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Laptop not detecting my own wifi

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  • Laptops
  • Wireless Network
  • Wireless Router
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February 26, 2014 11:57:40 PM

Hello,

I have a wireless router and then connected to my laptop, mobile. I had no problems initially but the problems arise when i switch off the router.

When i switch it on back again , all my device are back on track except for my laptop(Dell Inspiron 1545)

It doesnt detect my own wifi SSID. It detects my neighbour's network but not mine. I am able to use the internet by the ethernet cable. If anyone could answer me , it would be a great help

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February 27, 2014 1:42:56 AM

Try checking for a driver update for your wireless NIC.
That may help.
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February 27, 2014 2:44:13 AM

The Driver has been updated so that's not the issue.

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February 27, 2014 7:51:12 AM

I don't have an answer, but as an experiment these might help.

Make sure the router SSID broadcast is on.
Change the WiFi channel to see if it resolves the problem.
Enter the SSID and WPA2 password manually and see if the laptop connects.
Temporarily turn off the encryption.
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February 27, 2014 9:22:18 AM

Try changing the SSID on the router and see if the new one is detected.
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February 28, 2014 12:01:53 AM

@Pooneil @Karan28 My channel was set at auto. I changed the channel to 11. Now it's working thanks very much!!
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February 28, 2014 2:31:54 PM

Your welcome.
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March 4, 2014 2:47:01 AM

TheReal_MaLLu said:
Hello,

I have a wireless router and then connected to my laptop, mobile. I had no problems initially but the problems arise when i switch off the router.

When i switch it on back again , all my device are back on track except for my laptop(Dell Inspiron 1545)

It doesnt detect my own wifi SSID. It detects my neighbour's network but not mine. I am able to use the internet by the ethernet cable. If anyone could answer me , it would be a great help



ur wifi adapter does not support channel of broadcast above 8
so open ur modem configuration by connecting ur lan cable(192.168.1.1)
find channel and set its value to 1
this will surely solve ur problem.


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June 13, 2014 8:37:22 AM

I WAS HAVING SAME PROBLEM EXCEPT MY LAP TOP OTHER DEVICES WERE GETTING CONNECTED TO D-LINK ROUTER SO I PUT INSTALLATION CD AND CHANGE CHANNEL MODE FROM AUTO TO 11 AND ALSO I CHANGED NAME OF WIFI AND PASSWORD DO NOT DO ANY DRIVER UPDATE IT WILL NOT WORK
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October 3, 2014 12:45:17 PM

it worked.
Thanks a ton mrabhikr26 !
just a small bug and I wasted hours in troubleshooting.
i tried everything..reinstalling drivers ..resetting router..changing ssid...
its was just a small thing. i wish dell could have told users about this limitation of this adapter.

mrabhikr26 said:
TheReal_MaLLu said:
Hello,

I have a wireless router and then connected to my laptop, mobile. I had no problems initially but the problems arise when i switch off the router.

When i switch it on back again , all my device are back on track except for my laptop(Dell Inspiron 1545)

It doesnt detect my own wifi SSID. It detects my neighbour's network but not mine. I am able to use the internet by the ethernet cable. If anyone could answer me , it would be a great help



ur wifi adapter does not support channel of broadcast above 8
so open ur modem configuration by connecting ur lan cable(192.168.1.1)
find channel and set its value to 1
this will surely solve ur problem.




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