Vista wireless sudden no internet access

skippy66

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Apologies if this looks like an old issue, but I have tried everything on the forums and it's getting me nowhere.

My desktop is connected to a BT Broadband 3 (BT Infinity, = v.fast fibre/copper) router via a wireless connection. It's pretty stable although I do get the odd random "local only" error, which to date a pop-up BT "wizard" has fixed (I have no idea what the problem was, or what it did).

Between last night, when it was working fine, and this morning, something has happened to make the "local only" access permanent, which means try as a might I cannot get internet access. I have a laptop (which I'm writing this on) and it connects wirelessly to the router fine.

The only recent change is that I installed a memory upgrade 3-4 days ago which meant I had to reset the BIOS - but the wireless connection carried on working for 3-4 days until last night. I did get an automatic CHKDSK for the first time yesterday (I was being impatient and hard powered down whilst Windows was booting).

I have tried all the usual steps that can be found on the forums for this annoying problem, including removing and re-installing the wireless adaptor. I may try subscribing to NoIP for a dynamic DNS, but that doesn't seem to be the root cause.

I am posting IPCONFIG /ALL below. Any suggestions would be most gratefully received.

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Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Home-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
System Quarantine State . . . . . : Not Restricted

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 802.11n Wireless LAN Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-B0-8C-06-01-F6
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c154:f65f:ebbd:209d%12(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.64(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 19 August 2012 23:38:06
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 20 August 2012 23:45:05
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 318812300
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-11-C9-E7-14-00-B0-8C-06-01-F6
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
192.168.1.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{96748130-823E-4174-8EFB-2446B4B0434E}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self built
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4A78T-E (1.02g)
    Memory
    Kingston KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX Radeon HD4870
    Sound Card
    n/a
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung
Welcome to the forums.

Have you checked device manager to see if theres any errors? If not, try un-installing the driver and installing it again.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion G6
    Memory
    750GB HDD 6GB RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD A6-3400M APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Internet Speed
    25mbps
Yes, tried that thanks!
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self built
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4A78T-E (1.02g)
    Memory
    Kingston KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX Radeon HD4870
    Sound Card
    n/a
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung
Please excuse my ignorance. What does it mean when the lease was obtained yesterday and expires today?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Cyberpower
    CPU
    Intel Quad CPU Q6700 2.67 GHZ
    Motherboard
    NVIDIA 780i
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster SB Audigy
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VG2436
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p
    Hard Drives
    Samsung HD 105SI
    WDC WD20
    Case
    Apevia XJupiter
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX 3200
    Mouse
    Logitech MX 600
    Internet Speed
    30 Mbps
Try this.

1. Check your windows update
2. Go to the optional
3. Look for your wireless upgrade.

Let's say i have wifiV1 currently there should be an upgrade wifiV2 in the optional and then update it after that restart if you are done tell me.
 

My Computer

Skippy, what anti-virus software are you using? Do you use McAfee by chance?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 5810TZ-4657
    CPU
    Genuine Intel CPU U2700 @ 1.30GHZ
    Motherboard
    ACPI x86-Based
    Memory
    3.0 GB RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel 4 Series Express
    Sound Card
    Realtek/Intel High Definition Audio HDMI
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Intel(R) 4 Series Express
    Screen Resolution
    1366X768
    Hard Drives
    WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCt0 - 300 GB HDD
    Toshiba 593500-B 3.0 750 GB HDD
    Cooling
    Thermal Laminar Cooling Wall Jets
    Mouse
    Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    54/100 MBPS
@thetroubleshoot. I have recently experienced the same type of issue. I use webroot spysweeper as my malware/antivirus. I have reset my router and check other computers which all seem to be working fine. I have noticed with my laptop (Toshiba Satellite A215) the orange light associated with the wireless radio on/off switch does not light up. When I do a diagnostic on the network adapter I am told that it is on but I can not see or pick up any networks.

I have disabled and reenabled the wireless network adapter, rebootted the computer both in normal and safe w/ networking modes to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba A215 Satellite
    CPU
    AMD Turion(tm) 64x2 Mobile Technology TL-58 1.90GHz
Sounds like faulty drivers... Do this: Right click on "Computer", go to "Manage", go to "Device Manager" on the left pane. Are there any icons with yellow or red caution signs?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 5810TZ-4657
    CPU
    Genuine Intel CPU U2700 @ 1.30GHZ
    Motherboard
    ACPI x86-Based
    Memory
    3.0 GB RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel 4 Series Express
    Sound Card
    Realtek/Intel High Definition Audio HDMI
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Intel(R) 4 Series Express
    Screen Resolution
    1366X768
    Hard Drives
    WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCt0 - 300 GB HDD
    Toshiba 593500-B 3.0 750 GB HDD
    Cooling
    Thermal Laminar Cooling Wall Jets
    Mouse
    Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    54/100 MBPS
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