NVIDIA nForce Network Controller

Tyrfing · 09-09-2009, 12:19 PM

Hi guys,

I've been having an issue with the NVIDIA nForce Network Controller and I'm not really sure what to do with it here. I just recently got wifi, I'm switching off of an air card.

It's totally wireless, it just emits a signal and you're supposed to be able to just pick up the signal (which is working just fine on this laptop).

But, this computer isn't detecting the wireless signal.

I did a little reading on it, and that's why I attribute the issue to this driver.

I have a HP Pavilion a6114x running Windows Vista.
I'm not sure what else to say, but I'd appreciate it if I got some assistance with this. :D

Mikhalkov · 09-09-2009, 12:28 PM

Well for one, it doesn't look like that computer has a wireless card installed in it.

Tyrfing · 09-09-2009, 12:34 PM

Well, that makes sense.

I have another question on that then, how would I get my hands on one of those, and where would it go in my machine? I'm not exactly hardware savvy, as you can already tell.

Mikhalkov · 09-09-2009, 12:37 PM

You can either get a USB wireless adapter, or a card that fits into a PCI slot. A USB one would be simplest.
Can you post the brand and model of your wireless router?

Tyrfing · 09-09-2009, 12:41 PM

It's a Sprint MIFI 2200.

Mikhalkov · 09-09-2009, 12:51 PM

It looks like that router supports all modes of wifi (b, g, and n), so it doesn't really matter which wireless adapter you end up getting, although you may have to do a little configuring of the router to make sure it's set on the mode (b, g, or n) that your adapter supports.

Tyrfing · 09-09-2009, 01:10 PM

Okay, that helps, I'll be running to a Best Buy or something nearby to pick one up. Thanks for the help.

09-09-2009, 12:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tyrfing Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Windows Vista Service Pack 1	NVIDIA nForce Network Controller Hi guys, I've been having an issue with the NVIDIA nForce Network Controller and I'm not really sure what to do with it here. I just recently got wifi, I'm switching off of an air card. It's totally wireless, it just emits a signal and you're supposed to be able to just pick up the signal (which is working just fine on this laptop). But, this computer isn't detecting the wireless signal. I did a little reading on it, and that's why I attribute the issue to this driver. I have a HP Pavilion a6114x running Windows Vista. I'm not sure what else to say, but I'd appreciate it if I got some assistance with this. :D

09-09-2009, 12:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mikhalkov Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 403 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: NVIDIA nForce Network Controller Well for one, it doesn't look like that computer has a wireless card installed in it. __________________ "I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year." -1957 "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." -1949

09-09-2009, 12:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tyrfing Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Windows Vista Service Pack 1	Re: NVIDIA nForce Network Controller Well, that makes sense. I have another question on that then, how would I get my hands on one of those, and where would it go in my machine? I'm not exactly hardware savvy, as you can already tell.

09-09-2009, 12:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mikhalkov Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 403 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: NVIDIA nForce Network Controller You can either get a USB wireless adapter, or a card that fits into a PCI slot. A USB one would be simplest. Can you post the brand and model of your wireless router? __________________ "I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year." -1957 "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." -1949 Last edited by Mikhalkov; 09-09-2009 at 12:40 PM.

09-09-2009, 12:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tyrfing Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Windows Vista Service Pack 1	Re: NVIDIA nForce Network Controller It's a Sprint MIFI 2200.

09-09-2009, 12:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mikhalkov Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 403 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: NVIDIA nForce Network Controller It looks like that router supports all modes of wifi (b, g, and n), so it doesn't really matter which wireless adapter you end up getting, although you may have to do a little configuring of the router to make sure it's set on the mode (b, g, or n) that your adapter supports. __________________ "I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year." -1957 "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." -1949

09-09-2009, 01:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tyrfing Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Windows Vista Service Pack 1	Re: NVIDIA nForce Network Controller Okay, that helps, I'll be running to a Best Buy or something nearby to pick one up. Thanks for the help.