Re: [CGUYS] Compaq, Vista doesn't connect

2007-08-08 Thread b_s-wilk
Quentin Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: If you're near the router, try hard-wire connecting to it. If you still can't connect then its a Vista bug. For my new Dell Vista Llaptop, I found it was a refusal by Vista to communicate with the router. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928233 Ha

[CGUYS] Compaq, Vista doesn't connect

2007-08-08 Thread Quentin Fisher
If you're near the router, try hard-wire connecting to it. If you still can't connect then its a Vista bug. For my new Dell Vista Llaptop, I found it was a refusal by Vista to communicate with the router. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928233 Quentin Fisher Bethesda, MD ***

Re: [CGUYS] Compaq, Vista doesn't connect

2007-08-08 Thread mike
I had this problem when i tried to connect a laptop i was troubleshooting on my own network. Then I remembered I had mac filtering turned on in the router. After I turned that off I was fine. Mike On 8/8/07, b_s-wilk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My husband picked up a 'hot' deal on a new Comp

Re: [CGUYS] Compaq, Vista doesn't connect

2007-08-08 Thread db
Not sure about Vista, but XP Pro networking has a capability that disables wifi connections after the computer sees a network via CAT5. If you look at My Network Places/ View Network Connections in XP you can see one or the other is disabled & enable the one you want. Perhaps Vista is simila

Re: [CGUYS] Compaq, Vista doesn't connect

2007-08-08 Thread MrMike6by9
> > Date:Wed, 8 Aug 2007 10:03:17 -0400 > From:b_s-wilk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Compaq, Vista doesn't connect > > My husband picked up a 'hot' deal on a new Compaq notebook [almost > free], for basic web surfing and word processing. It connects to the > Internet OK via ethernet, but

[CGUYS] Compaq, Vista doesn't connect

2007-08-08 Thread b_s-wilk
My husband picked up a 'hot' deal on a new Compaq notebook [almost free], for basic web surfing and word processing. It connects to the Internet OK via ethernet, but the WiFi has problems. It 'sees' the network, but doesn't connect. Reception is poor, even when sitting next to the switch. Recep