Vista - Vista - Wireless network connection

I have a new HP notebook with a Wireless network adapter, and Windows home
Premium installed. After a couple days of reasonable operation, suddenly
the wireless adapter is no longer connecting. The WEP setting is the same,
as is the ip setting, gateway, etc. I would say it has something to do with
the WEP setting since it will connect with other access points that are
unsecured.

Does anyone have any ideas? I'm afraid that Vista is too screwed up for me
to figure out.

John

The first obvious thing to try would be a System Restore to the point where
it worked OK. My notebook has never lost its access in this household...
nor has the wireless desktop. Did you check your router is still
functioning? Can other wireless PCs connect OK?
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows

"John" <John@home.com> wrote in message
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>I have a new HP notebook with a Wireless network adapter, and Windows home
>Premium installed. After a couple days of reasonable operation, suddenly
>the wireless adapter is no longer connecting. The WEP setting is the same,
>as is the ip setting, gateway, etc. I would say it has something to do
>with the WEP setting since it will connect with other access points that
>are unsecured.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas? I'm afraid that Vista is too screwed up for
> me to figure out.
>
> John
>

I am able to duplicate this problem at will. If I turn off the security
settings for the wireless connection, I am able to connect using the Vista
notebook. When I turn the WEP settings back on, the Vista notebook can no
longer connect, but my XP wireless notebook can connect, as can my XP
wireless desktop.

If I do an ipconfig /all, it shows that the wireless adapter is
disconnected. If I try to renew or release, it says that these things
cannot be done because the adapter is disconnected.

John


"Cari (MS-MVP)" <NewsGroups@coribright.com> wrote in message
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> The first obvious thing to try would be a System Restore to the point
> where it worked OK. My notebook has never lost its access in this
> household... nor has the wireless desktop. Did you check your router is
> still functioning? Can other wireless PCs connect OK?
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>
> "John" <John@home.com> wrote in message
> news:xfOdnReqjYBtPWHYnZ2dnUVZ_o-knZ2d@comcast.com...
>>I have a new HP notebook with a Wireless network adapter, and Windows home
>>Premium installed. After a couple days of reasonable operation, suddenly
>>the wireless adapter is no longer connecting. The WEP setting is the
>>same, as is the ip setting, gateway, etc. I would say it has something to
>>do with the WEP setting since it will connect with other access points
>>that are unsecured.
>>
>> Does anyone have any ideas? I'm afraid that Vista is too screwed up for
>> me to figure out.
>>
>> John
>>
>