2006-11-22 23:36:03 · 10 answers · asked by ANGELA F 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Go Start/Control Panel/System/Hardware/and select the Device Manager button/ and you should scroll down to network adapters.
From there you should see things like Ethernet adapters, and hopefully a wireless networking adapter.
If you see this adapter, click to see if indeed it is 'enabled'.
Not all new laptops are wireless.
If you don't see one. Goto the manufactures' website, and select support, and somewhere you find a place to enter you serial number (located underneath), or the model number. You should then get a whole load of information, such as build date, build specification and supplied software.
It is in the build specification you should see if wireless networking was an option fitted to that piticular machine.
And if not, then you can get a USB Wi-Fi adapter for about 20 pounds from PC world.
Have a nice day.
2006-11-22 23:53:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Once on your laptop go to the start menu located on the bottom left of your screen then scroll to settings then click control panel this should present you with a list of all the functions on your laptop if you do have wireless capabilities this should be included in the available list allowing you to activate it.
2006-11-23 07:42:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, put simply:
click Start > click Connect to >
If you do have a wireless laptop you will see "Wireless Network connection"
Hope this helps...
2006-11-23 07:39:08 · answer #3 · answered by m_s_m_24 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My Sony has a on/off switch for wireless connection and has bluetooth also! First check computer for this switch and if it is not there it may not be a wireless computer and follow the other peoples suggestions.
2006-11-23 08:38:47 · answer #4 · answered by j_emmans 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go on start then my computer and there should be a icon saying about your wireless capibilities if it is not there and you have no router then your laptop is not wireless
2006-11-23 07:49:57 · answer #5 · answered by james 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try the wireless network set up connection wizard in control panel
It will tell you
2006-11-23 07:39:42 · answer #6 · answered by Barry G 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Google the brand and model lappie you have. You can also go into the control panel of windows, click system, then hardware, then device manager, and look under network adapters.
2006-11-23 07:40:43 · answer #7 · answered by JMKyler3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all newer laptops are if your not sure go to a friend house that has wireless and see if yours picks it up
2006-11-23 07:38:51 · answer #8 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
go to the source....your laptop manufacturers website.
2006-11-23 07:40:34 · answer #9 · answered by cstevensbaumann@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check for wires. if not.. then its wireless
2006-11-23 07:44:44 · answer #10 · answered by Andy_T 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋