Tag: wireless

After reading this post you will be able to fix some issues that you might be facing while trying to connect to a wireless network in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista or XP. There are quite a few issues that might restrict you from using a wireless network properly. Most of the times it’s bad drivers installed for your device, misconfiguration or just a simple software interrupting with your Wi-Fi connection in windows.

Follow the steps mentioned herein one by one:

Method 1

Press of a button

• If you are using a laptop to connect to a Wi-fi / wireless connection. Your wireless was working just fine & now without a cause it has stopped working.
• The first thing to check is small wireless on / off button on most laptops
• It can be a dedicated on/off type switch on the side of your laptop
• or
• i could be a key amongst your Function keys on top.
• There would be a wireless sign imprinted on that particular key ( refer screenshot )

• Your key sign might look like the ones above or it might be anything that would suggest a wireless connection
• Try pressing that key or if it’s a switch, try turning it on.
• The wireless key / wireless sign might be in a different colour suggesting that it can be used by pressing a FN key located mostly on the left hand side of your keyboard near CTRL , ALT buttons.

Check if the problem is solved

• On your taskbar right hand side
• locate this icon
• Click on it to see this menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• If you see available networks here, you have successfully solved the problem.

 

 

Method 2

Checking the Drivers

• It’s always a good idea to update your drivers at a good interval
• To make sure you have updated / proper drivers installed for your hardware device, you can choose:
  • Run Windows Update
  • Select your driver updates from optional updates section
• OR
• Go to your computer manufacturer’s support website
• navigate to downloads section
• locate the drivers for your particular hardware
• download & install
• It’s also a good idea to, first uninstall the previously installed drivers
  • to do that: Go to Control panel
  • Programs & Features
  • Locate your Wireless Lan drivers
  • Uninstall

Method 3

Check your router

• Make sure that your router is broadcasting your network’s SSID.
• To check that :
  • Connect your router directly to your computer using a LAN cable
  • Check the documentation provided with your router to get the login IP address
  • for example we take 192.168.1.1 as a router’s login IP
  • Go to your browser and type this IP in the address bar:

• Type in the username & password for logging into the router’s panel

• refer the screenshot above
• make sure your SSID broadcast is enabled.

Method 4

Connecting to a hidden network

Click here for the guide on connecting to a hidden network in Windows