# Wireless won't work at home

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-wont-work-at-home/376241>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 12, 2006, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-wont-work-at-home/376241 "2006-10-12T20:34:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-wont-work-at-home/376241/1 "2006-10-12T20:34:02Z")

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My wireless connection works just fine at school. When I get home, it won’t connect up, although it is in the same room as the wireless router, and when I right click View Available Networks it says that windows cannot do it, that I must have some other program controlling it. Not that I know of. How can I even check if I do, and can someone recommend steps to restore connectivity at home?

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-wont-work-at-home/376241/2 "2006-10-12T20:38:20Z")

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[QUOTE=dauerbach]  
it says that windows cannot do it, that I must have some other program controlling it.  
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Some of our laptops have software made by the network card running wireless instead of Windows. Check the control panel. Someone who knows more than I will be along shortly. 🙂