Inspiron E1505 WiFi Pbm

Occasionally when I disconnect from my wired lan and attempt to go
wireless with the Inspiron E1505, I am unable to connect with the
WiFi. When I use Fn+F2 to turn on the Radios, only the Bluetooth is on
and the WiFi is dark. The system setting is for both to come on/off
with Fn+F2, but it apparently isn't reliable. Only solution is to
reboot, and then for a while the WiFi will work but after a few on/of
cycles it will fail to come on again and then the only solution is to
reboot. Any idea how I can reset the WiFi modem without rebooting or
otherwise solve this problem? Thanks very much, -Harry

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> Occasionally when I disconnect from my wired lan and attempt to go
> wireless with the Inspiron E1505, I am unable to connect with the
> WiFi. When I use Fn+F2 to turn on the Radios, only the Bluetooth is on
> and the WiFi is dark. The system setting is for both to come on/off
> with Fn+F2, but it apparently isn't reliable. Only solution is to
> reboot, and then for a while the WiFi will work but after a few on/of
> cycles it will fail to come on again and then the only solution is to
> reboot. Any idea how I can reset the WiFi modem without rebooting or
> otherwise solve this problem? Thanks very much, -Harry

ps56k wrote:
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>> Occasionally when I disconnect from my wired lan and attempt to go
>> wireless with the Inspiron E1505, I am unable to connect with the
>> WiFi. When I use Fn+F2 to turn on the Radios, only the Bluetooth is on
>> and the WiFi is dark. The system setting is for both to come on/off
>> with Fn+F2, but it apparently isn't reliable. Only solution is to
>> reboot, and then for a while the WiFi will work but after a few on/of
>> cycles it will fail to come on again and then the only solution is to
>> reboot. Any idea how I can reset the WiFi modem without rebooting or
>> otherwise solve this problem? Thanks very much, -Harry
>
>
Are there more up-to-date drivers to install? If not, this could simply
be a failing internal wifi card. Dell used two different wireless cards
in this model. If it has a Centrino designation, it has an Intel
wireless card, either 3945 or 4965. Otherwise it is a Dell-branded card
with Broadcom chip. The Intel cards are generally favored for better
range and reliability, as well as a better bit of software for
management of wifi connections. Replacement of one of these cards is
easy, and they are inexpensive to buy... Ben Myers

"ps56k" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Occasionally when I disconnect from my wired lan and attempt to go
>> wireless with the Inspiron E1505, I am unable to connect with the
>> WiFi. When I use Fn+F2 to turn on the Radios, only the Bluetooth is on
>> and the WiFi is dark. The system setting is for both to come on/off
>> with Fn+F2, but it apparently isn't reliable. Only solution is to
>> reboot, and then for a while the WiFi will work but after a few on/of
>> cycles it will fail to come on again and then the only solution is to
>> reboot. Any idea how I can reset the WiFi modem without rebooting or
>> otherwise solve this problem? Thanks very much, -Harry
>
What happens when you try to use Repair or Diagnose?

Kevin Childers wrote:
> "ps56k" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>> Occasionally when I disconnect from my wired lan and attempt to go
>>> wireless with the Inspiron E1505, I am unable to connect with the
>>> WiFi. When I use Fn+F2 to turn on the Radios, only the Bluetooth is on
>>> and the WiFi is dark. The system setting is for both to come on/off
>>> with Fn+F2, but it apparently isn't reliable. Only solution is to
>>> reboot, and then for a while the WiFi will work but after a few on/of
>>> cycles it will fail to come on again and then the only solution is to
>>> reboot. Any idea how I can reset the WiFi modem without rebooting or
>>> otherwise solve this problem? Thanks very much, -Harry
> What happens when you try to use Repair or Diagnose?
>
>
Have you checked in Control Panel, System, Hardware, Device Manager the
status of this device?

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John Doue