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Dell Inspiron 1011 Wifi
The WiFi in your laptop, if so equipped, uses an adapter to send and receive signals to and from your router. It is cheaper and easier to purchase a new wireless USB adapter and install it, than to replace any built-in adapter your laptop may have. Buying a USB wireless adapter is quick and painless because all you need to know is the operating system that is installed on your laptop. A lot of newer wireless adapters are plug-n-play, in that you just plug it in the USB port and the OS will install the drivers on its own.
Subtle hints your wireless internet adapter should be replaced
- The WiFi adapter driver shows it as not installed
- The wireless adapter on your laptop cannot see the SSID coming from your router
- The wireless signal goes in and out every day
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