hi all
i am trying to set up a laptop wirelessly---within network connections there is no icon for wireless network connections---any help please?---dell latitude d600

Hi farrah2412...Welcome to D-A-L forums!

Just to confirm...In "Network Connections" there is NO "Wireless Network Connection" listed under the "Lan or High-Speed Internet" section? If not then it sounds like the driver is not installed.

Under "Device Manager" do you have any Yellow Exclamation marks listed? If no Yellow Exclamation marks then make sure the Wireless option is enabled in the BIOS. Press "F2" on boot to get into "Setup Options". Check to make sure Wireless option is enabled.

Also check "Add or Remove Programs"...is there any Wireless software installed like "Intel PROSet"? If no drivers installed you can go to Dell's Driver & Download page and download the required drivers. All you need is the "Service Tag" which is listed on the bottom of your Laptop. It will be on a small thin white tag along with the "Express Service Code".

Dell - Drivers and Downloads - You just enter your Service Tag number and the Dell site will take you to the correct location for the drivers for your Laptop.

Let's try this for now.

ok

i have done all dell downloads---and i now see intel pro in add remove programmes--i have no ? signs in device manager--but down in icon tray i have what looks like a transmitter icon which is white and has a red cross through it--box pops up saying driver not installed--i have been on both dell and broadcom and still the driver is not working---i still have no wireless network icon in network connections?

When you say all drivers, does that include the Chipset driver? Which Intel driver did you install?
IntelProWireless.jpg

i need to sound like a dimwit now!!!--i am fairly sure 1 was a chipset driver--and i dont know which intel driver i installed--as i went to dell and as my service tag is unreadable--i went via model number--and downloaded the intel within that section

Hi Farrah...

It sounds like your Laptop may not using the Intel Wireless card. The Dell Latitude D600 has many Wireless options of which the Intel Pro/Wireless is one. It just depends on what your Latitude D600 was shipped with. My Dell Latitude D620 uses the Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card.

The D600 can use the following...
Wireless 1350 WLAN PC Card <= I'm thinking this is yours
Wireless 1370 WLAN MiniPCI Card
Wireless 1450 WLAN MiniPCI Card
Wireless 1470 Dual-Band WLAN MiniPCI Card
Wireless (US) WLAN Card
Pro/Wireless Network Connection
Pro/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
Pro/Wireless 2915BG Network Connection

Try the following Dell Web Site below...enter in your service tag and it should list out what your Laptop was shipped with...
System Configuration

For example my results on my D620...

Service Tag: XXXXXXXX Change Service Tag
System Type: Latitude D620
Ship Date: 10/14/2006
Dell IBU: Canada
Quantity Parts # Part Description
1 KJ735 Module,Label,VISTA,CAPABLE Small
1 DF771 CORD,Power,125,1M,C7,2P Dual,United States
1 PF331 Ship Group,Notebook,United States,North,D620,Malaysia Direct Ship,DAO
1 WC029 Service Install Module Software,Latitude,D620
1 U9625 Processor,80539,YONAH,T2400 1.83,C0
1 UT313 Assembly,Palmrest,Touchpad Standard,Electrostatic Discharge,D620
1 UC172 Keyboard,87,United States, Enlish,D-PTG,Black
1 GH051 Kit,Advanced Port Replicator D/port,Dell Americas Organization,Quanta
1 DF263 Assembly,Adapter,Alternating Current,65W,Mobile 2007 Liteon,World Wide
1 DJ425 Keyboard,104,United States Universal Serial Bus Multi-media,Liteon,Black
1 DJ506 Module,Keyboard,104,United States,Black,Multi-media Latitude
1 Y9530 Dual In-line Memory Module 1GB,667,128X64,8K,200
1 GD775 Battery,Primary,6C,Lithium Simplo
1 GH701 Module,Software,Roxio,Creator,Compact Diskette,Relationship Line of Business
1 WG934 Module,Software,Roxio,Roxio Latched Address,Deluxe
1 WH213 Module,Software,Powerdvd,5.7 Latitude
1 WH304 KIT,Documentation on Floppy Disk,Software,POWERDVD,5.7
1 YC102 Assembly,DVD+/-RW,8X,IDE Drive,D Modules
1 K8627 Module,Compact Diskette Driver,Portable Resource Cd Latitude,D620
1 HD269 Bezel,Liquid Crystal Display, D620
1 K9114 Liquid Crystal Display 14.1WXGA,Video Elec. Stds. Assoc.,Samsung
1 MH179 Assembly,Cable,Coax,Liquid Crystal Display,Wide Extended Graphics Array,D620
1 UD993 Bracket,Support,Right,Metal, Liquid Crystal Display,D620
1 XD520 Bracket,Support,Left, Metal,Liquid Crystal Display, D620
1 KD106 Module,Liquid Crystal Display 14.1WX,D620,Samsung
1 MF267 Assembly,Door,Side,Plastic, Hard Drive,D620
1 TD761 ASSY,BASE,NBK,INTG,D620
1 TC847 Module,Assembly,Base,Notebook D620I
1 K1551 Module,Information,No Floppy Drive,D Series
1 TC260 Hard Drive,80G,9.5,5.4K,SerialAta,Fujitsu,M60
1 C4148 Module,Software,ISP,Default, Portal
1 HN269 Module,Software,DSPRT3.2 Gteck0,Optiplex,Latched Address
1 R7469 Module,Software,WXPPSP2 Latched Address,english,No Docs,DAO
1 JH290 Module,Label,Intel,Core,DCY Notebook
1 PC559 Card,Wireless,Minicard,DW1390 Broadcom Corporation
1 NF706 Module,Card,Network,DW1390 Rest of World,Latitude
1 5U269 System Integration,Module, Information,Image
1 KK919 System Integration,178518, Module,Image,WindowsXP, International

Ooops was typing this up when you posted...I see you can't read your service tag...hmmmm

OK...Get into your BIOS using the F2 method I mentioned. The service tag number should be listed in the "System" section under "System Info". I know the D600 has an older BIOS version but it should be listed. That's where it is for my Dell D620 and my Dell Inspiron 6000

lol---i tried to do the let dell locate your servce tag and it would not work---
ok i installed the drivers via dell---under latitude d600---the icon in tray which looks like a fan shaped transmitter with red x through it --if double clicked does say no driver and i think it was the 1450 mini one on the list you had--when i searched for that particular one on dell it didnt seem to find it

when i was on dell by going via model --surely i downloaded the correct things---when i look in network adapters via device manager---also names broadcom?

god i feel dumb!

yay and she now finds her servce tag!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--i went into bios as per your suggestion and i have found it