identifying Wifi card in laptop

<persres@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> I had purchased a new laptop. I have not been able to connect to
> wifi networks. I am beginning to suspect that the laptop may not have
> a wifi network card. How can I verify this?.
>
> I have windows vista. I went to Device manager in control panel. Under
> network adapters there is only one entry for my lan card. There is no
> entry for any wireless lan device.
>
> May be the driver is not installed. Can you tell me how to check
> 1) If the device is there.
>
> I am beginning to suspect may be there is no wireless card at all.
> Thanks

If you received a manual with it there should be references to it,
else just go to the manufacture's web site and see if there are any
WiFi NIC drivers listed for your model notebook.

rgds
Roberto

To get information on your network cards and all other hardware, install the
freeware program SIV from
http://www.gtopala.com/ I have been using it for more years without
problems. Anton

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> <persres@googlemail.com> wrote in message
> news:ac837046-c164-40f0-bb29-cae05f5cb709@m45g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>> Hello,
>> I had purchased a new laptop. I have not been able to connect to
>> wifi networks. I am beginning to suspect that the laptop may not have
>> a wifi network card. How can I verify this?.
>>
>> I have windows vista. I went to Device manager in control panel. Under
>> network adapters there is only one entry for my lan card. There is no
>> entry for any wireless lan device.
>>
>> May be the driver is not installed. Can you tell me how to check
>> 1) If the device is there.
>>
>> I am beginning to suspect may be there is no wireless card at all.
>> Thanks
>
> If you received a manual with it there should be references to it,
> else just go to the manufacture's web site and see if there are any
> WiFi NIC drivers listed for your model notebook.
>
> rgds
> Roberto
>
>