Help! I can't find the wifi button on my laptop!

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So apparently my laptops wifi stopped working, and its not my router because i have wifi on my phone and my brother has connection on his computer, but anyways, the wifi button at the lower right isnt showing up! ive tryed to go to Device Manager and reinstall my network cards, and its still isnt working! someone please take your time and help me =)
 
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You download them with another computer and use a USB stick to move them to your laptop. Unless, of course, you have an Ethernet connection that works on the laptop, which is independent of the need for your wireless to work.
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It will help you get an answer if you include the model of your laptop. And which OS version, 7 or 8?

Most current laptops do not have a physical switch now, but use a combination of the Fn key and an F key or Print Screen depending on the brand.
 
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its a Dell Vostro 1015. it has windows 7
 
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IIRC, that model uses the Fn + F11 key to toggle wireless on and off. The Vostro line has known issues with that working properly.

Some suggest going into the bios, turn off wireless, hit apply, then turn on wireless, hit apply, then restart if the wireless is actually enable in the bios and the latest correct driver installed.
 
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I did all this, still isnt working :( Fn + F11 doesnt work and i tried going in the bios and turn wireless off and on, still isnt working ! :(
 
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In device mananger and under networkcard it says atheros AR9285 wireless network adapter if thats the driver,

It just says Unkown in the control panel
 
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Hopefully, you are running 32 bit Windows 7. If so, DELL SUPPORT has wireless drivers under the network tab on the driver page. There are a number of wireless modules that shipped with the Vostro 1015 and you may need to enter your service tag number to get the actual build and figure out which is in your machine, and thus which of the many wireless drivers that you need.
 
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How do i install them on my laptop which doesnt have network connection...?
 
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You download them with another computer and use a USB stick to move them to your laptop. Unless, of course, you have an Ethernet connection that works on the laptop, which is independent of the need for your wireless to work.
 
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Aint nobody got time for that
 
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Then use another computer to download the proper network drivers. Make the time.

 
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