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    Weirdest wifi problem ever! HELP PLEASE!!

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by MYK, Jan 7, 2007.

  1. MYK

    MYK Newbie NBR Reviewer

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    I still haven't resolved this issue that I posted a thread about a while back. Someone please help me.

    I can now connect to the router on OS X (with or without a password) but not from windows (with or without a password). When I connect through windows it just doesn't connect and when I move back to OS X, it also fails to connect. I go to the router settings from another laptop and change the connection name. It works fine, until I go back to windows, then we're back to square one. I just can't figure out what the problem is! Someone please help me!! :( :( :eek: :eek: :mad: :confused: :confused: :( :(
     
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  2. hollownail

    hollownail Individual 11

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    When you say your try to connect in windows on your MBP, do you mean through bootcamp or parallels?
     
    hollownail, Jan 7, 2007
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  3. MYK

    MYK Newbie NBR Reviewer

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    bootcamp .
     
    MYK, Jan 7, 2007
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  4. hollownail

    hollownail Individual 11

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    Hrm, I had that problem when I went home to my dads for a weekend trip. It wouldn't bond in XP until I had entered in the login info and then rebooted. After that it worked fine.
    I really can't think of any solution to that though. That is weird, though I keep running into more and more issues with recent laptops and wireless (under windows).
     
    hollownail, Jan 7, 2007
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  5. MYK

    MYK Newbie NBR Reviewer

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    There is no password to the network I'm trying to join. That is half of the problem. The thing is, when I boot windows and reboot to mac, I can join the network without any problems. Whenever I try to join the network on windows it won't connect and kills the connection for osx too :( Other laptops work fine. I would then change the router network name, and then it would connect on osx. This is very weird, I can't think of a reason of why this is happening, except offcourse. Whenever I love a laptop and think it's flawless, something like this happens!! Someone pleeeease help.
     
    MYK, Jan 8, 2007
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  6. mujtaba

    mujtaba ZzzZzz Super Moderator

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    Well, I think the problem is this :
    The firmware of this version of Laptop/Router is different that your friends,
    Are the OSX versions the same,I have heard that Apple started to have problems with security,so they might have force you to login @ the newer patches.
     
    mujtaba, Jan 8, 2007
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  7. cashmonee

    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Well my first suggestion would be to uninstall the Apple drivers in Windows, then make sure you have the latest Boot Camp and re-burn the driver CD and install the drivers again. Barring that, I have no idea. Sounds like a bug.
     
    cashmonee, Jan 8, 2007
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    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    It almost sounds like bootcamp and windows is have problem hooking into the hardware. Have no idea how to fix it, unless apple has a patch.
     
    blue68f100, Jan 8, 2007
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  9. hollownail

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    Actually, have you tried redoing the XP install?
     
    hollownail, Jan 8, 2007
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