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Local access only on unidentified network - Vista

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I know many people probably still aren't using Vista, but I was so happy to find the answer, I needed to let as many people know as I could. I spent many frustrated hours trying to get my Vista wireless network working and finally found the answer. Here is a link to these wonderful people who found it. All you have to do is upgrade your wireless adapter driver. Mine was the infamous Atherous AR5007.

Cheers, and spread the word if you would. I know it probably still can help many people.

<linked removed - by moderator this link does not fully explain the issue and is more to solicite business>
 
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This is a very common issue and has been identified on the forum
I have removed the link as its more about paying the company to do it for you - rather than a full explanation

Heres the full help and support - which we used to have as a sticky on the forum and in the library , which with the recent upgrade to the forum, slipped by me

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Atheros Wireless Adapter - AR5007EG & AR5007


Over the last couple of years we have been seeing a lot of problems with the above adapters, mainly concerning WPA and WPA2 encryption and mainly on windows Vista.

The wireless adapter gets an IP configuration, and shows as connected, but communication is non-existent or sporadic.

The majority of fixes are via installing a new driver from either the Manufacturers website see item (1) and if that does not resolve the issue then from the atheros web site - see item (2)

--- 1) Download and install the latest wireless driver from your laptop manufacturer's web site support section,

If you post a reply here with the Make and EXACT model of your PC.also the Service Tag number if it has one, along with the windows version you are running. we will see if we can find a link to the driver and will post a reply with the link here.

--- 2) The majority of members, have now used the drivers from the atheros driver site, which has resolved the issue.
- see below for direct links for windows vista and the link for all Atheros adapters and supported operating systems

AR5007
Vista 32 / 64 Bit
https://www.atheros-drivers.com/atheros-wireless-drivers-for-XP-Vista-and-Windows7.html
Direct link Drivers for Atheros AR5007 and Windows Vista 32 / 64 bit
You only need to click on the green download button labelled " Click to Download " and wait, the file will download - you do not need to click on any other buttons to get the download started

AR5007EG
Vista 32 / 64 Bit
https://www.atheros-drivers.com/atheros-wireless-drivers-for-XP-Vista-and-Windows7.html
Direct link Drivers for Atheros AR5007EG and Windows Vista 32 / 64 bit
You only need to click on the green download button labelled " Click to Download " and wait, the file will download - you do not need to click on any other buttons to get the download started

Drivers for the other windows operating system

For windows 7, 8, and 10
https://www.atheros-drivers.com/atheros-wireless-drivers.html

For Windows XP, Vista and 7
https://www.atheros-drivers.com/atheros-wireless-drivers-for-XP-Vista-and-Windows7.html

You need to look down the page for your particular adapter model and then look across the columns to find your windows version.
Now click on the Down Arrow in the column under your windows version.
This will open another page for that particular adapter and that windows version.

Now click on the download button labelled " Download Driver " and wait (it appears to take a while before anything happens), the file will download - you do not need to click on any other buttons to get the download started

To install the driver you will need to do the following

Extract the downloaded zip file into a folder on the PC
then

> Start Globe
> Control Panel
> System and maintenance
> Scroll down to Device manager
> network adaptors, click on the + >
> Right click on the AR5007(EG) Adapter
> click on Update Driver Software...
> click on Browse my computer for driver software
> let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer
> Have Disk
> click on the Button Browse...
> Locate the folder you extracted the zip folder and highlight the .inf file
you should see two files with .inf
Vista 32Bit AR5007 netathv.inf
Vista 64Bit AR5007 netathvx.inf
Vista 32Bit AR5007EG netathr.inf
Vista 64Bit AR5007EG netathrx.inf

For XP;
http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/sb/CS-030331.htm

>Click Start
>right-click My Computer
>click Properties.
The System Properties window opens.
>Click the Hardware tab,
>then click Device Manager button.
The Device Manager window opens.
>Double-click network adapters.
>Right-click on the AR5007(EG) Adapter
>click Update Driver
The Hardware Update Wizard opens and asks to connect to Windows Update:
> select No, not this time. Click Next
>Select the following option: Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), and then click Next.
>Select the Don't search, I will choose the driver to install option, and then Next
>Click the Have Disk button, and then click the Browse button
Browse to the directory where you unzipped the file you downloaded
Locate and highlight the .inf file
AR5007 and AR5007EG XP-32bit = netathwx.inf
>Click the OK button.
>Click the Finish button when done.

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