I have a usb wireless adaptor why cannot connect to the internet

Onboard adaptor hardware failure? Or is it missing Drivers?
Wireless adaptor - did you install drivers for adaptor? Did you check that WiFi on the adaptor is switched on?


On a side note: I've found that USB 2.0 Wireless N adaptors are the best for connectivity, as they have their drivers on the adaptor, are fully plug and play (Vista/7/8 and even some models on XP). I recommend Transcend (brand name).

You need wireless router for your usb adapter if you want to share your internet connection. Just an example if you have 2 laptop which dont have wireless adapters then you need 2 usb wireless adapters.

Hi You need to install the drivers for using the wireless-g usb adaptor. And you can download the drivers from the following link, but make sure first you check the version of the usb adaptor.
http://en-us-support.belkin.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/297

And once its done, just connect the usb and get connected to the internet:)

Any brand of USB Wireless Adapter will work. Netgear, Linksys, etc

-- check the device manager of your computer
-- for win xp - go to right click on my computer - manage - computer management - device manager - on the right hand side that the netgear adapter is listed under network adapters or other devices

-- check the status that its working properly
-- then upgrade the latest drivers ...
-- follow the link ::
http://kb.netgear.com/app/products/model/a_id/2556

and try to connect ..

yes they can and do I personally have had 3 or more just die, especially anything USB, they are real bad for just stopping, It is usually the USB interface and not the actual device that fails. with USB, it is usually a power spike" that kills them.

you might be knowing about it... but check--


Yes you an can but the purpose of the Wireless Usb adapter is to get the wireless connection from the Router to the PC (Computer)

Connect the Wireless USB Adapter to the usb socket of the computer and install the Drivers with the Help of the CD.

Note to get the wireless connection you need the wireless router connect as well in home network

I contacted Bigpond after my whole internet collapsed due to my amature abilities in fixing the internet. >_<" yet they fixed my internet connection by disconnecting my current (DLINK DIR-300) router from the network. hmmmm... the technician also confirmed that my current broadband modem (2WIRE 2071-A) isnt capable of supplying a shared connection to more than one computer!! she also directed me towards a modem with an inbuilt wifi router that "supposedly" is the best option right now. (2701HGV-W) I'm a bit shaky and the stupid NETGEAR adaptor problem still exists - im willing to buy the new modem if its guaranteed to abolish this problem and give me a better internet wise outlook - please any suggestions will be appreiciated =)

please make sure that you have downloaded the driver properly.

You need to get a wireless adaptor your laptop did not come with wireless built in. You can get a USB adaptor or a PCMCIA adaptor. Either will work but the pcmcia adaptor will be a little faster

Have a look here

http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=pcmcia+wireless+card&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title

Hope that helps