Can't connect to Wifi with Vista (clean install unsuccessful)

I have a Samsung Q210 and was until this morning not having any issues connecting it to my home wifi network. Then I turned on my Samsung and it had issues connecting (local only). I know the wifi router works perfectly fine since two more laptops (1 XP, 1 Vista 64bit) are running perfectly fine on it.

I tried some of suggestions that I found online like disabling my firewall and anti-virus but nothing worked. So I did a full clean install, and now I'm still having exactly the same issue...

Any suggestions?

Here the specs of my Samsung:

Operation System: Genuine Microsoft Windows Vista® Home Premium
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T3400
Memory : 3 GB (DDR2 / 1GB x 1 + 2GB x 1 )
Graphic Processor: nVIDIA GeForce Go 9200M GS
HD: 320GB (5400 rpm S-ATA)
Wireless LAN: Atheros 802.11b.g*

That's what I get when I run ipconfig:


Thanks!!!

 

Reinstalling the OS was a bit of an overkill IMO!

Anyways, have you tried connecting to any other wireless networks that may be available to you?

Have you tried updating to the latest WiFi drivers? Click!

Delete your wireless connection and try connecting anew. Click on the Network and Sharing icon in your task tray or go to Control Panel. Select Manage Wireless Network, select your network and remove it from the list. Now try searching for the network again and try connecting to it. *If the network is pass key encrypted, ensure that you are typing the pass key correctly!

You can also try doing a Start --> Run and type cmd and hit enter. Now type ipconfig /release and hit enter, then try connecting to your network again. If it still won't connect, type ipconfig /renew and hit enter.

Unplug the Modem's and Router's power and replug starting with the Modem; let it boot fully then plug in the Router.

If you don't need to set a Static IP Address on your network adapter then verify it's set to receive IP Addresses Automatically in your network adapters' settings.

I think that's a good place to start off with...just make sure you don't have Zone Alarm, Panda Antivirus, McAfee or the like installed.

 

Thanks for the help makaveli72.

I know the clean install was a bit much but i was planning on doing one anyways so it wasn't too bad

It's kind of odd but the issue was actually related to the router even though the other two laptops didn't have any issue connecting. So everything is fine now

cheers

 

Yes, i'm not surprised, sometimes communication issues between the Router and a single device occur. So the unplugging, and replugging will fix that 99% of the time.

Good for you, glad I could help!