Problems with WiFi and S/W on refurb notebook with 64-bit Vista

"Stratum" <> wrote in message
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> Stratum wrote:
>> Charlie Tame wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Some routers dont seem to like Vista and I have seen it suggested that
>>> disabling IPV6 in Vista can help but have no experience of this.
>>
>>
>> I'm not near the machine at the moment, but actually, that does
>> sound like a useful suggestion. I'll give it a try and report
>> back.
>>
>
> Although (I just thought of this), I did shut off the router
> and it had no effect on whether my computer's WiFi comes
> on or not.


These are not wireless newsgroups. Did you do a hard reset of the router and
a shutdown to correct the firmware of the router? The firmware can become
unstable at times too and weird things can happen.

Two other posters posted up in this NG recently talking about wireless, a
laptop and Vista or some possible software running that was causing
problems. In both cases, it was the integrated card in the laptop that was
the problem. The only way that they found out that the card was the problem
is when they got a stand alone card and installed it on the machine. And
everything worked. Those were brand new machines out of the box. You got a
refurbished one. IPV6 is NOT the problem if at some point you had a good
connection.

What I suspect is that the wireless card in the laptop is the problem, which
can happen, or some possible interference is happening with the wireless
that's causing the connection to not work at times. When it doesn't work, I
suspect that the machine doesn't have an IP, which can even happen in the
middle of the connection that the IP is lost, if something is faulty. At
best, wireless can be flakey to begin with at times and anything can be
happening with the connection. All you have to do is step into a wireless NG
and see the various connection problems a user can have with wireless.

I have a similar problem, and instead of making a new thread about it, I
thought I'd post here.

I have a Dell Inspiron 1520 and am running vista. So, my wireless
connection to my router seems to be great, the problem is the internet will
become very sluggish and/or suddenly timeout (despite the fact that my signal
will be at almost 100%).

I am pretty sure it's either a vista/dell/software/wireless issue, or some
combination thereof, and here is my reasoning:

1. If I plug straight into the routher or modem via ethernet, everything is
fine, it completely resolves the issue.
2. My sister's laptop is older than mine and is running XP with a built in
wireless card (sorry, forgot to mention I have an integrated wireless card,
but that should be assumed, right?).
3. I have a USB wireless catcher for my desktop, which works great on my
desktop (running XP), but when I turn my built in wifi for my laptop off, and
plug in the USB wifi catcher, I have the same problems I have with my
integrated card, which leads me to believe it's not a hardware issue.

I'm running a linksys router... the err... wireless-g broadband with speed
booster!

I haven't had much time to search for a solution (school and work has a way
of doing that), but maybe someone has found a solution at this point.

thanks in advance for any help. I'll try and check this thread as often as
possible. Midterms are almost done so I should have a bit more free time
soon.

The correct thing to do IS to start a new thread so that various
peoples issues don't get all jumbled up which makes things more
difficult for people trying to help you resolve your issue.

When you do start the new thread, please post

1. the text output of ipconfig /all run from an elevated command
prompt (not a screen shot)

2. the brand, model, and hardware revision of your router

3. the version of firmware in your router (also check to see if
there is newer firmware and apply it to see if it resolves your
issues)



On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:58:00 -0800, Brian
<> wrote:

>I have a similar problem, and instead of making a new thread about it, I
>thought I'd post here.
>
>I have a Dell Inspiron 1520 and am running vista. So, my wireless
>connection to my router seems to be great, the problem is the internet will
>become very sluggish and/or suddenly timeout (despite the fact that my signal
>will be at almost 100%).
>
>I am pretty sure it's either a vista/dell/software/wireless issue, or some
>combination thereof, and here is my reasoning:
>
>1. If I plug straight into the routher or modem via ethernet, everything is
>fine, it completely resolves the issue.
>2. My sister's laptop is older than mine and is running XP with a built in
>wireless card (sorry, forgot to mention I have an integrated wireless card,
>but that should be assumed, right?).
>3. I have a USB wireless catcher for my desktop, which works great on my
>desktop (running XP), but when I turn my built in wifi for my laptop off, and
>plug in the USB wifi catcher, I have the same problems I have with my
>integrated card, which leads me to believe it's not a hardware issue.
>
>I'm running a linksys router... the err... wireless-g broadband with speed
>booster!
>
>I haven't had much time to search for a solution (school and work has a way
>of doing that), but maybe someone has found a solution at this point.
>
>thanks in advance for any help. I'll try and check this thread as often as
>possible. Midterms are almost done so I should have a bit more free time
>soon.
>
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

alright. I'm at school right now, and have some studying etc to do, but when
I create a new thread I'll be sure to include those things. Thanks!

"Barb Bowman" wrote:

> The correct thing to do IS to start a new thread so that various
> peoples issues don't get all jumbled up which makes things more
> difficult for people trying to help you resolve your issue.
>
> When you do start the new thread, please post
>
> 1. the text output of ipconfig /all run from an elevated command
> prompt (not a screen shot)
>
> 2. the brand, model, and hardware revision of your router
>
> 3. the version of firmware in your router (also check to see if
> there is newer firmware and apply it to see if it resolves your
> issues)
>
>
>
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:58:00 -0800, Brian
> <> wrote:
>
> >I have a similar problem, and instead of making a new thread about it, I
> >thought I'd post here.
> >
> >I have a Dell Inspiron 1520 and am running vista. So, my wireless
> >connection to my router seems to be great, the problem is the internet will
> >become very sluggish and/or suddenly timeout (despite the fact that my signal
> >will be at almost 100%).
> >
> >I am pretty sure it's either a vista/dell/software/wireless issue, or some
> >combination thereof, and here is my reasoning:
> >
> >1. If I plug straight into the routher or modem via ethernet, everything is
> >fine, it completely resolves the issue.
> >2. My sister's laptop is older than mine and is running XP with a built in
> >wireless card (sorry, forgot to mention I have an integrated wireless card,
> >but that should be assumed, right?).
> >3. I have a USB wireless catcher for my desktop, which works great on my
> >desktop (running XP), but when I turn my built in wifi for my laptop off, and
> >plug in the USB wifi catcher, I have the same problems I have with my
> >integrated card, which leads me to believe it's not a hardware issue.
> >
> >I'm running a linksys router... the err... wireless-g broadband with speed
> >booster!
> >
> >I haven't had much time to search for a solution (school and work has a way
> >of doing that), but maybe someone has found a solution at this point.
> >
> >thanks in advance for any help. I'll try and check this thread as often as
> >possible. Midterms are almost done so I should have a bit more free time
> >soon.
> >
> --
>
> Barb Bowman
> MS Windows-MVP
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>