Windows Vista: WIreless network connection on Vista home premium
WIreless network connection on Vista home premium
by chugawoo - 10/5/07 8:25 PMHere's a ?? I just got a new Dell Inspiron desktop with a wireless card. It was fine for a few days. After doing a couple of the cnet tweaks and loading all my files, docs and programs I had trouble. My wireless connection keeps giving me headaches. In the network center I usually get an excellent signal but it says local only. Moreover, it says identifying public network and stays busy for at least a min. Sometimes it will connect the green line to the internet and switch to private (my network). For the most part however, I will have to repair or disconnect/reconnect to my network several times before it works properly. Dell support claimed it was a bad wireless card driver and after 3 hrs on the phone and a new driver install,I had pretty much the same result. I would love some help from this forum.
Specs: Dell Inspiron 530, Pentium core 2 duo 2.33. 2 GB ram, 128mb nvidia card, wireless b/g internal, vista home premium, roadrunner cable modem, netgear wireless router
You didn't tell enough.
by R. Proffitt
- 10/6/07 6:53 AM
In reply to: WIreless network connection on Vista home premium by chugawoo
Is the router set up as we suggest at this Sticky Post -> http://forums.cnet.com/5208-7589_102-0.html?forumID=62&threadID=264135&messageID=2584349
And I'm finding many install McAfee or Norton and you guessed it, I'm uninstalling that far too often.
Bob
OK i'll try this
by chugawoo - 10/6/07 9:36 AM In reply to: You didn't tell enough. by R. Proffitt
I originlly set up my router (Wired) to my old dimension 8200. I named it and so on and saved my settings. My old comp was running XP. The new comp with Vista recognizes my network name and such. I hear a lot of talk about Mcafee. I did install security center from a net download. I have a mcafee account supscrition. Nevertheless, I uninstalled all the trial software, Norton etc prior to that. As of now, I have windows firewall/defender on, mcafee virus scan on, and mcafee personal firewall off. I do not have any other mcafee programs in the suite installed What do you think?? Thanks for any time afforded.
Same as before.
by R. Proffitt - 10/6/07 9:43 AM
In reply to: OK i'll try this by chugawoo
Try the settings as noted in the link. If you don't use that, tell us what's different. Also further down that discussion you see a patch some need.
Bob
Here's the thing..
by chugawoo - 10/6/07 4:17 PM In reply to: Same as before. by R. Proffitt
Ok , so I've done all that. Now, when I restart the comp it still say's local access only on a public network. It is connected with an excellent signal to the router, but no internet. If I disconnect and reconnect it resolves the issue connected to my router/modem/internet on a private network. What do you think is the proble?
I am not on my Vista machine at the moment BUT
by R. Proffitt - 10/6/07 7:43 PM
In reply to: Here's the thing.. by chugawoo
I think I ran into that. My fix was to go to the screen that showed the connections that right click remove or delete that funky one and then create a new connection.
Sorry but I'm on trusty rusty at the moment.
Bob
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