mtb0minime
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My sister has a laptop running Vista that I recently reformatted and updated and all that fun stuff. Things were working fine, but then the moment she gets a hold of it there are network issues.

We've got a wireless network in our house, and her computer has the correct network and password to it, and even has "excellent" signal strength. However, she can't get on the internet because it says she's connected, but under "access" it says "limited connectivity".

I've tried resetting the router and re-doing the network connection settings on her computer. Wireless internet still works fine for me on my desktop and PSP, so it must be her computer. Also, there was an optional hardware update for her network card, but the last time I installed those drivers, she couldn't get on the internet at all, so all network card drivers are rolled back.

Strangely, this problem only comes up about 25% of the time after she restarts. It would randomly go away, and then randomly come back.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated (Also, she's moving away to college at the end of this weekend so hopefully I'll be able to fix it by then)


Specs:
Gateway MT3422
1 GB RAM
Vista 32-bit
AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 [don't ask my why there's a 64-bit proc but they only give a 32-bit OS... bastards]
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100
Network Adapter: Realtek 8185 Extensible 802.11b/g

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.Sup
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Gooners
Wiki Contributor
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We Seriously need a Wireless Guide here.
mtb0minime
minimember
+2,418|6922

Of all tech stuff, networking is my least favorite and least knowledgeable... and wireless is even worse
Gooners
Wiki Contributor
+2,700|6900

mtb0minime wrote:

Of all tech stuff, networking is my least favorite and least knowledgeable... and wireless is even worse
Me too.
Jenspm
penis
+1,716|7000|St. Andrews / Oslo

does it work if you connect via ethernet?
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jamiet757
Member
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I bet anything that you have it set to use a static IP and your router is trying to assign one automatically, or vice-versa.
mtb0minime
minimember
+2,418|6922

Jenspm wrote:

does it work if you connect via ethernet?
Yes it does.

jamiet757 wrote:

I bet anything that you have it set to use a static IP and your router is trying to assign one automatically, or vice-versa.
How would I fix this? Would that explain why sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't?
Uzique
dasein.
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Make sure that all of the computers/laptops connected to the router are set to 'Private' network-type, so that they can freely bridge/share the Internet connection between them and also share files/public documents. You can configure this from the same window that you posted in the OP screenshot.

It may not be a direct solution to your problem but I know that Vista's wireless feature is very temperamental and sketchy if you try to run a home-network in 'Public' mode. Openly sharing the Internet connection between all connected machines is sometimes limited and restricted by Vista/the router if any of the machines are identified as public and free-accessing.
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mtb0minime
minimember
+2,418|6922

Uzique wrote:

Make sure that all of the computers/laptops connected to the router are set to 'Private' network-type, so that they can freely bridge/share the Internet connection between them and also share files/public documents. You can configure this from the same window that you posted in the OP screenshot.

It may not be a direct solution to your problem but I know that Vista's wireless feature is very temperamental and sketchy if you try to run a home-network in 'Public' mode. Openly sharing the Internet connection between all connected machines is sometimes limited and restricted by Vista/the router if any of the machines are identified as public and free-accessing.
Right now her laptop is the only computer on the network running Vista. How do I do this for the ones on XP?

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