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[Andy B]

Changing the channel number has helped me a few times (Orange Live box) and I know next to opps all nothing about PCs  

[bertiecbx550]

I`ve got a nasty feeling the wirless on the lap top has stopped working..but i dont understand how?....it has not been dropped or bumped and when not in use it goes into the bag out of the way...I wonder what happend to it..All i did was turn it off as normal and then try to go online again this morning when i could not sleep.....and now nothing...except via the dongle...this is weird....

[Xplicit 2.0]

it may just be that the wireless software on your laptop or needs updating. If you were so far away i would offer to drop in and and take a look at  it for you as i have become rather good and getting the god knows how many laptops im my household to work with the worst router ever (not sure if i should say which one but the ISP was voted Worst ISP for 2007)

Also, now that you have said its the laptops built in wireless wont connect, you can rule out it being and issue with the router (very rarely that it is anyway)  (NOTE: just so other people know, to get on the routers setup page its will be either http://192.168.0.1 or http://192.168.1.1 and, with nearly all routers, the DEFAULT U/N and P/W will be admin for both)

Could i trouble for a little more info on what the wireless software is? be it windows own or something like Intel PROSet/Wireless, i might be able to assist in a solution or possible updates

[Andy B]

I`ve got a nasty feeling the wirless on the lap top has stopped working..but i dont understand how?....it has not been dropped or bumped and when not in use it goes into the bag out of the way...I wonder what happend to it..All i did was turn it off as normal and then try to go online again this morning when i could not sleep.....and now nothing...except via the dongle...this is weird....

Isn't there an actuall mechanical switch on a laptop to turn wireless on & off?

[nick v6]

if anything mate i can come over in the morning if thats any help
you got my number give me a ring

[bertiecbx550]

I think its realtek wireless lan...I`ve been to the toshiba web site but it keeps losing the connection or coming up document contains no data....and it only happens on that site and i cant seem to find any other driver update sites except for those dr.driver and other rip off sites...Its weird this  as the laptop detects my router and connection but will not connect to it via wireless(built in) and connects straight away with the belkin dongle plugged in and the pc has the same dongle and connects straight away as well..Its got tobe a driver missing or malfunctioning i just dont understand how a driver can go away like this...I always thought they had to be deleted and i`ve not done that or anything like that recently... :-/

[nick v6]

one thing you can try
is using a system restore point and taking it back to before the wireless part went down

sometimes it will recover anything that was accidentley taken off

worth a try
if you have put anything important on the laptop tho in the past few days try and save it to a dongle as everything that was put on after the restore point will be removed

[Xplicit 2.0]

Generaly speaking, system restores dont change things like saved files... so it may not bring back fles that may have been lost other that key registry files.

I do have a Driver scanner program (not one of those fake pay us £30 for sod all things, this 1 actually works and is legal) again its just the fact that i live nowhere near you to come round and run it.

[nick v6]

Generaly speaking, system restores dont change things like saved files... so it may not bring back fles that may have been lost other that key registry files.

I do have a Driver scanner program (not one of those fake pay us £30 for sod all things, this 1 actually works and is legal) again its just the fact that i live nowhere near you to come round and run it.

i have got very similar programs so i can sort his laptop out for him
as i only live a few miles away