wireless - great signal cannot connect

My new Vista Laptop can connect to my home network and web via
ethernet and the dell wireless card shows it gets a wireless signal
but the Vista software refuses to connect. On most occassion it also
refuses to show the wireless network as present when I use the "find a
wireless connection" option. I was using WEP but have tried with no
security and still it will not connect. I have a Belkin 54g router.
I have tried creating the wireless network from scratch but also does
not work.

Is this a Vista problem? Can I load some other wireless connection
software that will bypass Vista?

Have you got the ssid disabled on router?,if so you could try enabling ssid
and see if this helps,

Regards,

Knobber
"R_hyde" <> wrote in message
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> My new Vista Laptop can connect to my home network and web via
> ethernet and the dell wireless card shows it gets a wireless signal
> but the Vista software refuses to connect. On most occassion it also
> refuses to show the wireless network as present when I use the "find a
> wireless connection" option. I was using WEP but have tried with no
> security and still it will not connect. I have a Belkin 54g router.
> I have tried creating the wireless network from scratch but also does
> not work.
>
> Is this a Vista problem? Can I load some other wireless connection
> software that will bypass Vista?
>

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...uy/cg0406.mspx

Have you upgraded the router's firmware and Dell's wireless Card for vista?

"R_hyde" wrote:

> My new Vista Laptop can connect to my home network and web via
> ethernet and the dell wireless card shows it gets a wireless signal
> but the Vista software refuses to connect. On most occassion it also
> refuses to show the wireless network as present when I use the "find a
> wireless connection" option. I was using WEP but have tried with no
> security and still it will not connect. I have a Belkin 54g router.
> I have tried creating the wireless network from scratch but also does
> not work.
>
> Is this a Vista problem? Can I load some other wireless connection
> software that will bypass Vista?
>
>

Yes I have got the ssid enabled.

Have not updated the router's software will see what I can do. The
dell card came with the laptop.

Have the same problem with a Vista computer after each automatic update.
Solved with a system restore to a working date.
I am now trying to isolate which update did the damage by installing the updates one at a time.
Requires rebooting after each to see which one stops the Internet access. So this will take time.
(I can reach my router and I can see my other computers, but cant get access out to the Internet)
I know it is not a hardware failure as I have three hard dives (with a switch to change which hard
drive is connected) in this computer and I can get on the Internet with the Windows XP Pro hard
drive and the XANDRos Linux hard drive.
It has to be a windows software (maybe driver) issue in Vista.

"R_hyde" <> wrote in message
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> Yes I have got the ssid enabled.
>
> Have not updated the router's software will see what I can do. The
> dell card came with the laptop.
>

The router has the latest firmware.

So I am still stuck without be able to use wireless

similar problem, shut down, cable modem, router and all computers.
Started modem first waited for lights to stop blinking,
the started router then went back and turned computer
on. Working fine now, no problems yet.

"R_hyde" <> wrote in message
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> The router has the latest firmware.
>
> So I am still stuck without be able to use wireless
>
>

Yes - definately software issue with Vista.

Tried the closing down of router/computer option before. The router
intermittedly does appear in the list of wireless connections but when
I click on it it the system always fails to make a connection (even
when security is disabled). Then the router will disappear from the
list but still be present with a great signal on the dell wireless
card utility.

I wonder if there is some freeware that can be loaded to take over
from Vista for the wireless connectivity?

Well the only other thing that comes to mind is,if this is not a s/w issue
is to keep ssid enabled,make sure you have network discovery set to the on
position and tick the box which says connect to network even if not
broadcasting,reboot and see if it will then establish connection.Otherwise
it looks like a s/w issue.

Regards,

Knobber
"R_hyde" <> wrote in message
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> Yes I have got the ssid enabled.
>
> Have not updated the router's software will see what I can do. The
> dell card came with the laptop.
>

"knobber" <>




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> Well the only other thing that comes to mind is,if this is not a s/w
> issue is to keep ssid enabled,make sure you have network discovery set
> to the on position and tick the box which says connect to network
> even if not broadcasting,reboot and see if it will then establish
> connection.Otherwise it looks like a s/w issue.
>
> Regards,
>
> Knobber
> "R_hyde" <> wrote in message
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>> Yes I have got the ssid enabled.
>>
>> Have not updated the router's software will see what I can do. The
>> dell card came with the laptop.
>>
>
>

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