No Wireless Network Connection icon on my computer.

Question

This is a Dell Dimension 2400 model that I bought in 2004. When I click my Network Connections Folder, under the Lan or High-Speed Internet section, there should be a Wireless Connection icon (with the computer screen showing signal lines) but all that is there is my built in Broadcom card under the name Local Area Connection. I know that there should be a Wireless connection icon because I also have a Dell Notebook and it is there, but no sign of it on my Desktop.

In my control Panel folder, there is a program called Wireless Network Setup Wizard, but it is no help.

I have a Linksys USB wireless network adapter and it isn't working, and my guess is because I can't even get a Wireless Connection status check. Are there any drivers I could download to get my wireless network connection to start working?

volcano11 · Answer

Have you tried resinstalling the drives for the Linksys USB wireless network adapter?  Did you ever install the drivers for this device on the desktop?   Steve

Torenko · Answer

I also forgot to mention that this is for Windows XP.

volcano11 · Answer

You may have a bad download, try downloading it again.   Steve

Torenko · Answer

I'm 100% posative I have the correct download; I got it directly from their site. I even tried other websites that have the same file and I get the same problem. And the one that the Linksys rep tested for me was the one from thier website (I gave him a link to it).

I've already tried to get help for the USB driver problem on another site, but no solution yet:
http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=633462#post633462

Torenko · Answer

Well, there is a problem I get when I try to install the driver for the USB device. I did connect it and let it install automatically and when I use my computers device manager and go to the Network Card tab, it shows the USB wireless adapter as active, but I still can't use the internet wirelessly.

As for the problem I get when I try to install the lastest driver I downloaded from the linksys website: When I go in the drivers folder click the setup icon, which should install it, a purple box quickly pops up and then disapeares; the program looks like it's starting up, but then it closes. I thoght it was just my computer doing that, so I tryed to install the same driver onto my dell laptop and the same thing happens. I email'd Linksys about this and they say the driver loads fine for them, so I don't know what the problem could be.

Networking, Internet, & Bluetooth

No Wireless Network Connection icon on my computer.

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