General, Wireless local area network (wlan), Mobile broadband (wireless wide area network) – Dell Latitude D630 User Manual

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Troubleshooting

General

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Ensure that the network cable is

firmly inserted into both the network connector on the back of the computer

and the network connector.

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No light indicates

that no network communication exists. Replace the network cable.

R

ESTART

THE

COMPUTER

AND

LOG

ON

TO

THE

NETWORK

AGAIN

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Contact your network administrator or the

person who set up your network to verify that your network settings are correct

and that the network is functioning.

Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)

For information about troubleshooting wireless local area networks, see

"Wireless Local Area Network" on page 63.

Mobile Broadband (Wireless Wide Area Network)

NOTE:

The Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility user’s guide is available through the

Windows Help and Support Center. To access the Help and Support Center, click

Start

Help and Support. You can also download the Dell Mobile Broadband Card

Utility user’s guide from support.dell.com.

NOTE:

Remove any network cables from the computer and disable the WLAN card.

To disable the WLAN card, click Start

Connect To

Wireless Network

Connection

Disable.

NOTE:

The

icon appears on the Windows desktop if the computer has a Dell

Mobile Broadband card installed. Double-click the icon to launch the utility. Once

the utility has launched, the icon appears in the notification area.

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The Dell Mobile Broadband Card must be activated on

the network in order to connect. Once the Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility

has been launched, position the mouse over the

icon in the taskbar to read

the status of the connection. If the status indicates the mobile broadband card

is not activated, see "Activate your Mobile Broadband card" on page 121 for

more information. If problems persist, contact your Mobile Broadband service

carrier for details on your plan.

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Contact your Mobile

Broadband service carrier to verify coverage plan and supported services.

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