Cannot Connect To The Network - Dell TrueMobile 1180 User Manual

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Troubleshooting: Dell™ TrueMobile™
1180 PC Card User's Guide

Cannot connect to the network

Performance and connectivity problems
Getting help
Cannot connect to the network
If your Dell™ TrueMobile™ 1180 wireless device appears to be functioning properly but you cannot connect to the
network, the problem may be that there is a mismatch between the Network name (SSID) and Wireless network key
(WEP) settings in your Wireless Network Properties and the name and WEP key of the network you are trying to connect
to. As explained in Completing the
case of these parameters are correct and that the settings are exactly the same on all computers on the network.
If you have verified that the spelling and case of these parameters are correct and that the settings are exactly the same
on all computers on the network and you are still unable to connect to the network, see
problems.
Performance and connectivity problems
Problem or symptom
The computers seem to be
communicating, but they do
not appear in the My
Computer window or in the
My Network Places
window.
setup, the network name and WEP key are case sensitive. Verify that the spelling and
Possible solution
Windows 2000 environment
Performance and connectivity
Windows XP environment