Vista - Vista says wireless connectivity strong, but no Internet

03-18-2007

I recently purchased a new Gateway MT3418 Notebook with Vista Home Premium pre-installed. For a while I was really scratching my head as to why I could not make a wireless connection into my home network.

This network consists of a broadband (cable) modem, a Dlink DI-714P+ wireless router, and several computers. Some of the computers are running wirelessly and some are connected to the router with ethernet cable.

The Gateway notebook recognized the home network name (SSID), but I just could not make a condition, even when I entered the parameters manually.

Finally it dawned on me that maybe Microsoft had an update for my wireless card. So I connected up an ethernet cable to get a connection, went to Windows Update, and downloaded and installed all of the updates. Sure enough, one of the updates was for my wireless card, a Realtek 8185 Extensible 802.11g.

After doing the installs and restarting the computer, I disconnected the ethernet cable and still had a connection. Success!! Next time I'll install all updates BEFORE doing anything else!

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05-04-2008

Jim Calvert;116421 Wrote:

Quote:

> I recently purchased a new Gateway MT3418 Notebook with Vista Home
> Premium pre-installed. For a while I was really scratching my head as to
> why I could not make a wireless connection into my home network.
>
> This network consists of a broadband (cable) modem, a Dlink DI-714P+
> wireless router, and several computers. Some of the computers are
> running wirelessly and some are connected to the router with ethernet
> cable.
>
> The Gateway notebook recognized the home network name (SSID), but I
> just could not make a condition, even when I entered the parameters
> manually.
>
> Finally it dawned on me that maybe Microsoft had an update for my
> wireless card. So I connected up an ethernet cable to get a connection,
> went to Windows Update, and downloaded and installed all of the updates.
> Sure enough, one of the updates was for my wireless card, a Realtek 8185
> Extensible 802.11g.
>
> After doing the installs and restarting the computer, I disconnected
> the ethernet cable and still had a connection. Success!! Next time I'll
> install all updates BEFORE doing anything else!
>
> EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
> 'EggHeadCafe - The .NET developer's portal of choice'
> (http://www.eggheadcafe.com)

Sorry all but while those options may "work" they obviously aren't...
so heres how you fix it... all you have to do is refer to my previous
posting and follow the steps I provided... the posting is... *Error
Message: Connected with Limited Access **Windows Vista Home Premium *--
and heres the link http://tinyurl.com/3w8k2f ... you can also get there
by.... clicking *forums*, *windows vista home premium, *then the
*_posting_called...._Error_Message:_Connected_with_Limited_Access_*....
or you may contact me via. AIM at shawna099.. I have setup this AIM
Screen Name solely for this site (or any Vista forum websites) feel free
to send me a message!!! I'd be happy to help you!!!

--
shawna.9
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03-18-2007	#11 (permalink)
Jim Calvert n/a posts	Wireless Connectivity I recently purchased a new Gateway MT3418 Notebook with Vista Home Premium pre-installed. For a while I was really scratching my head as to why I could not make a wireless connection into my home network. This network consists of a broadband (cable) modem, a Dlink DI-714P+ wireless router, and several computers. Some of the computers are running wirelessly and some are connected to the router with ethernet cable. The Gateway notebook recognized the home network name (SSID), but I just could not make a condition, even when I entered the parameters manually. Finally it dawned on me that maybe Microsoft had an update for my wireless card. So I connected up an ethernet cable to get a connection, went to Windows Update, and downloaded and installed all of the updates. Sure enough, one of the updates was for my wireless card, a Realtek 8185 Extensible 802.11g. After doing the installs and restarting the computer, I disconnected the ethernet cable and still had a connection. Success!! Next time I'll install all updates BEFORE doing anything else! EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice http://www.eggheadcafe.com
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05-04-2008	#12 (permalink)
shawna.9 n/a posts	Re: Vista says wireless connectivity strong, but no Internet Jim Calvert;116421 Wrote: Quote: > I recently purchased a new Gateway MT3418 Notebook with Vista Home > Premium pre-installed. For a while I was really scratching my head as to > why I could not make a wireless connection into my home network. > > This network consists of a broadband (cable) modem, a Dlink DI-714P+ > wireless router, and several computers. Some of the computers are > running wirelessly and some are connected to the router with ethernet > cable. > > The Gateway notebook recognized the home network name (SSID), but I > just could not make a condition, even when I entered the parameters > manually. > > Finally it dawned on me that maybe Microsoft had an update for my > wireless card. So I connected up an ethernet cable to get a connection, > went to Windows Update, and downloaded and installed all of the updates. > Sure enough, one of the updates was for my wireless card, a Realtek 8185 > Extensible 802.11g. > > After doing the installs and restarting the computer, I disconnected > the ethernet cable and still had a connection. Success!! Next time I'll > install all updates BEFORE doing anything else! > > EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice > 'EggHeadCafe - The .NET developer's portal of choice' > (http://www.eggheadcafe.com) Sorry all but while those options may "work" they obviously aren't... so heres how you fix it... all you have to do is refer to my previous posting and follow the steps I provided... the posting is... Error Message: Connected with Limited Access Windows Vista Home Premium -- and heres the link http://tinyurl.com/3w8k2f ... you can also get there by.... clicking forums, windows vista home premium, then the _posting_called...._Error_Message:_Connected_with_Limited_Access_.... or you may contact me via. AIM at shawna099.. I have setup this AIM Screen Name solely for this site (or any Vista forum websites) feel free to send me a message!!! I'd be happy to help you!!! -- shawna.9 Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
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