spiderplant0
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I plugged in my Linklsys USB Network Adpater.
It appears under: Control Panel / network & Internet / Network Connections
And is indicates that the signal is strong.
I right mouse click on it and select Connect/Disconnect
A blue panel slides in from the RHS of the screen.
It says: Networks. View Connection Settings. No connections are available.
I click 'view connection settings',
It says 'Not connected' - so I click on that
which takes me to a page of properties.
What I am looking for is the button for "CONNECT TO THIS ADAPTER".
What is frustrating is that there is no clear indication if Windows 8 cant deal with the adapter or if I just havent got to the settings page for the adapter.
Under Properties > Configure, it says it is working properly and the driver is upto date.
I also clicked 'Diagnose' but it couldn't identify the problem (though I dont know if there is a problem).
I tried the same thing on a windows 7 PC in the same room and it worked fine.
I dont have WPS.
Could someone please tell me what is supposed to happen when I plug in an adapter or what the likely problem is.
I'm on windows 8.1
It appears under: Control Panel / network & Internet / Network Connections
And is indicates that the signal is strong.
I right mouse click on it and select Connect/Disconnect
A blue panel slides in from the RHS of the screen.
It says: Networks. View Connection Settings. No connections are available.
I click 'view connection settings',
It says 'Not connected' - so I click on that
which takes me to a page of properties.
What I am looking for is the button for "CONNECT TO THIS ADAPTER".
What is frustrating is that there is no clear indication if Windows 8 cant deal with the adapter or if I just havent got to the settings page for the adapter.
Under Properties > Configure, it says it is working properly and the driver is upto date.
I also clicked 'Diagnose' but it couldn't identify the problem (though I dont know if there is a problem).
I tried the same thing on a windows 7 PC in the same room and it worked fine.
I dont have WPS.
Could someone please tell me what is supposed to happen when I plug in an adapter or what the likely problem is.
I'm on windows 8.1
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- OS
- windows 8.1
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop