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Vista SP1 forgets and/or loses WiFi connection
  1. #1


    aK Guest

    Vista SP1 forgets and/or loses WiFi connection

    Read a couple of dozen postings on wireless networking issues with Vista both
    here and other boards, haven't found an answer.

    Running Vista Enterprise x86 SP1 with all updates applied as per Windows
    Update.

    Machine is a HP 6910p with Intel Wifi Link 4965AGN. All power saving
    disabled where possible; power management running max performance.



    Router is Linksys WRT54GS v2 with latest firmware from Linksys installed.
    SSID broadcast disabled.

    Connecting using WPA-2 personal, AES encryption.

    Have a few other notebooks (Tosh, HP, Dell) and all work without problems
    but they are all running XP. This current problematic notebook runs fine if I
    boot to XP.

    Problem: with no discernable pattern, the Wifi connection would be lost and
    cannot reconnect even though the network is visible (shows up as unnamed).
    Tried IPConfig renew, right-click diagnose & repair, disable/reenable (from
    network setting and soft-button on notebook) and reboot. Nothing helps.

    Simple solution: click on the network and provide the correct SSID and
    Passphrase, all is well again. Of course, each time I do this, it's a new
    Wifi network registration so I end up with 6-10 every week that I need to
    clean up (mywifinet, mywifinet 2, mywifinet 2 3, mywifinet 2 3 5, etc...).
    They're all connected to the same thing but everytime it dies, the same
    setting will not reconnect and I have to register all over again.

    Registration is standard and set to remember and auto connect.

    This isn't my only problem with Vista but it is the most annoying. Why, why,
    why does Vista hate me?

    Thanks.


    Angie K.



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  2. #2


    Barb Bowman Guest

    Re: Vista SP1 forgets and/or loses WiFi connection

    do you have the latest driver for the wireless? what version?

    On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 15:01:02 -0700, aK <aK@xxxxxx>
    wrote:

    >Machine is a HP 6910p with Intel Wifi Link 4965AGN. All power saving
    >disabled where possible; power management running max performance.
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  3. #3


    aK Guest

    Re: Vista SP1 forgets and/or loses WiFi connection

    Tried latest drivers from both HP and Intel, problem still exists. Tried
    removing the proset management software so that Vista manages everything,
    problem still exists.

    So far, the only way I can use Wifi on this laptop is when running XP. Vista
    just breaks things. :-(




    "Barb Bowman" wrote:

    > do you have the latest driver for the wireless? what version?
    >
    > On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 15:01:02 -0700, aK <aK@xxxxxx>
    > wrote:
    >

    > >Machine is a HP 6910p with Intel Wifi Link 4965AGN. All power saving
    > >disabled where possible; power management running max performance.
    > --
    >
    > Barb Bowman
    > MS-MVP
    > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
    > http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
    >

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  4. #4


    Barb Bowman Guest

    Re: Vista SP1 forgets and/or loses WiFi connection

    can you please post the version number of the driver?
    go into device manager, expand, right click on the wireless adapter,
    navigate to the drivers tab.

    On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 19:47:00 -0700, aK <aK@xxxxxx>
    wrote:

    >Tried latest drivers from both HP and Intel, problem still exists. Tried
    >removing the proset management software so that Vista manages everything,
    >problem still exists.
    >
    >So far, the only way I can use Wifi on this laptop is when running XP. Vista
    >just breaks things. :-(
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >"Barb Bowman" wrote:
    >

    >> do you have the latest driver for the wireless? what version?
    >>
    >> On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 15:01:02 -0700, aK <aK@xxxxxx>
    >> wrote:
    >>

    >> >Machine is a HP 6910p with Intel Wifi Link 4965AGN. All power saving
    >> >disabled where possible; power management running max performance.
    >> --
    >>
    >> Barb Bowman
    >> MS-MVP
    >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
    >> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
    >>
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  5. #5


    slr736 Guest

    Re: Vista SP1 forgets and/or loses WiFi connection


    I'm having same problem sometimes although mostly I get a good
    and stable connection; however after an hour or two of good
    connectivity, my connection shows it's "local access only" and I can't
    get internet. Ive been informed by other post that it is the router and
    not my machine (which is a brand new Acer 6920 using Vista Home Premium
    service pack 1 with the same wireless card as you, an Intel wirleless
    wifi link 4965 AGN;


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  6. #6


    Elan Hasson Guest

    Re: Vista SP1 forgets and/or loses WiFi connection


    The fix seems to be at
    http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/0...omment-page-1/


    The new driver will likely to solve the Wireless cuts off problem in
    Vista. Download the driver version 11.1.1.22 from
    ftp://ftp.dell.com/network/R164259.EXE. It’s a Dell installer package,
    which should works on other brands too. Otherwise, simply extract the
    driver by using WinRAR and manually update the driver for the network
    card from Device Manager.

    Trying now, will update this post with results...Stand by..


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