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    ThinkPad R51 Network Controller

    My Thinkpad R51- Network Controller Driver doesn't work. I went on the Lenovo website for drivers and downloaded their driver. I can get the LAN internet connection but I CANNOT get my wireless connection to work....HELP!!!

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    The LAN and Wifi drivers are different sets. Did you get both of them?

    Is the Wifi card installed properly in device manager?

    Did you check if there is a switch to enable/disable the wifi card? Most laptops have some kind of switch or key combination to disable wifi on the fly.

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    That's true most have some type of on/off switch but not this one

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    If there's no dedicated switch, there is usually a key combo like FN+F10 or something.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Midknyte View Post
    If there's no dedicated switch, there is usually a key combo like FN+F10 or something.
    There should be an icon on the Function Key that looks like a radio tower with radio waves on both sides of the top.

    Are you SURE there isn't a switch?

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    Fn+F5
    http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-53130

    Best print these out for future use.

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