Many here will try to help, but we need information about the laptop's OS and wireless adapter and your wireless network and what your specific issues are.
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Wi-fi on a Gateway solo 2500?
I found my gateway solo 2500 stuck away. It seems to work okay but I need help getting it onto my wi-fi.
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That's a very old laptop (~2001) and from what I could find about it online it doesn't have a wireless card.
You might be able to use a Usb wireless dongle or fit a wireless PCMCIA type 2 wireless or ethernet (wired) card to it, it does have a slot for those, but I suspect the laptop would be very slow in general and not worth the effort unless you just want to try it for fun.
You might be able to use a Usb wireless dongle or fit a wireless PCMCIA type 2 wireless or ethernet (wired) card to it, it does have a slot for those, but I suspect the laptop would be very slow in general and not worth the effort unless you just want to try it for fun.
If this is the 17 year old laptop I found, these are the specs:
Pentium II 233 MHz Processor
4.02GB Hard drive
Can take up to 288 MB ram
12 inch TFT screen
12x Max CD-Rom drive
PCMCIA card slot
3.5" Floppy drive
Parallel x 1
Serial x 1
Docking Port
USB x 2
IR x 1
It has a PCMCIA card slot for an ethernet connection. Do you have a card? (I used to own an old Micron laptop with a PCMCIA slot and I'd put in a card with a NIC connector.
You aren't going to get wireless working because any USB wifi adapter will not include a driver to work with Windows 98 or ME.
With less than 1/4 GB of RAM and a hard drive smaller than 5GB, it will be so slow. Modern web pages aren't designed to run on computers with such low specs. You will get extremely frustrated with the slowness.
Pentium II 233 MHz Processor
4.02GB Hard drive
Can take up to 288 MB ram
12 inch TFT screen
12x Max CD-Rom drive
PCMCIA card slot
3.5" Floppy drive
Parallel x 1
Serial x 1
Docking Port
USB x 2
IR x 1
It has a PCMCIA card slot for an ethernet connection. Do you have a card? (I used to own an old Micron laptop with a PCMCIA slot and I'd put in a card with a NIC connector.
You aren't going to get wireless working because any USB wifi adapter will not include a driver to work with Windows 98 or ME.
With less than 1/4 GB of RAM and a hard drive smaller than 5GB, it will be so slow. Modern web pages aren't designed to run on computers with such low specs. You will get extremely frustrated with the slowness.
Windows 98, 32mb/16-bit Audio/2mb video, a docking station I've not used, a D-link AirPlus G dwl-G630 card, ZV-DVD card, Xircom Credit card modem 56t. WMany here will try to help, but we need information about the laptop's OS and wireless adapter and your wireless network and what your specific issues are.
It's been years since I used it. I don't remember why I quit using it other than I probably needed to upgrade. I had a gateway desktop but it crashed years ago.
It is old. I bought it new in 1999. I have to decide what to do with it.
I dont know if there's a wireless adapter.Many here will try to help, but we need information about the laptop's OS and wireless adapter and your wireless network and what your specific issues are.
I have a Cox Panoramic modem. I was trying to get it online. I believe I had it on a dial up ssystem years ago.
Thank you for your reply.If this is the 17 year old laptop I found, these are the specs:
Pentium II 233 MHz Processor
4.02GB Hard drive
Can take up to 288 MB ram
12 inch TFT screen
12x Max CD-Rom drive
PCMCIA card slot
3.5" Floppy drive
Parallel x 1
Serial x 1
Docking Port
USB x 2
IR x 1
It has a PCMCIA card slot for an ethernet connection. Do you have a card? (I used to own an old Micron laptop with a PCMCIA slot and I'd put in a card with a NIC connector.
You aren't going to get wireless working because any USB wifi adapter will not include a driver to work with Windows 98 or ME.
With less than 1/4 GB of RAM and a hard drive smaller than 5GB, it will be so slow. Modern web pages aren't designed to run on computers with such low specs. You will get extremely frustrated with the slowness.
That D-Link card is a wireless card. Put it into the slot as shown at the link below (it's item D) and see if anything happens.
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/270451/Gateway-Solo-2500.html?page=11#manual
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/270451/Gateway-Solo-2500.html?page=11#manual
Thank you. I tried it but nothing happens. I use to use dial up on this computer.That D-Link card is a wireless card. Put it into the slot as shown at the link below (it's item D) and see if anything happens.
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/270451/Gateway-Solo-2500.html?page=11#manual
Did you install a driver for the adapter?
I not sure what you mean. I don't know about installing a driver or what adapter are you referring to?
The adapter to which I refer is the D-link AirPlus G dwl-G630 card (which, I assumed, you inserted into the PCMCIA slot).
You need to find, if it exists, the Windows 98 driver on the CD that I think came with the card or on the D-Link web site.
You need to find, if it exists, the Windows 98 driver on the CD that I think came with the card or on the D-Link web site.
I do have that adapter and did insert it into its slot. I don't have a cd but will try the D-link website. Thank you.
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