ChuckFarah,  Try using the Recommended Wireless Router Settings, I use channel 11. If this works, then try it with WPA/WPA2 mixed mode and see if it connects.  In network and sharing center, do you see a local network?  What virus program and firewall are you using?  Can you run Finding System Information REMOVE YOUR PRODUCT ID and REGISTERED OWNER and post the information back here.   Rick
I bought a new Dell Inspiron 11 3000 for my wife...but the wireless will not connect to my AT&T uverse router. I have tried all possible security options including none with Wep-open to see if i could force it to work. it basically says "Cant connect to this network".  I also setup a hotspot on my phone and that actually worked. So i a bit baffled...what could be the possible cause? SVTG#8HW7732  netsh output etc: SSID 4 : 2WIRE108E Network type : Infrastructure Authentication : WPA2-Personal Encryption : CCMP ireless LAN settings ---------------------  Show blocked networks in visible network list: No Wireless System Information Summary SSID 4 : 2WIRE108E Network type : Infrastructure Authentication : WPA2-Personal Encryption : CCMP  BSSID 1 : 64:0f:28:97:b9:d9 Signal : 100%  Radio type : 802.11g Channel : 10  Basic rates (Mbps) : 1 2 5.5 11 Other rates (Mbps) : 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54 here is 1 interface on the system: Name : Wi-Fi Description : Dell Wireless 1707 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHZ) GUID : fe1986f2-3e98-4f55-85e1-2f524d1106a0 Physical address : 4c:bb:58:3b:58:54 State : disconnected Hosted network status : Not available  Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :  Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1707 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHZ) Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 4C-BB-58-3B-58-54 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes  nterface name: Wi-Fi Driver : Dell Wireless 1707 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHZ) Vendor : Atheros Communications Inc. Provider : Atheros Communications Inc. Date : 3/6/2014 Version : 10.0.0.287 INF file : C:\Windows\INF\oem63.inf Files : 2 total C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\athwbx.sys C:\Windows\system32\drivers\vwifibus.sys Type : Native Wi-Fi Driver Radio types supported : 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n FIPS 140-2 mode supported : Yes 802.11w Management Frame Protection supported : Yes Hosted network supported : Yes Authentication and cipher supported in infrastructure mode: Open None Open WEP-40bit Open WEP-104bit Open WEP WPA-Enterprise TKIP WPA-Personal TKIP WPA2-Enterprise TKIP WPA2-Personal TKIP Vendor defined TKIP WPA2-Enterprise Vendor defined Vendor defined Vendor defined WPA-Enterprise CCMP WPA-Personal CCMP WPA2-Enterprise CCMP Vendor defined CCMP WPA2-Enterprise Vendor defined Vendor defined Vendor defined WPA2-Personal CCMP Vendor defined Vendor defined Authentication and cipher supported in ad-hoc mode: Open None Open WEP-40bit Open WEP-104bit Open WEP WPA2-Personal CCMP Vendor defined Vendor defined IHV service present : Yes IHV adapter OUI : [00 03 7f], type: [00] IHV extensibility DLL path: C:\Windows\system32\athihvs.dll IHV UI extensibility ClSID: {4a31b2f3-8714-4236-8b6f-5ba745a04ab7} IHV diagnostics CLSID : {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 
New Inspiron 11 3000 Wireless will not connect