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    Wifi works in OSX but not Vista

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Nerof50, Nov 22, 2007.

  1. Nerof50

    Nerof50 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys Ive had windows vista running on my macbook pro for 5 months now with bootcamp and it works great. I find that I also use windows most of the time, since I'm a PC guy at heart. My problem is though that last week when i tried to connect to a wireless network in vista it connects but i only get the local only(no actual internet accsess), this seems to happen even if i disable my wifi and re enable it or start my computer. Its is also happening on my network at home(I'm in college) so i dont know what is going on. Yet in OSX it connects immediately without any problems. So yea I really need your help guys i need my wifi back in vsta and would like to avoid a reformat.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated
     
    Nerof50, Nov 22, 2007
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  2. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    Have you tried surfing? I get like that in vista sometimes, but I still got an internet connection, and I can surf. It just say it's local.
     
    fabarati, Nov 22, 2007
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  3. Nerof50

    Nerof50 Notebook Enthusiast

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    yea no surfing, i mean it connects to the network but i have no internet what so ever
     
    Nerof50, Nov 22, 2007
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  4. Seth Oriath

    Seth Oriath Notebook Consultant

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    Have you tried using a system restore prior to last week to see if it fixes it? It could've been a Windows update or driver update that borked it.
     
    Seth Oriath, Nov 22, 2007
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  5. HLdan

    HLdan Notebook Virtuoso

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    As the ad goes, " Give up on...." Sorry couldn't resist. :D
     
    HLdan, Nov 22, 2007
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