Windows Server 2008 and WIFI

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Windows Server 2008 and WIFI

After installing Windows Server 2008 on my notebook I thought I had everything working and figured out. I arrived at my friends house the other day with notebook in hand and wanted to check email. I opened my notebook and his WIFI network wasn’t showing up on my machine. I downloaded 4 different drivers and spent several hours trying to figure out why wireless wasn’t working. I was literally about to give up on getting WIFI working on server 2008. And then it hit me, did I enable the wireless LAN in features? Turns out, it wasn’t on. So if you have a problem with a wireless card not working if you are running Server 2008 be sure you enable this feature. Here is how to turn this on.

Open Server Manager and then click on Add Features.

Enable the Wireless LAN Service at the bottom.

After the service is installed you should be able to get wireless (assuming you have the correct drivers).

posted @ Thursday, August 21, 2008 2:27 PM

Comments on this entry:

# re: Windows Server 2008 and WIFI

Left by MCubitt at 9/4/2008 12:29 AM

Excellent note, saved me hours of frustration I am sure!!

# re: Windows Server 2008 and WIFI

Left by Kamran Zahid at 10/18/2008 4:00 PM

This was amazing. Worked like a Charm.
I spent 6 hours on it spend 30 mins with Dell support. I wish i had seen this before

# re: Windows Server 2008 and WIFI

Left by Z at 10/26/2008 12:00 PM

exactly in the same situation, been hours i've been poking around with different driver versions... thanks!

# re: Windows Server 2008 and WIFI

Left by Morgan at 11/1/2008 1:16 PM

Thank you! Like the others I was wasting a lot of time with this. Every new OS Microsoft puts out they hide something that used to be pretty easy in a very obtuse location!

# re: Windows Server 2008 and WIFI

Left by lom2lyon at 11/29/2008 10:21 AM

Fantastic! It saved me many hours!
I started to check everything, restarted the computer, then finally googled.
Thank you so much for this nice tip...

# re: Windows Server 2008 and WIFI

Left by Pixelmaster at 1/16/2009 1:41 PM

thank you thank thank you sooo much :)

# re: Windows Server 2008 and WIFI

Left by Andrew Bullock at 2/5/2009 12:42 PM

Brilliant, thank god I found this! I've been tearing my hair out! Why cant windows tell you it doesnt work because you haven't turned this on? Bloody microsoft!

# re: Windows Server 2008 and WIFI

Left by Gabor at 4/13/2009 7:39 AM

Thanks a lot !!

# re: Windows Server 2008 and WIFI

Left by KSMI at 4/15/2009 1:56 AM

Spent hours messing around with Vista 64bit drivers last night trying to get it working. I wish I had of seen this site earlier. Where it gives you the option to diagnose the problem in Server 2008 it should at least include this reason.

# re: Windows Server 2008 and WIFI

Left by Wilson Edgar at 6/13/2009 9:30 AM

I'll be no different from anyone in the previous comments.
Thank you, thank you, thank you soooo much..
I swear that I'll never doubt the elder again, I mean ever again...