Am. So. Frustrated.
I wrote a post I quite liked yesterday, but you haven't seen it yet, because I wrote it on my new laptop.
Which I love (and thanks to Amy for the Toshiba recommendation) but which has so far resisted all of my attempts to connect it to the Internet. It can't find the wireless router I installed. It can't find the cable modem even when I connect it directly to the laptop.
So, I'm afraid you're all just going to have to wait to hear about the 9,000 degree weather and my bewildering trip to Toys R Us. Because if I spend one more minute tonight trying to convince this stupid laptop to find the Internet, I'm likely to do something I'll later regret, like throw it off the deck. I don't think the warranty covers that. The worst part is, I'm sure it is something simple... really, I blame Bill Gates and his crappy operating system.
Hmmm weird, my Toshiba finds stuff automatically...
Have you right clicked on wireless and made sure password and everything is entered? (Duh, I know, but that's what first stopped me from connecting)
Also firewalls can be an issue. And if all else fails, check the properties of the wireless network--when we were in Jersey we ALL had issues connecting (2 Dells, my Tohsiba and an IBook) and it turned out to be the way the wireless was configured.
We have a wireless router too. It works great with my personal HP laptop that Sean has taken over. But it sucks with my Dell work laptop. I'm constantly losing connection several times a day. Grrr! It drives me nuts. When it works though- it's fabulous! Typing away while stretched out on the couch. Yeah!