Yesterday I encountered a problem with my wireless adapter when it stopped recognizing my home network (wireless), although it did recognize other networks as the neighbors.
I did every reasonable step while trying to restart the router, then disable and enable wireless, then restarted the laptop.
Nothing worked and it could not recognize the network nor to connect to it as a hidden network.
After taking a (not so good) advise from a friend, I cleared the wireless network list and then uninstalled the adapter from the device manager.
I then restarted again and counted on the Windows 7 (home, 64 bit) to re-install the adapter.
Since then I'm experiencing bigger trouble when I probably missed a driver or a device.
I tried to download and install the drivers for the adapter from Dell's size and got "R249128.exe", then installed it. Still no change.
I cannot enable the wireless connection at all and when doing a diagnose to the "Wireless Network Connection" I get the message: "There might be a problem with the driver for the wireless network connection adapter".
Since I am clueless now, although I do plan to check with a Linux boot cd that the adapter is working, I am turning for your help.
Please advise if you have any idea what can it be or what is the proper way to install the adapter yet again.
Power off your ISP modem/router and your wireless router(if any) for 30 seconds. Then power on the ISP modem/router. Wait 15 seconds, then power on the wireless router(if any)
Restart the computer and try to connect.
Start, control panel, network and sharing center.
Click on your network, properties. Look for TCP/IPv4 and TCP/IPv6 and click on properties for each.
Start, control ,panel, network and sharing, manage network connections. Remove all your connections, then restart your computer.
Also Power off your ISP modem/router and your wireless router(if any) for 30 seconds. Then power on the ISP modem/router. Wait 15 seconds, then power on the wireless router(if any)
I do know for sure it's only a matter of configuration since I am now running an Ubuntu boot cd and surfing using a wireless connection. So there is no hardware problem and the adapter is fine.
Instead of looking for the wrong settings or the missing drivers, could you please help me with the whole instalation process from a scratch?
I will try uninstalling all drivers and programs the wireless adapter is dependent on, and re-installing it (on Windows 7)
Unless, of course, if now it is known the adapter does work, there are other steps can be taken.
These are two screen shots I took earlier in wIN7 from the mobility center.
Maybe you could see if something wrong.
And
Is there anywhere I can compare between my actual hardware and installed software and drivers?
It might be I installed wrong drivers or software.
From you ipconfig /all log, the dns servers say you're in Israel, correct? I am going to post the English drivers. If your operating system is in Hebrew, I'm not sure if you'll need Hebrew drivers for the adapter, so please bear with me.
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Posted June 7th, 2012 04:00
Assaf,
Can you run an ipconfig /all log and post it back here.
Rick