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February 22nd 04, 08:08 PM
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Inspiron 8600 wireless notebook to existing wireless network?
I have a Inspiron 8600 coming in about a week or so. It'll have the Intel
wireless lan inside. I already have a I8100 laptop with a PCMCIA wireless card connecting to a Microsoft 802.11b wireless router. My question is: When I turn on my "new" I8600, will it automatically try to connect to my wireless router? Does it have some sort of wizard that will try and figure the settings? Or will I have to turn the wireless connection on (don't know if it's always on or not) and configure it to my existing Microsoft 802.11b wireless router? Thanks for any info. you can give. 
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February 22nd 04, 11:59 PM
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You can run the networking wizard, but odds are you won't have to.
Tom "S." wrote in message . com... I have a Inspiron 8600 coming in about a week or so. It'll have the Intel wireless lan inside. I already have a I8100 laptop with a PCMCIA wireless card connecting to a Microsoft 802.11b wireless router. My question is: When I turn on my "new" I8600, will it automatically try to connect to my wireless router? Does it have some sort of wizard that will try and figure the settings? Or will I have to turn the wireless connection on (don't know if it's always on or not) and configure it to my existing Microsoft 802.11b wireless router? Thanks for any info. you can give.
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February 23rd 04, 11:34 PM
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I believe mine found the network right away.
"S." wrote in message . com... I have a Inspiron 8600 coming in about a week or so. It'll have the Intel wireless lan inside. I already have a I8100 laptop with a PCMCIA wireless card connecting to a Microsoft 802.11b wireless router. My question is: When I turn on my "new" I8600, will it automatically try to connect to my wireless router? Does it have some sort of wizard that will try and figure the settings? Or will I have to turn the wireless connection on (don't know if it's always on or not) and configure it to my existing Microsoft 802.11b wireless router? Thanks for any info. you can give.
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February 24th 04, 01:43 AM
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Thanks for the info. Now I'll know what to expect!
"Stephen Russell" wrote in message ... I believe mine found the network right away. "S." wrote in message . com... I have a Inspiron 8600 coming in about a week or so. It'll have the Intel wireless lan inside. I already have a I8100 laptop with a PCMCIA wireless card connecting to a Microsoft 802.11b wireless router. My question is: When I turn on my "new" I8600, will it automatically try to connect to my wireless router? Does it have some sort of wizard that will try and figure the settings? Or will I have to turn the wireless connection on (don't know if it's always on or not) and configure it to my existing Microsoft 802.11b wireless router? Thanks for any info. you can give.
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February 24th 04, 03:32 AM
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When I turn on my Inspiron 5100, it finds any available wireless connection
right away. Once the system is all booted up, just open the wireless configuration utility, and you should see all available wireless connections, along with the signal quality and strength. "Stephen Russell" wrote in message ... I believe mine found the network right away. "S." wrote in message . com... I have a Inspiron 8600 coming in about a week or so. It'll have the Intel wireless lan inside. I already have a I8100 laptop with a PCMCIA wireless card connecting to a Microsoft 802.11b wireless router. My question is: When I turn on my "new" I8600, will it automatically try to connect to my wireless router? Does it have some sort of wizard that will try and figure the settings? Or will I have to turn the wireless connection on (don't know if it's always on or not) and configure it to my existing Microsoft 802.11b wireless router? Thanks for any info. you can give.
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