Yes. Most laptops do have a switch that will turn wireless on and off. I have a dell laptop that has said switch on the side. It can be a bit difficult !get a fingernail in there to turn wireless on and off, but other than that it is fairly simple. HTH,
Aleeha On May 30, 2012, at 7:28 PM, "Mike B." <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Pedro, > > I don't use a laptop computer but, i have read somewhere that there might be > a button or switch that turns on your wireless card. Hopefully someone will > expand upon this & get you pointed in the right direction. Also, what brand > / model laptop is it? Take care. > Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pedro Romero > To: Blind Computing list > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 3:26 PM > Subject: [Blind-Computing] Unable to get online using 64 bit laptop > > > Hi all. I just purchased a 64 bit laptop which has Windows Seven. I am not > able to go online with this machine but have no problem doing so with my 32 > bit desktop machine. > Could it be the router? > The routher I am currently using is set up for hard-wired and wireless > connections but prior to this, I have only used the wireless connection with > a Mac. > I should also say that I've had this Net-gear router for several years; > long before 64 bit machines came out. > Any thoughts on this matter would be appreciated. > Pete > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
