[[wifi_troubeshooting_guide]]

Follow these steps if your wifi no longer works.

• disable firewalls that may block software and/or the wireless interface
• Find the keyboard shortcut. Occasionally this is FN + F#. The F key usually has a picture of a antenna, or a series of semi circles inside one another
• click start - settings - network connections and look for your wireless network connection. Right click and select “enable” (if not enabled)
• click start - settings - control panel - administrative tools - computer management - system tools - device manager. Look under network adapters - is there a wireless card there? right click - select enable
• Restart the computer and enter the bios - look for a section called devices and make sure “wireless lan” is enabled. (Some bios' don't have a devices section)
• boot a linux live CD and find out if wireless works
• upgrade wifi software to latest release
• download drivers from the manufacturers website, and reinstall
• If you had just upgraded (before the problem appeared), go onto manufacturers site and revert back to old drivers. You may need to uninstall the other drivers and restart first.
• reinstall windows
• purchase an external usb wifi card.

(remember if one of these steps has been implemented, you should follow the list from the start again)