Have you went into device manager and deleted the wireless adapter and restarted the computer to let windows discover and reinstall the driver? ----- Original Message ----- From: lfibonacci To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 10:33 AM Subject: [A-1-Computer_Tech] Re: wireless connection problem
I tried this step also.....no luck! I really don't know what else to try.... Alex --- In [email protected], Donk <d.knier...@...> wrote: > > Well, maybe not... but lots of people have had to replace their cordless > phones for a model that runs on a different wavelength. So if you do > have a cordless phone in the house it would be worth trying to connect > while it's unplugged. It's possible your laptop's wireless network chip > is weaker than your son's? Or whatever, heh. > > Good luck, > Donk > > > lfibonacci wrote: > > Donk, > > I don't think that is the problem. I have my laptop next to my > > son's laptop, checking that all the settings/parameters are identical > > on both the laptops, and while I can only see my home network (full > > green bars), he's online and downloading........ > > > > thanks, > > Alex > > > > =============== > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Donk <d.knieriem@> wrote: > > > >> What about electrical interference around the router or your laptop > >> area? How about any cordless phones - it's well documented that > >> cordless phones in the house can play havoc with wireless signals. > >> Unplug any cordless phones (or other RF devices like game consoles, > >> etc.) in the house and try to reconnect. > >> > >> Good luck, > >> Donk > >> > >> > >> lfibonacci wrote: > >> > >>> Done all that and more....somebody said that his wireless network > >>> wasn't working with Norton, and I uninstalled Norton; guess what? > >>> Nothing changed. Somebody else told me to add a string in the registry > >>> to disable media sense. I've done it....nothing changed! > >>> I've done the IPCONFIG/FLUSHDNS/RELEASE/RENEW....nothing changed,and > >>> the fun part is that I'm typing and uploading this message while I'm > >>> connected to a free wireless network, sitting in my car at a gas > >>> station. I can connect to any open wireless network, but mine at > >>> home..... > >>> > >>> Alex > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [email protected] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
