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Wireless Limited Connectivity/ Local Access Only???
the last few days every time I try to use any public internet connection that previously worked fine….my computer will connect only with limited connectivity or local access. any tips? also I get the message “connecting to the network is taking longer than usual” sometimes when I try. If I run diagnostics it either says resetting the adapter might help or it says there is no problem OR it says cannot ping dns server (remote host). the wierd thing is no matter what public server I try it wont work. help!!
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You didn’t say what OS you were running but let’s assume some version of Windoze XP. If not, please ignore what follows. WXP has a component called WirelessZeroConfig. When WXP “loses its mind” about wireless network restarting this service sometimes help. I have also had success in uninstalling the networking interface, and other “stuff” and letting WXP “rediscover” it all again. One tip. Always reboot COLD (i.e., power completely off for five minutes. not 4:59) TWICE (i.e., no joke two completely down cycles). Some times WXP needs a good enema to clean itself out. When I help colleagues, coworkers, or others with connectivity issues, I like to have a “dork” (i.e., a plain old working system so I know it’s not the network, but it’s the platform I’m working on that has the problem) with me. At home, I have an ancient thinkpad that barely runs WXP to be my “dork” when I have real problems on my real notebook. Hope this helps.
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If Mode is Local Access Only
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Disable the Firewall
Open the Windows firwall go to the Advance tab and Uncheck the options of Local Area Connection and Wless N/w Connection: Press OK
after Go to RUN> type services.msc: that will open the services Local : then Look for the option as WLAN Auto configuration: Right Click and Click on stop and then right click again click start
then associate the wLess again this will work fine
in case still you are facing the same disable the security software on the comp
that will surely do for you
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The messages that the user is giving and the wizard that they mention is only available in Windows Vista; The client is using Windows Vista.
Your advice however was correct, powering off the computer (which obviously powers down the adapter) is even more important in Windows Vista as the system and adapters do seem to get stuck in some silly little state, especially with dodgy drivers.
Matt
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