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Network Adapter

Hiya All

 Im not sure if anyone can shed some light on this, my daughter has a Dell Inspiron 1525, It keeps losing its ' network adapter'

i formatted it and it was back to 'factory state' updated it all working fine,

shut it down, next day network adapter missing, first i thought the cause was a windows update so uninstalled that and it was fine, carried on using it and all fine turned it off, then when i turned it back on, it was missing again, 'blew out the laptop in case any dust etc was lurking, checked connections, checked drivers etc all fine, took battery out started it up and network adapter was back, all working fine when shut down, started it up again next day no network adapter again

put battery back in restarted it and it was back again, shut down, booted it back up again and gone again !

Now its back again but i cannot think what keeps happening to it

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    Posted July 24th, 2011 16:00

    perplexedagain,

     

    When you reinstalled the operating system, did you install the notebook system utility and the chipset drivers first? If not, the rest of the drivers will fail to install. How to Download and Install Drivers in the Correct Order

     

    The other option might be the the wireless adapter maight have come loose. Instructions to reseat the wireless card can be found HERE. 

    <ADMIN NOTE: Broken link has been removed from this post by Dell>

     

     

    Rick

     

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    Posted July 24th, 2011 17:00

    Thank you for your suggestions Rick

    When i reinstalled, and when windows came on the screen i was already connected to the internet, if the rest of the drivers failed to install would it have ever connected ? which it does, every now and again it loses the network adapter, but not all the time which is the confusing thing,

    I have checked the wireless adapter and it looks and feels firmly in place, and as i say it is connected at this moment,

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    perplexedagain,

     

    Ever update the firmware in your wireless router?

     

    Do you use the Recommended Wireless Router Settings, I use channel 11.

     

     

    Rick 

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    Here is the information

    Host Name:                 HAYLEY-LAPTOP

    OS Name:                   Microsoft© Windows VistaT Home Premium

    OS Version:                6.0.6002 Service Pack 2 Build 6002

    OS Manufacturer:           Microsoft Corporation

    OS Configuration:          Standalone Workstation

    OS Build Type:             Multiprocessor Free

    Registered Owner:          Hayley

    Registered Organization:  

    Original Install Date:     16/12/2008, 9:42:49 AM

    System Boot Time:          25/07/2011, 8:01:39 AM

    System Manufacturer:       Dell Inc.

    System Model:              Inspiron 1525                  

    System Type:               X86-based PC

    Processor(s):              1 Processor(s) Installed.

                              [01]: x64 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 13 GenuineIntel ~800 Mhz

    BIOS Version:              Dell Inc. A16, 16/10/2008

    Windows Directory:         C:\Windows

    System Directory:          C:\Windows\system32

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    Posted July 24th, 2011 18:00

    perplexedagain,

     

    Change it to channel 1, 6 or 11. I use channel 11. It won't affect the other computers except for a few seconds to reconect.

     

    If the problem computer is Vista/Windows 7, try running Finding System Information REMOVE YOUR PRODUCT ID and post the rest of the information back here.

     

     

    Rick

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    I checked the firmware in the router and there are no updates, i have 2 other laptops and a desktop connected to the router that have never failed, I have checked all the settings as per your recommendations, and all are the same except channel is auto,

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    Rick

    Right i have done all that, and meanwhile looked in the belkin site and got an update for the firmware apparently there was one, originally i was just checking for update via my setting page and it was telling me there wasnt one,

    The settings i have was origianally set up FOR me when i first had the network setup, and i have just always copied them when formatting etc, so do you think i should change these settings for all my laptops/desktop ?

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    Posted July 24th, 2011 19:00

    this is a Belkin G Plus .. if that makes a difference, Ive had a fair few years and never had a problem with it until this Dell Laptop, which i should add isnt always here, its my daughters and only comes here now and again

    So would u advise that i change my settings on all the devices ?

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    perplexedagain,

     

    Change what settings? If they all work, then there is no problem.

     

    All the laptop in my home use DHCP enabled and they cannect with no problems. The antenna diversity is a setting that seems to help connect and is on some adapters but I don't know which ones. I have my wife's set from Auto to Aux and she has no problems connecting.

     

    I would try with the recommened settings, use channel 11 and use the DHCP settings. You can also try the power management tweak.

     

     

    Rick

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    Posted July 24th, 2011 19:00

    perplexedagain,

     

    Belkin...

     

    Had an issue with a Belkin Wireless N router not being able to recognize the difference between WPA-PSK(TKIP) Security(Personal) and WPA-AES. Had the person try WEP or NO security and had no problems connecting the wireless device. May be something to look at. Belkin may either deny this or know nothing about this.

     

     

    Rick