I can connect to the internet with all 3 computers but not to each other. Any help you can give me in this matter would be greatly helpful. Worked for me, thanks. Already an aggravating start though, why the heck didn't it detect it?
Ok — when i follow the advice to set up a wireless connection to my linksys wireless modem that has wep 64bite encrytpion. When I click on that box, I get a window that wants me to enter a user name, password, and domain name.
Of which there is none. So the connection fails. This same thing happens any time I want to connect to a secure router, even other brands like Bilken. The only way I can connect wireless is though a non secure system.
I'm getting the "Windows cannot find any networks" message, so I clicked on "Setup a connection or network. So now what? Why isn't the network being displayed in the first place? The SSID is being broadcast. I can see it and connect to it with no difficulty from my MacBook Pro, but Windows can't see it? Maybe Microsoft has finally realized that the only way to make Windows secure is to keep its users off of networks. It sounds like your making the connection, but what ever your connecting to wants you to authenticate before allowing access like a Private Network behind a Firewall, maybe a Neighbor's Network, etc..
I'm trying to connect my father-in-law's brand new Windows laptop to his wireless network. The network has no password, no encryption, and it's broadcasting the SSID. I have no difficulty seeing or connecting to it with my MacBook Pro without authenticating.
Check with the manufacturer to see if the latest driver is installed for your Network card. Also check the support knowledge base and forums of the manufacturer to see if other users are having the same problems. You may find a solution. I spent about an hour online chatting with HP tech support. They kept giving me instructions that didn't make any sense for this model e.
They sent me a bunch of urls to get the drivers, and I had to remind them that I couldn't download anything to the Compaq because it didn't have a network, and downloading them to my Mac wouldn't do me any good because I couldn't install them on the Compaq because I had no way to get them onto the Compaq because it doesn't even have bluetooth—not that I would be able to get it to work even if it did.
So then they said I should try restarting the Compaq and hitting F8 as soon as the red Compaq logo appeared to get some kind of setup menu. This turned out to be very amusing. First of all, can you believe how freaking difficult they've made it to find the restart command in Vista????
Holy crap! It took me about three minutes to find it! Then, after the reboot, the Compaq logo appeared, but it was white, not red. So as I'm wondering when the red one is going to show up I realized that Windows was already starting up, so I have to restart it again. Windows starts up again. So another restart, and this time I try holding down F10, because there's a message on the screen that says something about holding down F10 to get some kind of setup menu.
So when the menu appears I start looking around for this "last known good configuration" thing they said to look for. But it's nowhere to be found. So at this point I'd decided I'd wasted about enough time with Compaq tech support, who obviously haven't got a clue about how their products actually work, and with this cocked-up abortion of an operating system.
So I told my father-in-law that the obvious solution to his problem was to return this POS laptop and go get a MacBook. The next time someone tells me they're having trouble with a Windows computer I'm just going to say, "I'm sorry to hear that. That's interesting. I remember seeing that option somewhere, and it was checked, but I thought IP v6 support should be standard on any new laptop. Macs have had it for years. They're useless. They don't even list this model on their site.
I swear there is no EF or EM on the sticker on this machine or in the system info in firmware. It's not. I can see it on the Mac in the Airport menu. I don't even have to run Kismet to see it. But in Vista, it keeps telling me that the settings aren't valid for a network. Vista cna see the network but not connect to it. It really wants me to import the settings using a USB flash drive, so I did that. I also tried every entry manually. The settings that work on XP and are exported to my flash drive or printout for manual entry are:.
In Vista, however, these options aren't selectable this way. For instance, with an open network authentication type, WEP is not a selectable option. Key index is driven to 1, 2, 3, or 4, but not a zero or blank. How can I connect from Vista to a working encrypted wireless network, that it can see, that my XP computes can connect to? I've tried every option of every menu multiple times.
I even tried to reset my router back to store values to start unencrypted and start fresh, but I could get it to that either. I was lucky to get back to where I was. Windows Zero Connect was no help either. Any ideas? As many things can contribute to wireless connection issues, the most commoon items I found that causes wireless problems are:. One of the most common sources of wireless connection problems is interference operating at the same frequency as cordless phones, baby monitor, etc….
If you are running a firewall make sure it's not blocking access to the router. If it is, enable it so Vista can see it. XP and Vista are not the same. If you had a wireless card that used to work on XP and now it won't work on Vista, it may be incompatible with Vista driver only works on XP.
Try using a different adapter. I fixed it! Thanks for the tips. I had pretty much checked all this but it inspired me to run a step-by-step systematic diagnostic of my own. Maybe this will help someone else.
I connected the laptop to the router with a hard LAN cable so I could maintain control of the router while troubleshooting the wireless connection.
First I disabled all firewalls to confirm that there was no interference, which there wasn't. Then I took the router down to an unencrypted basic state to confirm it would connect via the wireless adapter, which it would.
I then turned back on the Norton Internet Security firewalls, and connectivity was still good. I then increased encryption on the router one step at a time, matching the settings on the wireless network properties. I went to WEP with a hexadecimal key, and got good connectivity. I then increased to digit WEP and reestablished a good connection.
I then went to WPA personal successfully. The frustrating thing was, aside from the time I spent figuring this out, was that nowhere did I see this idea of step-by-step increases in encryption or suggestions to reduce it. No user guides, no help pages, not the manufacturer. The best help was this forum and the Linksys router guide I downloaded. Thank you. I have solved my problem and hopefully someone else will benefit from my experience. That's great news!
The valuable information you provided, should help out a lot more Vista users with wireless network problems. As you experienced, sometimes it just takes a little more digging to solve these pesky problems. I have a desktop running XP and a laptop running Vista. The desktop is wired to the Netgear router and the laptop connects wirelessly to the router. The two computers share a printer and this works too.
It all works but when I click on the little icons on the Vista laptop to see what wireless networks are available, there appears to be two. The other says it is an un-named and unsecure network.
There is nothing I can do to connect to this unnamed network. If I turn off the wireless operation of my router, both these apparent networks dissappear. I have WEP security enabled. What is going on? What is this second network? And can I get rid of it. It must be coming from my router I guess. More than likely the 2nd network is from your neighbor and somehow your Netgear router is picking it up.
When I see odd things like that on my Network, I know it's time to change all security settings on the router…you may want to do the same thing. Nope, I do not believe is not a neighbour. I do see other networks, but this unsecure un-named one dissappears if I turn off the wireless operation of my router.
Surely that means it is something to do with my router. Any external network should still show up on the laptop shouldn't it? I think it's the remnant of when you had your network up before. I found that when I changed the name of my network, the old name stayed as a viable option to select — even though the router was no longer transmitting that name.
Try turning on broadcast mode again until you have everything solved. Change the name to something else so you can tell which is which, and use WPA. Then, if you find an old network that isn't "real" anymore, delete it by using the REMOVE option when you have all available networks showing. Ken Croft — look like you are not the only Netgear user who has encountered this.
Disabling SSID broadcast only disables broadcasting the name. The network will still be announced but no one will be able to connect to it. Looks like you may not need to worry about it.
Many thanks to you all. This was very helpful to know that I am not alone and that it is just a quirk of the Netgear router. If you had to remove the battery from the modem, put it back in.
Plug the modem back into the power source. The lights on the modem will blink. Wait for them to stop blinking. Plug your router back into the power source. Wait a few minutes for the modem and router to fully power on. Connection problems can be due to a variety of reasons—problems with the website, your device, the Wi-Fi router, modem, or your Internet Service Provider ISP.
Try the following steps to help narrow down the source of the problem. If the "Wi-Fi connected" icon appears on the right side of the taskbar, visit a different website. If the website opens, there might be a problem with the specific website. If you can't connect to another website, go to the next step. On another laptop or phone, try to connect to the same network. If you can connect, the source of the problem is likely due to your device—go to the section Network troubleshooting on your device.
If you can't connect to the network on any device, continue to the next step. Check to see if there is a problem with the connection to your Wi-Fi router. Do this by using a ping test. Select Search on the taskbar, type Command prompt. The Command Prompt button will appear. At the command prompt, type ipconfig , and then select Enter. Look for the name of your Wi-Fi network within the results, and then find the IP address listed next to Default gateway for that Wi-Fi network.
Write down that address if you need to. For example: For example, type ping The results should be something like this:. Reply from Ping statistics for If you see results like this and are getting a reply, then you have a connection to your Wi-Fi router, so there might be a problem with your modem or ISP.
Contact your ISP or check online on another device if you can to see if there's a service outage. If the results of the ping test indicate that you are not getting a reply from the router, try connecting your PC directly to your modem by using an Ethernet cable if you can.
If you can connect to the internet using an Ethernet cable, it confirms the connection problem is due to the Wi-Fi router. Make sure you've installed the latest firmware and see the documentation for your router. At the command prompt, run the following commands in the listed order, and then check to see if that fixes your connection problem:. Type netsh winsock reset and select Enter. Type netsh int ip reset and select Enter. Uninstall the network adapter driver and restart. Windows will automatically install the latest driver.
Consider this approach if your network connection stopped working properly after a recent update. Before uninstalling, make sure you have drivers available as a backup.
Select Search on the taskbar, type Device Manager , and then select Device Manager from the list of results. Expand Network adapters , and locate the network adapter for your device. After your PC restarts, Windows will automatically look for and install the network adapter driver.
Check to see if that fixes your connection problem. If Windows doesn't automatically install a driver, try to install the backup driver you saved before uninstalling. Check if your network adapter is compatible with the latest Windows Update. If you lost your network connection immediately after upgrading to or updating Windows 11, it's possible that the current driver for your network adapter was designed for a previous version of Windows.
To check, try temporarily uninstalling the recent Windows Update:. Select the Start button, then enter settings. If uninstalling the most recent update restores your network connection, check to see if an updated driver is available:. To learn how to hide updates, see Hide Windows Updates or driver updates.
If you could successfully install updated drivers for your network adapter, then reinstall the latest updates. To do this, select the Start button, then enter settings. Using network reset should be the last step you try. This can help solve connection problems you might have after upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows It can also help to fix the problem where you can connect to the internet, but can't connect to shared network drives.
Network reset removes any network adapters you have installed and the settings for them. After your PC restarts, any network adapters are reinstalled, and the settings for them are set to the defaults. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Windows Vista Hardware. Sign in to vote. With exactly the same settings, WEP enabled, I had no problems when using build I've tried updating the wireless drivers but get the same result.
Has anyone had similar problems with this build? What's the difference between the builds causing the problem? Anyone know? Sunday, September 3, PM. Woot this worked for me! Got the Vista error message, chose "the drivers installed fine" or whatever the message was, and it worked!
You probably know how to locate it in the device manager, but thought I may as well explain it anyway, makes more sense and just to record exactly how I got mine to work Heh also just make sure you don't allow Automatic Updates to install the BG driver. When I connected, I was told I had updates, and that was one of em. Maybe it would work, but I am not taking chances! Thanks again Pier :.
I downloaded the. Thank you for your response. I have now managed to get Windows Vista to connect to the internet via the dongle. However, as soon as the device is unplugged the internet connection is lost, and every time I plug it back in Windows Vista interprets this as a new device, and I have to AutoRun once again.
It is supposed to work wirelessly. I am not familiar with Vista but where have the old options to "View Wireless Networks" gone?! I can not see any option at all to look for or connect with a wireless signal! Linux on the same laptop just picks up all wireless signals automatically, so I know the laptop is working in that respect. If I go to Vista's Control Panel again there is not one clear word about wireless connectivity, within Internet Options.
Even searching the entire computer Vista says "there are no results" when I type the word "wireless"! This seems so counter-intuitive. Vista will only set the dongle up as a Local Connection via a cable. This is no good to me as the USB connection is slightly loose and prone to failing, and a constant connection is critical in my work for my employer.
Whilst I am happy some connection is now there I am still at a complete loss as to this whole wireless issue.
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