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March 13th, 2008 20:00
Wireless adapter enabled, but not connecting
Hi everyone,
I have an Inspiron 700m with an Atheros 5006 wireless card. A few days ago it just stopped working. I thought it fried so I put back in the OEM Intel ABG card and had the same connection problems. In the Network Connections screen, it's listed as "not connected, firewalled."
I can get onto the wireless network with other computers, so the router is OK.
I just did the automated scan form the Dell Support Center software and during the PCI STATUS TEST, it says "execution error." I can see the card and it's enabled in all other profiles, but it is not working.
I just did a restore back to two weeks ago and I have nothing.
Any ideas?
jmwills
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March 14th, 2008 00:00
Check the firewall settings. By default the Windows firewall would allow the connection. Is there some third party firewall running? If so, shut it down and then check.
kikomatsing
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March 14th, 2008 03:00
you've mentioned that:
"In the Network Connections screen, it's listed as "not connected, firewalled."
meaning its not configured properly... all you just need to do is make sure your wireless zero configuration says STARTED and NOT STOPPED. then you can scan wireless network back again and connect to it....
go to services.msc then look for WZC so you can check if its started or stopped...
jmwills
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March 14th, 2008 04:00
dischg
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March 14th, 2008 15:00
I reset the firewall back to the basic settings and I'm only using the Windows firewall. Also, given that my PCI test won't start I think it's that the hardware isn't turning on... but it sees the hardware... hmmm.
I checked the WZC and it's listed as "started, automatic"
There were a few that were disabled. Do you think any of these are the culprit?
Network DDE
Network DDE DSDM
and Routing and Remote Access
If any of these are my evil little nemesis, where do I go to restart them? Could this be a virus flipping my switches?
Thanks everyone. I have a little hope now. I have a hammer nearby just in case...
Davet50
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March 14th, 2008 16:00
kikomatsing
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March 14th, 2008 20:00
try using an eth cable first then check if you can surf to the internet on normal mode, if not goto safemode with networking....
if still doesnt help try going back to normal mode open a cmd prompt type this commands...
netsh int ip reset filename.txt then enter
and
netsh winsock reset
then try using both wireless and eth connection...
dischg
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March 17th, 2008 17:00
OK, so perhaps it doesn't "technically" count as the solution. I did try all the safemode stuff and it didn't work... but... I started thinking about your "workable BIOS" tag...
Somehow, wireless had been turned off in the BIOS. Everything's great now, THANKS!
Davet50
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March 17th, 2008 22:00