Topic: WIFI problem

[jww41005]

OK Pals,

Get your thinking caps on!

The router has stopped broadcasting a signal. The PC and two laptops can connect to the net with a cable connection only. My laptop can pick up several other internet signals in the area, but not mine. I installed the software that came with the router, but it hasn't worked.
OS Vista basic (yes, I know!)
Here are the bios from the PC that the router is connected to:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\John>IPCONFIG /ALL

Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : John-PC
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet
 NIC
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-17-3F-CE-30-58
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::48cc:106c:55ed:fff2%11(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.34(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : viernes, 06 de noviembre de 2009 11:27:40

   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : lunes, 09 de noviembre de 2009 11:38:07
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 285218623
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-12-24-27-68-00-19-66-06-D9-ED

   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-66-06-D9-ED
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{C8BFFF3F-9331-4425-85A3-B2E3E22AB
48C}
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:d5c7:a2d6:1004:12ea:3f57:fedd(Pref
erred)
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1004:12ea:3f57:fedd%13(Preferred)
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 12:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{0CA421FB-A935-48F8-B0AF-16FDADA7D
645}
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Thanks for any help

John

[Rik]

Sounds like the wireless connection has died, John, do you have access to another router to test which end?

[jww41005]

Hello Rik,

Nope, I haven't got another router.
Shall I try resetting the router?

[Rik]

Always worth a try.

[jww41005]

Hello again,

Well, I turned everything off, turned the router on and reset it. I then turned the PC on and reloaded the isp software. I had to do this three times before it actually worked. I didn't really want to start playing about with the router, but at least it worked.

I think vista and kaspersky might have got in the way here.

Cheers

[Rik]

You shouldn't need any router software, John, as you're connecting via ethernet.

[jww41005]

I think I needed the software to configure the router.
Anyway, before I could connect the PC and two laptops to the router by cable, and it worked, but the wifi wouldn't work. After resetting the router and running the CD again, the wifi works. I'm not sure why, but I don't care

Thanks Rik!

[Rik]

NP, glad you're sorted.