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    Status "Not Connected" but internet still works

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Smashy, Oct 1, 2006.

  1. Smashy

    Smashy Notebook Consultant

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    As of yesterday, the my WiFi has been working fine but only the first time after I restart my computer will I get a normal "Connected" popup. After that, when I connect to the network again, the status is "Not Connected" but the WiFi still works...

    Any suggestions?
     
    Smashy, Oct 1, 2006
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  2. jhonan

    jhonan Notebook Geek

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    Make sure that 'status' that you're seeing applies to the wireless card, and not to the standard network card. If you've recently connected to a normal wired network you might have both icons appearing now in the system tray, one for wireless (showing connected), and one for normal network (showing not connected)
     
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  3. Smashy

    Smashy Notebook Consultant

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    I HAVE connected via WLAN and LAN in the past few days, but the LAN shows "cable unplugged" (which is fine) and the Wireless Network Connection shows "Not Connected" even though my wireless internet is working. When I go through the "repair" tool for Wireless Network Connection, I only get to "Connecting to the wireless network" and then the repair tool fails and displays the message "Could not connect to wireless network."
     
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    Rathor Newbie

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    I am having the same issue with my laptop it is a new laptop hp dv5020

    I have done a system restore back to a point that I knew it was ok and I have also updated my router firmware any help would be much appreciated
     
    Rathor, Oct 4, 2006
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    Rathor Newbie

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    I seem to have fixed my issue I went into the network connection deleted my prefered network and it resolved it
     
    Rathor, Oct 5, 2006
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    Smashy Notebook Consultant

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    I also seem to have fixed it, resetting the router using various methods.
     
    Smashy, Oct 6, 2006
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