Vista - wireless network question

06-05-2008

Can't find a network ng for vista.
If this is not the proper ng, point me to the proper one.
OK, I admit it, I'm not a computer guy. I recently bought a new (Vista
Home Premium) PC to replace my XP PC. On the XP PC I had a wireless
network I could access with my PDA and laptop from almost anywhere in my
house. With the Vista PC I fail constantly. I have read a handful of
web articles on how to accomplish this but I apparently am missing a step.
The Netgear router is working on the Vista PC. Firewall on the laptop
is (when I'm trying to get a connection) disabled. The Network status
on the laptop and PDA show a good signal. How do I troubleshoot this?
FWIW, 'Connect to a Network' on the Vista PC and laptop show 2 networks
- one secured and one unsecured. I don't know why. All I want is the
secured.
Can I uninstall these wireless networks and create a new one?
The Vista PC also has a wired?/cabled? network to access the cable modem
and NAS. Does this make a difference?

06-05-2008

microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing

if you remove the wireless adapter from device manager and allow it to be
re-detected, does it then give you the choice of wireless networks?

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A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here!
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Quote:

> Can't find a network ng for vista.
> If this is not the proper ng, point me to the proper one.
> OK, I admit it, I'm not a computer guy. I recently bought a new (Vista
> Home Premium) PC to replace my XP PC. On the XP PC I had a wireless
> network I could access with my PDA and laptop from almost anywhere in my
> house. With the Vista PC I fail constantly. I have read a handful of web
> articles on how to accomplish this but I apparently am missing a step.
> The Netgear router is working on the Vista PC. Firewall on the laptop is
> (when I'm trying to get a connection) disabled. The Network status on the
> laptop and PDA show a good signal. How do I troubleshoot this?
> FWIW, 'Connect to a Network' on the Vista PC and laptop show 2 networks -
> one secured and one unsecured. I don't know why. All I want is the
> secured.
> Can I uninstall these wireless networks and create a new one?
> The Vista PC also has a wired?/cabled? network to access the cable modem
> and NAS. Does this make a difference?

06-05-2008

On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:53:07 -0400, J Lunis <jay.lunis@xxxxxx>
wrote:

Quote:

>Can't find a network ng for vista.
>If this is not the proper ng, point me to the proper one.

microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing

Quote:

>OK, I admit it, I'm not a computer guy. I recently bought a new (Vista
>Home Premium) PC to replace my XP PC. On the XP PC I had a wireless
>network I could access with my PDA and laptop from almost anywhere in my
>house. With the Vista PC I fail constantly. I have read a handful of
>web articles on how to accomplish this but I apparently am missing a step.
>The Netgear router is working on the Vista PC. Firewall on the laptop
>is (when I'm trying to get a connection) disabled. The Network status
>on the laptop and PDA show a good signal. How do I troubleshoot this?
>FWIW, 'Connect to a Network' on the Vista PC and laptop show 2 networks
>- one secured and one unsecured. I don't know why. All I want is the
>secured.
>Can I uninstall these wireless networks and create a new one?
>The Vista PC also has a wired?/cabled? network to access the cable modem
>and NAS. Does this make a difference?

06-06-2008

Not Me wrote:

Quote:

> microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
>
> if you remove the wireless adapter from device manager and allow it to be
> re-detected, does it then give you the choice of wireless networks?
>

Thanks for the reply. I have no such group listed in my ng reader
(Thunderbird) and refreshing the ng list did not help. Still no such group.

06-05-2008	#1 (permalink)
J Lunis n/a posts	wireless network question Can't find a network ng for vista. If this is not the proper ng, point me to the proper one. OK, I admit it, I'm not a computer guy. I recently bought a new (Vista Home Premium) PC to replace my XP PC. On the XP PC I had a wireless network I could access with my PDA and laptop from almost anywhere in my house. With the Vista PC I fail constantly. I have read a handful of web articles on how to accomplish this but I apparently am missing a step. The Netgear router is working on the Vista PC. Firewall on the laptop is (when I'm trying to get a connection) disabled. The Network status on the laptop and PDA show a good signal. How do I troubleshoot this? FWIW, 'Connect to a Network' on the Vista PC and laptop show 2 networks - one secured and one unsecured. I don't know why. All I want is the secured. Can I uninstall these wireless networks and create a new one? The Vista PC also has a wired?/cabled? network to access the cable modem and NAS. Does this make a difference?
My System Specs

06-05-2008	#2 (permalink)
Not Me n/a posts	Re: wireless network question microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing if you remove the wireless adapter from device manager and allow it to be re-detected, does it then give you the choice of wireless networks? -- A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here! CarGodZeroOne@xxxxxx Change Alpha to Numeric to reply "J Lunis" <jay.lunis@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:H%_1k.321$H83.200@xxxxxx Quote: > Can't find a network ng for vista. > If this is not the proper ng, point me to the proper one. > OK, I admit it, I'm not a computer guy. I recently bought a new (Vista > Home Premium) PC to replace my XP PC. On the XP PC I had a wireless > network I could access with my PDA and laptop from almost anywhere in my > house. With the Vista PC I fail constantly. I have read a handful of web > articles on how to accomplish this but I apparently am missing a step. > The Netgear router is working on the Vista PC. Firewall on the laptop is > (when I'm trying to get a connection) disabled. The Network status on the > laptop and PDA show a good signal. How do I troubleshoot this? > FWIW, 'Connect to a Network' on the Vista PC and laptop show 2 networks - > one secured and one unsecured. I don't know why. All I want is the > secured. > Can I uninstall these wireless networks and create a new one? > The Vista PC also has a wired?/cabled? network to access the cable modem > and NAS. Does this make a difference?
My System Specs

06-05-2008	#3 (permalink)
Nonny n/a posts	Re: wireless network question On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:53:07 -0400, J Lunis <jay.lunis@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Can't find a network ng for vista. >If this is not the proper ng, point me to the proper one. microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing Quote: >OK, I admit it, I'm not a computer guy. I recently bought a new (Vista >Home Premium) PC to replace my XP PC. On the XP PC I had a wireless >network I could access with my PDA and laptop from almost anywhere in my >house. With the Vista PC I fail constantly. I have read a handful of >web articles on how to accomplish this but I apparently am missing a step. >The Netgear router is working on the Vista PC. Firewall on the laptop >is (when I'm trying to get a connection) disabled. The Network status >on the laptop and PDA show a good signal. How do I troubleshoot this? >FWIW, 'Connect to a Network' on the Vista PC and laptop show 2 networks >- one secured and one unsecured. I don't know why. All I want is the >secured. >Can I uninstall these wireless networks and create a new one? >The Vista PC also has a wired?/cabled? network to access the cable modem >and NAS. Does this make a difference?
My System Specs

06-06-2008	#4 (permalink)
J Lunis n/a posts	Re: wireless network question Not Me wrote: Quote: > microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing > > if you remove the wireless adapter from device manager and allow it to be > re-detected, does it then give you the choice of wireless networks? > Thanks for the reply. I have no such group listed in my ng reader (Thunderbird) and refreshing the ng list did not help. Still no such group.
My System Specs

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