It seems vostro came with windows 7. It should have both lan & wifi connection to the internet.

Reboot and check the bios to see if somehow either has been disabled.
Lock Down Reviewed by Lock Down on . Help regarding local area network? hello friends, i bought a Dell Vostro 1015 Laptop & i formatted it with Windows 7 x32 Bit but after formating it I am unable to connect my broadband connection & also there is no network area connection available. I have downloaded network driver from the dell website & try to install it but it's giving me error (The realtek network controller was not found. If deep sleep mode is enabled please plug the cable.) Can anyone help me to fix this problem. Regards, Chetan Rating: 5