10-08-2006, 06:31 AM
[quote tortoise]Check the basics, the HP notebooks have a on/off switch for wireless, make sure it is turned on, you will see a little blue symbol for it light up. Also HP, IBM and others often have their own propietary software for managing wireless connections that will take control of the connection process disabling the Windows wireless connection manager.
I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE that so many PC manufacturers use proprietary software to manage wireless connections. Shit, it's hard enough to figure out how to get the job done in Windows -- it becomes an order of magnitude more difficult when you have various PC manufacturers disabling wireless configuration in Windows in favor of their own solution! Each of which differs from the others, BTW! I HATE that shit!
I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE that so many PC manufacturers use proprietary software to manage wireless connections. Shit, it's hard enough to figure out how to get the job done in Windows -- it becomes an order of magnitude more difficult when you have various PC manufacturers disabling wireless configuration in Windows in favor of their own solution! Each of which differs from the others, BTW! I HATE that shit!