No problem with wifi here. Dell D620 laptop. Works like a charm. Sounds like
a (Non-MS) driver issue.
Lang
"Roland" <Roland@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I live in Mexico and went to Laredo TX to buy a brand new Sony notebook
> VGN-FE880E with Vista OS. My router is a "2wire" Prodigy Infinitum device.
> My
> desktop and old Compaq (wireless 3Com external card) with MS2000 work fine
> but it is imposible to connect my new Vista laptop..Cable ok but not wifi.
> I can connect to router but not to internet.
> I was expecting that this wifi connection was going to be easy after many
> months of testing by MS but it looks that MS confirms his
> reputation..again.
> Maybe I should have bought an Apple computer.
> I found MANY complaints about this matter in internet. Different computers
> and routers and county. I really believe it's Vista failing in this
> important
> aspect of wifi.
> Any advise or future patches for Vista that fixes this huge problem.
> I spent big bucks for an invalid Sony Viao..
> Regards.
>
> Roland Vanhoudt
> Ajijic Mx
>
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