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post #1 of 7
8/1/08 at 1:26am
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I just got my new m15x and it is awesome. However one problem that I am having is getting it to connect ot my wireless network or any other in range of my home for that matter. My wife also got a new Dell laptop and it is havng the same problem connecting to our wireless (Belkin) network. yet hers can connect to our neighbors sometimes. Now my alienware mALX is working great with my wireless network as is my older Dell lappy.

I have tried all I can think to make them work. Like changing the workgroup name to match our network but to no avail. I have also restarted the router and our lappys.

Any suggestions?
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post #2 of 7
8/1/08 at 9:57am
is it password protected... if so then you will have to enter the password to login into your wireless also uninstall your wireless drivers and also click repair the wireless connection to see if that refreshes your ip address...
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post #3 of 7
8/1/08 at 10:26am
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MAC Address!

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Originally Posted by littlefrankus View Post
is it password protected... if so then you will have to enter the password to login into your wireless also uninstall your wireless drivers and also click repair the wireless connection to see if that refreshes your ip address...
Nope, it was protected by only allowing the MAC addresses of computers listed. My son reminded me of this, so once I put in the MAC addresses for both computers it worked excellently
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post #4 of 7
8/1/08 at 10:37am
Glad you got it figured out.
Have you been able to connect to any of your neigbors AP?
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post #5 of 7
8/1/08 at 1:34pm
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yes and no...

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Originally Posted by scottwmp View Post
Glad you got it figured out.
Have you been able to connect to any of your neigbors AP?
Not wiht my m15x but yes wiht my wife's new dell lappy. Weird huh?
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post #6 of 7
8/1/08 at 2:18pm
Oh yeah, I've had headaches before I realized that I had MAC filtering set!
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post #7 of 7
8/1/08 at 2:28pm
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Thank heavens for my son's memory!

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Originally Posted by Alienware-James View Post
Oh yeah, I've had headaches before I realized that I had MAC filtering set!
I would probably still be awake trying to fix it if not for my son
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