> - Wireless Network Connection
> - 1394 Connection
> - Network Bridge
>
I would remove the network bridge. When i've done a
clean install (hundreds of times) i've never
had a network bridge show up and no connections problems
with wireless. I have seen the network bridge cause
connection problems in the past.
Hope this helps.
Dave
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David [mailto:davids1165@gmail.com]
> Posted At: Saturday, July 14, 2007 1:57 PM
> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> Conversation: Wireless connection died following HD format
> Subject: Re: Wireless connection died following HD format
>
> On Jul 14, 12:13 am, Frau Himmel <pcin...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Answer: There are 4 items listed.
> > - local area connection
> > - Wireless Network Connection
> > - 1394 Connection
> > - Network Bridge
> >
>
> I would remove the network bridge. When i've done a
> clean install (hundreds of times) i've never
> had a network bridge show up and no connections problems
> with wireless. I have seen the network bridge cause
> connection problems in the past.
> Hope this helps.
> Dave
I agree. After one of the recent Windows updates, I had a Bridge
mysteriously appear and wireless didn't work.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David [mailto:davids1165@gmail.com]
>> Posted At: Saturday, July 14, 2007 1:57 PM
>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>> Conversation: Wireless connection died following HD format
>> Subject: Re: Wireless connection died following HD format
>>
>> On Jul 14, 12:13 am, Frau Himmel <pcin...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Answer: There are 4 items listed.
>> > - local area connection
>> > - Wireless Network Connection
>> > - 1394 Connection
>> > - Network Bridge
>> >
>>
>> I would remove the network bridge. When i've done a
>> clean install (hundreds of times) i've never
>> had a network bridge show up and no connections problems
>> with wireless. I have seen the network bridge cause
>> connection problems in the past.
>> Hope this helps.
>> Dave
>
>I agree. After one of the recent Windows updates, I had a Bridge
>mysteriously appear and wireless didn't work.
>
>Deleted it and everything was back to normal.
>
>Weird.
I on occasion had a bridge appear too and never needed it. I think
once I did have it work with the bridge (not sure now) but I deleted
it and got my setup to work without it.
On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:13:15 GMT, Frau Himmel <pcincan@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>I have an Inspiron 9100 with a "Dell Truemobile 1300 WLAN Mini-PCI
>Card" and a "Broadcom 440x 10/100" integrated controller. I recently
>formatted the hard drive and everything seemed to go well until I
>attempted to connect to the internet. All devices are working
>properly, drivers are loaded, no hardware conflicts. I have 3 other
>computers in the home. My kids each have laptops that connect
>wirelessly and work just fine. There is also a desktop PC in the
>basement connected to a "D-Link DI624 router which provides the
>wireless signal. It is obviously working. If I hardwire my Inspiron
>to the router it connects with no problem. Wireless connection is not
>being very cooperative. I reformatted, deleted drivers and reloaded
>but to no avail. I am hoping I have missed an easy but crucial point
>that someone out there can help me with. Any help is appreciated.
>
>I have posted this on the Dell tech talk forum off the dell.ca
>website. Here is an edited recap of the things that have failed so
>far.
>
>Question: After reinstalling Windows, did you install the chipset
>drivers before even attempting to install drivers for other devices?
>
>Answer: The first 2 times I formatted and then installed everything
>I just followed the order the drivers were listed. The chipset
>drivers were the 2nd on the list after audio drivers but they were
>before drivers for network devices.
>
> Question: In Device Manager are there any devices that show as
>Problem Devices?
>
>Answer: There are no flags raised in device manager. All appears ok.
>
>
>Question: If you open Network Connections, is a wireless network
>connection listed there?
>
>Answer: There are 4 items listed.
>- local area connection
>- Wireless Network Connection
>- 1394 Connection
>- Network Bridge
>
>
> Question: Do you have any security features enabled on the router?
>
>Answer: I have disabled WEP on my router.
>
>
>Question: Is your router set to hide (not broadcast) its SSID? If it
>is then your router will not show up in the list of available
>networks. It is more difficult to connect to a router that is not
>broadcasting its SSID. You have to open network connections, right
>click your Wireless Network, select properties then click on the
>Wireless Networks tab and add your wireless network. Do this you will
>have to know the name of your wireless network.
>
>Question: If that's not the case, is your wireless adapater disabled?
>To check, open Network Connections, right click your wireless
>connection and see if there is an option to Enable.
>
>Answer: I checked on another laptop in the house for the network name
>and entered that. As for the enable option, it is there and was
>already enabled. I disabled and then enabled several times but a
>pop-up says that connection failed. I rebooted just for the heck of
>it and there is no change.
>
>Suggestion: You can try to remove the wireless network adapter
>through Device Manager, reboot, cancel the New Hardware Wizard, then
>manually run the installation file for the Wireless Network. If this
>doesn't work, you may have to start over, reformatting, reinstalling
>Windows, then installing the drivers in the correct order.
>
>Response: Still no worky.
>Just finished the 3rd format and install. Chipset drivers were
>installed first as suggested and there is still no wireless network.
>I am going to drown my sorrows in some red wine.
>
>
>
>Any takers on this problem? Your assistance would be greatly
>appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks, Jim
Did you try to ping 127.0.0.1 and then try to ping the router?
Once I almost threw out a good wireless network card because I
couldn't get it to connect. After exhausting my brain of ideas, I
decided outa desperation to check the router settings. I got lucky
and had to change a setting and then it worked (sorry I forgot what
setting now).
You might also disable your firewall temporarily till you solve your
problem to eliminate the firewall from being the problem.
On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:13:15 GMT, Frau Himmel <pcincan@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>I have an Inspiron 9100 with a "Dell Truemobile 1300 WLAN Mini-PCI
>Card" and a "Broadcom 440x 10/100" integrated controller. I recently
>formatted the hard drive and everything seemed to go well until I
>attempted to connect to the internet. All devices are working
>properly, drivers are loaded, no hardware conflicts. I have 3 other
>computers in the home. My kids each have laptops that connect
>wirelessly and work just fine. There is also a desktop PC in the
>basement connected to a "D-Link DI624 router which provides the
>wireless signal. It is obviously working. If I hardwire my Inspiron
>to the router it connects with no problem. Wireless connection is not
>being very cooperative. I reformatted, deleted drivers and reloaded
>but to no avail. I am hoping I have missed an easy but crucial point
>that someone out there can help me with. Any help is appreciated.
>
>I have posted this on the Dell tech talk forum off the dell.ca
>website. Here is an edited recap of the things that have failed so
>far.
>
>Question: After reinstalling Windows, did you install the chipset
>drivers before even attempting to install drivers for other devices?
>
>Answer: The first 2 times I formatted and then installed everything
>I just followed the order the drivers were listed. The chipset
>drivers were the 2nd on the list after audio drivers but they were
>before drivers for network devices.
>
> Question: In Device Manager are there any devices that show as
>Problem Devices?
>
>Answer: There are no flags raised in device manager. All appears ok.
>
>
>Question: If you open Network Connections, is a wireless network
>connection listed there?
>
>Answer: There are 4 items listed.
>- local area connection
>- Wireless Network Connection
>- 1394 Connection
>- Network Bridge
>
>
> Question: Do you have any security features enabled on the router?
>
>Answer: I have disabled WEP on my router.
>
>
>Question: Is your router set to hide (not broadcast) its SSID? If it
>is then your router will not show up in the list of available
>networks. It is more difficult to connect to a router that is not
>broadcasting its SSID. You have to open network connections, right
>click your Wireless Network, select properties then click on the
>Wireless Networks tab and add your wireless network. Do this you will
>have to know the name of your wireless network.
>
>Question: If that's not the case, is your wireless adapater disabled?
>To check, open Network Connections, right click your wireless
>connection and see if there is an option to Enable.
>
>Answer: I checked on another laptop in the house for the network name
>and entered that. As for the enable option, it is there and was
>already enabled. I disabled and then enabled several times but a
>pop-up says that connection failed. I rebooted just for the heck of
>it and there is no change.
>
>Suggestion: You can try to remove the wireless network adapter
>through Device Manager, reboot, cancel the New Hardware Wizard, then
>manually run the installation file for the Wireless Network. If this
>doesn't work, you may have to start over, reformatting, reinstalling
>Windows, then installing the drivers in the correct order.
>
>Response: Still no worky.
>Just finished the 3rd format and install. Chipset drivers were
>installed first as suggested and there is still no wireless network.
>I am going to drown my sorrows in some red wine.
>
>
>
>Any takers on this problem? Your assistance would be greatly
>appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks, Jim
Another quick idea came to my head... do you have dhcp enabled or do
you have correct ip address and dns settings correct?
On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:13:15 GMT, Frau Himmel <pcincan@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>I have an Inspiron 9100 with a "Dell Truemobile 1300 WLAN Mini-PCI
>Card" and a "Broadcom 440x 10/100" integrated controller. I recently
>formatted the hard drive and everything seemed to go well until I
>attempted to connect to the internet. All devices are working
>properly, drivers are loaded, no hardware conflicts. I have 3 other
>computers in the home. My kids each have laptops that connect
>wirelessly and work just fine. There is also a desktop PC in the
>basement connected to a "D-Link DI624 router which provides the
>wireless signal. It is obviously working. If I hardwire my Inspiron
>to the router it connects with no problem. Wireless connection is not
>being very cooperative. I reformatted, deleted drivers and reloaded
>but to no avail. I am hoping I have missed an easy but crucial point
>that someone out there can help me with. Any help is appreciated.
>
>I have posted this on the Dell tech talk forum off the dell.ca
>website. Here is an edited recap of the things that have failed so
>far.
>
>Question: After reinstalling Windows, did you install the chipset
>drivers before even attempting to install drivers for other devices?
>
>Answer: The first 2 times I formatted and then installed everything
>I just followed the order the drivers were listed. The chipset
>drivers were the 2nd on the list after audio drivers but they were
>before drivers for network devices.
>
> Question: In Device Manager are there any devices that show as
>Problem Devices?
>
>Answer: There are no flags raised in device manager. All appears ok.
>
>
>Question: If you open Network Connections, is a wireless network
>connection listed there?
>
>Answer: There are 4 items listed.
>- local area connection
>- Wireless Network Connection
>- 1394 Connection
>- Network Bridge
>
>
> Question: Do you have any security features enabled on the router?
>
>Answer: I have disabled WEP on my router.
>
>
>Question: Is your router set to hide (not broadcast) its SSID? If it
>is then your router will not show up in the list of available
>networks. It is more difficult to connect to a router that is not
>broadcasting its SSID. You have to open network connections, right
>click your Wireless Network, select properties then click on the
>Wireless Networks tab and add your wireless network. Do this you will
>have to know the name of your wireless network.
>
>Question: If that's not the case, is your wireless adapater disabled?
>To check, open Network Connections, right click your wireless
>connection and see if there is an option to Enable.
>
>Answer: I checked on another laptop in the house for the network name
>and entered that. As for the enable option, it is there and was
>already enabled. I disabled and then enabled several times but a
>pop-up says that connection failed. I rebooted just for the heck of
>it and there is no change.
>
>Suggestion: You can try to remove the wireless network adapter
>through Device Manager, reboot, cancel the New Hardware Wizard, then
>manually run the installation file for the Wireless Network. If this
>doesn't work, you may have to start over, reformatting, reinstalling
>Windows, then installing the drivers in the correct order.
>
>Response: Still no worky.
>Just finished the 3rd format and install. Chipset drivers were
>installed first as suggested and there is still no wireless network.
>I am going to drown my sorrows in some red wine.
>
>
>
>Any takers on this problem? Your assistance would be greatly
>appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks, Jim
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Wireless connection died following HD format 
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