This evening I have been online with Asus support who tried to assist. They suggested everything that you guys suggested and off course nothing worked.

Eventually they said that its most likely an internal problem, suggesting that the wifi card may be the problem. The easy solution would be to get a USB adapter but I really would rather get the wifi to work on the laptop.

Are the wifi cards universal or are they very specific to the actual brand or model. I am keep to have a go at opening up the bottom of the laptop and replace the card if the cost is reasonable and not brand specific which would make it expensive.

Anyone have experience with this before?