dell wireless lan card not in device manager

Would really appreciate some help on this. I think it is a software conflict but not sure. I have spent soooooo many hours trying to fix this damn thing. Warn FTP (Active): Error 12002 connecting to : The operation timed out Info HTTP: Successfully connected to info HTTPS: Successfully connected to warn FTP (Passive): Error 12002 connecting to : The operation timed out In the device manager, when I show details for device, it says it's working fine, made by Microsoft and.location unknown? I have searched everywhere for an answer as to why this is 'hidden'? I have tried everything including disabling Norton/Symantec on this device. Lan is Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller.this seems fine! WLAN Miniport is 1390 Dell and only appears in Device Manager when 'Show Hidden Devices' and does not show in 'Network Connections' or in task pane. 6 Answers 6 1.Open device manager 2.Go to network adapters 3.Now right click on your wireless adapter and click on update driver software 4.Then click on. All drivers have been updated through Dell although I had to manually install because past one year now.

Following that, go to, enter your laptop Service Tag and download the appropriate drivers for your machine's WWAN card. Next thing would be to go into BIOS and make sure the wireless/WWAN isn't disabled there. Now have installed Norton (all), Office 2000, Acitve X and Adobe. Make sure it is turned on and then check Device Manager again. I just formated my hard drive and re-installed everything except my personal stuff. I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop, using XP with service pack 3 update. I am new to your site and need your help.

Dell wireless lan card not in device manager