Connecting to WIFI???

Can someone share there wisdom as to how you do it? Might sound a stupid question but I haven't a clue?

What opperating system? You should have a wifi signal indicator in the bottom left hand corner in win 7. Mac is up top left hand corner. Make sure your wireless is turned on though as that is most often the problem when you can't connect. Also, if you are joining a non-public wireless connection, you will need the password.

Hi Janey
what type of device are you trying to use with WIFI. also is the WIFI unit in your house or is it when you are out and about.

Thanks for the replys.

Ben, I haven't a clue where any of things you are talking about are, I really am a pc dunce.

leigh46137, I'm going away tomorrow and the cottage has wifi (I run on a vodaphone dongle atm and never connected to anything other) I have windows 7 (I think), how will I conect to wifi at the cottage (vodaphone has no signle down there).

Thanks Xx

Hi Janey
Its just like Ben said, but its on the bottom right next to the clock, tends to look like a computer screen with a pitch fork or a bar chart.


Then select the Wifi that you would like to use from the list that it finds, it will be different from the pic i have shown here.



it may ask for a password, you will have to get it from the person who setup the wifi or it could be on the back of the wifi router. once entered thats it your online.
Note if you have never used the wifi on you laptop before, it may not be turned on. If not look for a switch on the case of the laptop or a quick key on the keyboard, both of which tends to look like a satellite dish. this will need to be on first.

I see all the symbols apart from the one you mentioned. Where do I find that? And I haven't a clue how to turn wifi on, no button on the laptop or the keyboard?

I must appear rather thick, well I am with computers, sorry but thanks

you click onto the pc screen icon, normaly hotels or B&B have wifi so you will need to get the username and password off them

you find the useranme they give up double click on it it's very likey it will aks for a password

janey wrote:
I must appear rather thick, well I am with computers, sorry but thanks

No problem every one starts somewhere!

As for the symbols are you meaning the quick key or the one next to the clock on the bottom right of your screen, sometime there is a small icon with a right arrow, this is hiding some icons to keep the screen clean, press it and see if the symbol appears.

To turn wifi on, there is more than one way to turn it on. we will try the quick key way, Firstly could you give me the model number of our laptop. This will allow me to see what your keyboard looks like.

janey i think people are making it harder for you than they need lol if you have wifi in your house that you use then the wifi on your lappy is turned on so its just a case of getting the wifi password for were your stopping and putting it in

she doesn't know how to get there warren... if she going to take it away with her internet is not going to work so she will need to get the username and password from the place she staying..

Where do I find the model number, I appreciate your patience, its a Toshiba if that helps!?

Steve, its the symbol that I can't find, you no I'm pants at these things lol, I have the password though or will do tomorrow Xx

Wazza I run off a dongle and have never used wifi.

Confused

The number will be under the laptop Eg:Toshiba satellite XX-XXX-XXX

at the monet your net icon will look something like this

the red box and line i have mark if you double click that you will see a list

Steve wrote:the red box and line i have mark if you double click that you will see a list

spot on, I would have done the same thing but Im running of a Mac.

janey if your using a dongle your wifi is turned on to allow your dongle to upload to your lappy.
easyist thing to do is take your dongle and just pair that to the wifi signal that is what i needid to do with my old lappy as it didnt have built in wifi
the symbol your looking for will either be a pc screen or a 5 line bar small at one side getting bigger to the other.
or cheat by trying to go on the internet if it dont work a message will come up no signal click on fix and it will give you the available devices in range

bigwazza wrote:janey if your using a dongle your wifi is turned on to allow your dongle to upload to your lappy.
easyist thing to do is take your dongle and just pair that to the wifi signal that is what i needid to do with my old lappy as it didnt have built in wifi

Wazza sorry mate but that is not always true, only certain types for 3g dongles have a built in WIFI adapter.

o wait you must think she has a wifi dongle. she is using a vodafone 3g one.

i had a 3g vodaphone and a orange 3g dongle and both of them would connect to wifi and that was like 3/4 years ago so i think most must do it

Im going off topic here but are you talking about a Mifi dongle, that uses 3G data and pushes it out via WIFI

like this one.
http://store.three.co.uk/Mobile_Broadband/MiFi

dongle are phone some place you going get a strong singal and someplace you cant get anything.

if you cant get one where every you are staying find out the wifi username and password click what i have mark on your laptop find the username and double lick on it and enter the password if your dongle dont work

no they were just 3g dongles that i payed a fiver for a month
infact iv just dug the orange one out and it is a huawei 3g enabled dongle turned off my wifi on my lappy plugged it in says no 3g signal (no suprise there as no sim card) in but i have still used it to connect to my wifi and post this reply

Steve wrote:dongle are phone some place you going get a strong singal and someplace you cant get anything.

if you cant get one where every you are staying find out the wifi username and password click what i have mark on your laptop find the username and double lick on it and enter the password if your dongle dont work

the only reason i am mentioning the dongle steve incase janeys lappy hasnt got a built in wifi so she can still get onto the cottage wifi

bigwazza wrote:no they were just 3g dongles that i payed a fiver for a month
infact iv just dug the orange one out and it is a huawei 3g enabled dongle turned off my wifi on my lappy plugged it in says no 3g signal (no suprise there as no sim card) in but i have still used it to connect to my wifi and post this reply

Well I have learned something new today, The only ones I have ever dealt with are enterprise class units, used for back up connections in offices.

Janey , don't panic , you will probably find that someone there can help you . I stay in hotels all the time and the amount of people that plague reception for an answer and thety normally know it off to a tea. A lot of these places even have step by step instructions in the info packs they send.
How old is your laptop if its within the last 3 or 4 years (as you say you have windows 7 then I would be very surprised if it doesn't have built in wi-fi)

you can try here and have a look
Start --> Control Panel --->Network and Internet -->-Network Connections

Is there anything in there that says Wireless Network Connection and possibly "disabled" ?? If you say you can't see it at the bottom of your screen ?? or maybe take a photo of the keyboard and 1 of your screen and upload them onto here via photobucket (we know you know how to do that )

must still only have a very slow work rate as it took an age to post the last reply and get back to the unread posts haha i would probbly give up if i had that kind of internet lol

Oops. Left, right... There is a difference? Lol. Sorry Janey prob was confusing but looks like its getting sorted by experts!

Thank you all Still confused as anything! If I'm not on in the next 6 days then I never figured it out!!

Thanks though and hopefully I'll suss it out Xx

I have a Toshiba laptop as well. There is sometimes a blue light in the upper right of the alphabet keys if wifi is on. If it is off it will be orange. If that is the case press the button to turn it blue.

There will be an internet icon on the right side of your menu bar. It looks like two computer screens with a globe on front of them. Click on the icon and it will show you if there are networks to connect to. Click on the one you want and then just follow the directions.

Worst case you could always ask someone for help.

glad its you and not me janey

hope you get it sorted

Thank you everyone

did your dongle work then?

Nope managed to conect to wifi, my dongle certainly doesn't work, I am in the middle of know where lol, thank you

A good to hear it.

yeah

Glad you are back on line

Thank you, not sure it would have been so easy without help! , and I owe you guys cause I need it lol Xx