[crawl]

hi,
i am using a laptop with vista home and am having daily aggravation. i can't connect to wireless network until i do one or all of the following. reset nic, reset router, run vista diagnose and repair, restart the computer, disable/enable wireless lan. vista shows wireless networks are available and the name of the network ows up on network and sharing center. sometimes when it does connect i get limited or no connectivity. when i run diagnose i get different results at different times. i am currenly on the network with this laptop and here are the results of ipconfig/all

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Rachel>ipconfig/all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Rachel
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11g Network Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-7E-69-88-D8
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3544:db98:f13d:a4dd%9(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, July 04, 2009 1:08:05 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, July 11, 2009 1:08:06 AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8038 PCI-E Fast Ethernet
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-24-3F-48-E4
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{0B12BCA5-C4EC-4092-99E2-9133E3692
BF8}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e50:3053:32f6:3f57:fe9b(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3053:32f6:3f57:fe9b%12(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
C:\Users\Rachel>

please help

[JohnWill]

Some things you can try here, listed in the order you should try them.

1. For wireless connections, remove all the stored wireless profiles and search for networks. You'll have to enter the encryption key again, which is sometimes the issue for connection problems.
2. For wireless connections, change the channel on the router, I like channels 1, 6, and 11 in the US.
3. For wireless connections, try moving either the wireless router/AP or the wireless computer. Even a couple of feet will sometimes make a big difference.
4. Update the network drivers (wired and wireless) on your computer to the latest available.
5. Update the firmware to the latest version available on the manufacturer's site.
6. Reset the router to factory defaults and reconfigure.

Many times these measures will resolve a lot of intermittent issues.

[crawl]

ok...now i am finally back online with this piece of crap. here ixs what happened. i did all that reset everything and couldnt connect...then just out of the blue the damn thing connected....but after some testing...still the same problem. sometimes it will connect sometimes it wont. below are some various errors.




also i want to include a page from my router config.


hope you can see that....anyway. tell me where to go from here. i would also be up for a remote connection from you guys.

[TerryNet]

Was there any apparent difference when using various channels (especially 1, 6 and 11)?

Do you detect any other medium to strong signals?

Any 2.4 GHz cordless phones in the area?

Have you tried with encryption disabled to see if that makes any difference?

Any other computers using the same wireless network? If so, what is their experience?

[crawl]

Was there any apparent difference when using various channels (especially 1, 6 and 11)? no i am on channel 6

Do you detect any other medium to strong signals? no

Any 2.4 GHz cordless phones in the area? no

Have you tried with encryption disabled to see if that makes any difference? have tried with wep instead of wpa2 also have disabled no change

Any other computers using the same wireless network? If so, what is their experience? i also have another vista wireless...same problem. different nic maufacturer...but heres the thing sometimes one of the laptops will connect while the other doesnt...this is the damnest thing..it's not really funny but i have researched and googled and pulled myhair out. ive tried another router same thing sometimes it connects sometimes it dont. usually when i do have a connection it will last for hours. this has got to be something minor that i am missing. i will just do what you guys suggest maybe we can fix it. thanks

[crawl]

one other thing i dont know if this will help it occurs on both machines after sleep mode....

[TerryNet]

one other thing i dont know if this will help it occurs on both machines after sleep mode....

That's a different issue. Some router/adapter/OS combinations just don't work right after Sleep/Standby/Hibernate. If updating the driver doesn't help there's little to be done but try a different adapter.

[crawl]

ok,
well, i stand corrected...it has magically started connecting. have tested it 5 times and connection happens pretty quick...however sometimes getting an error but it goes away immediately...as long as it's connecting i'm satisfied...i will mark this as solved for now...i think if it truly is solved the update driver for the nic was the solution because my driver was from 2006 the new one has a few more features. and is much newer. thanks for help. i will now go to another category and bug you guys about remote wake up. ha
thanks again
Crawl

[crawl]

still doing the same crap. says out of range but i have a good signal. i dont know where to go from here.

[TerryNet]

i dont know where to go from here.

Shopping. For a new router. Probably.

You've got pretty much the same problems connecting with two computers, right? I think we've covered all the potential fixable causes. If you can test one of those computers with another wireless network (friend's, public hotspot, borrow a router, ...) and don't have the problems then I'm confident that it's time to shop for a new router.

[crawl]

if one computer will connect while the other doesnt and it could be either machine then how could it be the router? i mean sometimes just resetting the wireless card solves it...my signal is not always the greatest but my computer is picking up the network it says networks are available and it shows my network name in the network and sharing center....also i have the same problem as alot of people with vista sometimes when it does connect it's local access only. i am able to ping the router. after i did the suggestions you guys offered i was able to connect all day yesterday... but today well was a different story although i am connected now. i called my isp there were no problems the tech said "reset your router" well no **** that's what i am trying to stop having to do. this should be fixable heres a link of some pretty frustrated IT guys http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...-635a2f141f0d/

this forum is over almost 2 years old and there are hundreds of members at tecnet.microsoft that have posted the same thing....i might add that i have an xp machine and it stays connected. there has got be a solution to this or at least a comparable work around. if not, microsoft has sure lived up to the bad rap they've been getting. i personally think that this may well be a vista issue. i would like to start over with everything and get specific instructions on setting this network up. i mean i have already spent weeks on this researching and bugging professionals like you guys. i cant remember when ive been so frustrated about a stupid computer problem. can we go through everything from beginning to end or do you think that its going to present the same results? this problem started out of the blue and that is also a common truth with the posts in the link i sent you. maybe i could reset everything in vista back to its original state i have other ways to access the web so i can completely tear this system down and redo it. i hate to keep bugging you.

maybe you folks like a good challenge...fix this for me and i will dance at your next wedding.
thanks

[smartscorpion]

Hey Crawl
If you get a solution to this please let me know.
I also have Vista on my notebook
Like you I have also tried evrything, infact more than that…
I have tried my router with another internet connection and it works fine but it doesn’t work with my connection
I have tried using another router with my connection and it works fine…
There guys have been a great help but bad luck that we still don’t have solution to this…

Mine was also working fine and suddenly it stopped working…

Do let me know the solution incase u get any except buying another router.
I would be glad to dance with you at anybody’s wedding…J

[richoz30]

same exact problem here...seems like a common occurrence

[JohnWill]

Guys, please start your own threads if you have a problem, don't hijack another user's thread.