>I have a tablet PC Compaq tc1100. Windows XP Pro SP2. It works when I connect
>to a wired lan (other NIC card) SBS windows 2003 domain in my office. But
>when I take out of the office and login into it as a PC, enabling the
>wireless card and disabling the Lan NIC  card it can' detect any wireless
>network access points.
>
>I click on the wireless Icon and I get the message "No wireless networks
>were found".  In network connections the Icon is crossed out and says,"
>Wireless Network Connection Not connected, Firewalled".  I tried uninstalling
>and reinstalling the hardware (intel pro wireless lan 2100 mini pci adapter)
>but it didn't help.
>Ipconfig /all says Media State = disconnected. I the computer = 127.0.0.1
>
>Any suggestions?

> On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:08:02 -0800, Mike G <Mi***@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I have a tablet PC Compaq tc1100. Windows XP Pro SP2. It works when I connect
>> to a wired lan (other NIC card) SBS windows 2003 domain in my office. But
>> when I take out of the office and login into it as a PC, enabling the
>> wireless card and disabling the Lan NIC  card it can' detect any wireless
>> network access points.
>>
>> I click on the wireless Icon and I get the message "No wireless networks
>> were found".  In network connections the Icon is crossed out and says,"
>> Wireless Network Connection Not connected, Firewalled".  I tried uninstalling
>> and reinstalling the hardware (intel pro wireless lan 2100 mini pci adapter)
>> but it didn't help.
>> Ipconfig /all says Media State = disconnected. I the computer = 127.0.0.1
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>
> Mike,
>
> I'd start by making sure that one and only one WiFi client is running, at any
> time.  WiFi client conflicts can cause your problem.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/stabilise-your-wifi-use-only-one-wifi.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/stabilise-your-wifi-use-only-one-wifi.html
>
> And what WiFi networks do you have available?  Do you have any computers, near
> the tablet PC in question, that do successfully connect to any WiFi networks?
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html
>

"Victor" wrote:

> Had the same problem with my HP laptop. Later, I found that in front of my
> laptop, there was a button that enables the wireless nic. Just because it
> says in Network Connections that the wireless nic is enabled is not actually
> true, at least in my case.

"Chuck" wrote:

> On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:08:02 -0800, Mike G <Mi***@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >I have a tablet PC Compaq tc1100. Windows XP Pro SP2. It works when I connect
> >to a wired lan (other NIC card) SBS windows 2003 domain in my office. But
> >when I take out of the office and login into it as a PC, enabling the
> >wireless card and disabling the Lan NIC  card it can' detect any wireless
> >network access points.
> >
> >I click on the wireless Icon and I get the message "No wireless networks
> >were found".  In network connections the Icon is crossed out and says,"
> >Wireless Network Connection Not connected, Firewalled".  I tried uninstalling
> >and reinstalling the hardware (intel pro wireless lan 2100 mini pci adapter)
> >but it didn't help.
> >Ipconfig /all says Media State = disconnected. I the computer = 127.0.0.1
> >
> >Any suggestions?
>
> Mike,
>
> I'd start by making sure that one and only one WiFi client is running, at any
> time.  WiFi client conflicts can cause your problem.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/stabilise-your-wifi-use-only-one-wifi.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/stabilise-your-wifi-use-only-one-wifi.html
>
> And what WiFi networks do you have available?  Do you have any computers, near
> the tablet PC in question, that do successfully connect to any WiFi networks?
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My        email         is          AT         DOT
>    actual       address    pchuck       mvps        org.
>