wireless usb adapter

windows shows the device as inactive, yet somehow i can type and post this message.

the device is blinking, showing activity, but when i double click the icon, it says "Wireless Netwrok Unavailable"

its not really a big problem, i'd just like to get it fixed.

btw: its a "Dell Truemobile 1180 Wireless USB Adapter"

what os are you running?

xp

i'm not too aware of what makes dell tick, but this is a good windows situation:...

go to Start>Run
then type:
%systemroot%\system32\services.msc /s

Select "Wireless Zero Configuration"
and Start the service

you should have something to work with at that point...

peace.

WZO was active at the time. disabling and then resetting did not solve my problem either.

a couple of suggestions then:
look into updating the driver for the part
do you have a dell install disk?
does dell have some kind of wireless utility
uninstall the driver and hardware and reinstall it

theres no way to update the driver. dell has a way of shunning products more than 2 years old

i have the dell install disk, however, after re-installing and installing several hundred times, its become a tad worn out.

dell does have a wirelss utitlity and it shows the device as inactive and not connected to any wireless network, however, i obvioulsy am.

uninstalling is ther first thing i tried so i dont see how it could help. however, i would try again.