In Reply to: How do I know if Laptop enabled? eom posted by gnik on Monday, 22. March 2010 at 14:56 Bali Time:
If it is a Windows laptop, after it turns on, a message will appear in the bottom right hand corner stating "Internet Connected" if there is a WiFi signal around.
Many laptops , such as Acer have a software utility which lists all the WiFi signals in range. You can select the WiFi signal, you want to use with this utility.