Vista - Cannot browse internet on new Vista laptop!!

01-31-2009

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>
> ok, here's the deal... I got my new Vista on Vaio and faced the same
> problem... thanks to a friend, we could solve it out.
>
> it seems (for some weird reason) that vista acknowledges the same
> wireless network more than once, and registers it in a numbered manner;
> like if your wireless network name is wifi, you'll find it registered in
> the list of wireless networks as wifi1, wifi2, wifi3 ... and so on.
> what we had to do at some point is delete all unused wireless networks,
> and merge all instances of the currently used networks into one; and
> this (I happily announce) solved it

> so, to do so, please go to Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center >
> at the current wireless network click on Customize > Merge or delete
> network locations > Continue. the Merger or Delete Network Locations
> will appear; try to delete all network locations that are not currently
> used (maybe you should delete all but the one you are currently trying
> to connect to), if you have more than one instance of the same location
> you are trying to connect to (e.g wifi, wifi1, wifi2 ...); select them
> all and click on Merge. Merge Network Locations Window will pop up,
> select the network location you're going to merge to (Wifi) and then OK

Quote:

>> Close > Next > Close

> you should be able to browse now.... hope it works
>
>
> --
> strike6

01-31-2009	#11 (permalink)
Robert L. \(MS-MVP\) n/a posts	Re: Cannot browse internet on new Vista laptop!! Thank you for sharing your experience with us. -- Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "strike6" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:4adaff1cf0d0bc0b26735a3bb385e359@xxxxxx-gateway.com... Quote: > > ok, here's the deal... I got my new Vista on Vaio and faced the same > problem... thanks to a friend, we could solve it out. > > it seems (for some weird reason) that vista acknowledges the same > wireless network more than once, and registers it in a numbered manner; > like if your wireless network name is wifi, you'll find it registered in > the list of wireless networks as wifi1, wifi2, wifi3 ... and so on. > what we had to do at some point is delete all unused wireless networks, > and merge all instances of the currently used networks into one; and > this (I happily announce) solved it > so, to do so, please go to Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center > > at the current wireless network click on Customize > Merge or delete > network locations > Continue. the Merger or Delete Network Locations > will appear; try to delete all network locations that are not currently > used (maybe you should delete all but the one you are currently trying > to connect to), if you have more than one instance of the same location > you are trying to connect to (e.g wifi, wifi1, wifi2 ...); select them > all and click on Merge. Merge Network Locations Window will pop up, > select the network location you're going to merge to (Wifi) and then OK Quote: >> Close > Next > Close > you should be able to browse now.... hope it works > > > -- > strike6
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