Acessing internet via wireless connection

[SoundOfFaz]

Long story short, I had a problem with the laptop and had to reinstall windows (xp) however normally I click the little computer lpic in the bottom right cornewr and click "view all wireless networks" and connect to mine (it was set as default so I didnt have to do this every time just the first time I used it) but the "little computer pic" isn't there so I have no way of getting the "view wireless networks" bit.

Any ideas?

[marcode]

network connections> right click on wireless network, hit "show all networks"

rookie.

[SoundOfFaz]

rookie.

I know, cheers

[SoundOfFaz]

network connections> right click on wireless network, hit "show all networks"

rookie.

There isn't a wireless network, just one called "1394 connection - Enabled - 1394 Net Adapter?

[marcode]

hit show all network connections...

does your card require drivers perhaps?

do you know what kind of wireless card you have?

[SoundOfFaz]

hit show all network connections...

does your card require drivers perhaps?

do you know what kind of wireless card you have?

I am showing all, that is the only one. It isn't my laptop, its my partners so dont know if it requires drivers or not?

No idea what kind of wireless card I have, presumably I can find out?

[SoundOfFaz]

I have found some downloads for wireless dirvers for my laptop, any of these bw any good? All on this page under: Driver - Network http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...&swEnvOID=1093

[gzotonic]

what make/model of system do you have?

You can right click on my computer - click manage, now select device manager from the left hand drop down menu and look for unknown devices with a yellow ? beside them.

If you have any - then you need drivers.

I work for a massive pc making company that sells cheap laptops - if you have one of ours then I can tell you what driver is required.

Cheers!

[chubblies]

Have you installed sp2? I dont think the wireless connection shows otherwise, cant remember though

[SoundOfFaz]

what make/model of system do you have?

You can right click on my computer - click manage, now select device manager from the left hand drop down menu and look for unknown devices with a yellow ? beside them.

If you have any - then you need drivers.

I work for a massive pc making company that sells cheap laptops - if you have one of ours then I can tell you what driver is required.

Cheers!

It is a HP Compaq nx6110

I have yellow question marks next to:

Other devices
Ethernet Controller
Multimedia Audio controller
Network controller
PCI Modem
Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller
Video controller
Video controller (VGA Compatible)

[chubblies]

Go to hp website and download the drivers for your model, wireless wont show as half of the drivers are not installed!

[sniper]

try here http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...&swEnvOID=1098

[beerman]

It is a HP Compaq nx6110

I have yellow question marks next to:

Other devices
Ethernet Controller
Multimedia Audio controller
Network controller
PCI Modem
Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller
Video controller
Video controller (VGA Compatible)

what chubblies and sniper said but do it on a different pc and copy them across via memstick or cd because you've got no network card installed.

[SoundOfFaz]

Cheers people, could you have a look at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...&swEnvOID=1098 and tell me which drivers I need from the list (I am a bit thick LOL)

[beerman]

Start with this one:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport..._I22389-106952

Then plug a cable in and go to windows update and it should find a few for you.

[marcode]

why dont you check yer device manager and check what fucking model you have?

jesus you want somone to download and install it for you too? use some initiative.. your not thick, your just being lazy.

or if you simply cant decide, try the hp wireless assistant.. and see what it says.

[adriand]

Its defo a driver problem its not that difficult to sort out

[SoundOfFaz]

jesus you want somone to download and install it for you too?

Yeah, if you could mate

LOL sorry mate, I don't really know what I am looking at.

I tried the hp wireless assistant, burnt that onto CD and installed on lappy but when nothing seemed to happen.

I will get the ethernet driver as stated above then go from there, hopefully I won't be asking anymore questions.

[SoundOfFaz]

Then plug a cable in and go to windows update and it should find a few for you.

I dont have an internet cable to plug in, my pc is set up to a wireless router.

[beerman]

lol, what's an internet cable? Use a RJ45 cable from your PCs lan port to your router.