Vista - Have lost default network connection on laptop

04-03-2008

After having to power down my wireless router to clear a problem connecting
to the net, now when I start Explorer on my laptop it doesn't connect to my
network automatically as it did prior to this power down. I now have to
manually connect to the network thru Start/Connect to. This never fails, but
I've lost the convenience of simply clicking on Explorer. I'm guessing
there's a setting/option that I can set up to get this ability back?
--
Wlybggr

04-04-2008

You may want to reset the wireless router.

--
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
"Wlybggr" <Wlybggr@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5CA198CB-5986-4D8B-AB79-86B703A1EBA9@xxxxxx

Quote:

> After having to power down my wireless router to clear a problem
> connecting
> to the net, now when I start Explorer on my laptop it doesn't connect to
> my
> network automatically as it did prior to this power down. I now have to
> manually connect to the network thru Start/Connect to. This never fails,
> but
> I've lost the convenience of simply clicking on Explorer. I'm guessing
> there's a setting/option that I can set up to get this ability back?
> --
> Wlybggr

04-03-2008	#1 (permalink)
Wlybggr n/a posts	Have lost default network connection on laptop After having to power down my wireless router to clear a problem connecting to the net, now when I start Explorer on my laptop it doesn't connect to my network automatically as it did prior to this power down. I now have to manually connect to the network thru Start/Connect to. This never fails, but I've lost the convenience of simply clicking on Explorer. I'm guessing there's a setting/option that I can set up to get this ability back? -- Wlybggr
My System Specs

04-04-2008	#2 (permalink)
Robert L. \(MS-MVP\) n/a posts	Re: Have lost default network connection on laptop You may want to reset the wireless router. -- 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 "Wlybggr" <Wlybggr@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:5CA198CB-5986-4D8B-AB79-86B703A1EBA9@xxxxxx Quote: > After having to power down my wireless router to clear a problem > connecting > to the net, now when I start Explorer on my laptop it doesn't connect to > my > network automatically as it did prior to this power down. I now have to > manually connect to the network thru Start/Connect to. This never fails, > but > I've lost the convenience of simply clicking on Explorer. I'm guessing > there's a setting/option that I can set up to get this ability back? > -- > Wlybggr
My System Specs

Similar Threads
Thread	Forum
Wireless connection lost on laptop restart	Vista networking & sharing
Lost network connection with a Win 2k pc	Vista networking & sharing
RE: lost Network connection	Vista networking & sharing
Lost network connection	Vista hardware & devices
Network Mapped Drive : Lost Network Connection	Vista networking & sharing