Laptop Wifi Problem (Help Please!)

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#1 ryand2006
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So i just got back from vacation and try to use my laptop on my home router, and it doesn't work. Whenever i try to connect my laptop just can't see the network. I know the router is broadcasting because my other wifi stuff recognizes it. I think the problem might be with the laptop WLAN. It says the WLAN is disabled, and i can't figure out how to reenable it... whenever i try to hit the reenable button, it is greyed out. Any ideas on what may be wrong?

Thanks for the help!

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oh and i forgot to mention, the only connection that's working is something called the "1394" which is running at 400 mbps... don't know if that matters... thanks again!
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#3 Gog
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Laptops typically have power-saving features that disbale part of the hardware like the network card and the wireless connection. Make sure those are enabled in your power scheme.
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oh and i forgot to mention, the only connection that's working is something called the "1394" which is running at 400 mbps... don't know if that matters... thanks again!ryand2006

That's the firewire connector. Typically used to connect a videocamera but can also be used to connect 2 computers together.

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#5 ryand2006
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how do i change the power scheme to reenable the wifi card?