Sony Vaio 64bit Vista can't connect to wireless router

ihot · 08-14-2009, 02:47 AM

I just bought a 9mth old Sony Vaio Laptop with 64bit vista installed. It would not connect to my home wireless router - Dlink brand. My Dell and HP laptops connect easily to my wireless router - by entering a password. I followed the suggestion to update Vista registry's ArpRetryCount but it did not work (maybe that suggestion is for 32 bit Vista). Any suggestions?

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ps. Here is the suggestion for 32 bit:
registry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters)he has me look for an entry that I’m suppose to edit but seems to be missing. Confused, I’m on hold again while the rep goes to consult another rep yet again. Finally, assured he has the answer, he has me create a new “DWORD (32-bit) Value” entry line “ArpRetryCount” with the values set all to zero (the default value).

ihot · 08-14-2009, 07:59 PM

False alarm. As it turns out, there was nothing wrong with Vista 64 bit. Once I got the password right, I was able to connect to DLINK wireless home router with no problems.

08-14-2009, 02:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
ihot Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2 OS: vista 64bit sp1	Sony Vaio 64bit Vista can't connect to wireless router I just bought a 9mth old Sony Vaio Laptop with 64bit vista installed. It would not connect to my home wireless router - Dlink brand. My Dell and HP laptops connect easily to my wireless router - by entering a password. I followed the suggestion to update Vista registry's ArpRetryCount but it did not work (maybe that suggestion is for 32 bit Vista). Any suggestions? ============================== ps. Here is the suggestion for 32 bit: registry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters)he has me look for an entry that I’m suppose to edit but seems to be missing. Confused, I’m on hold again while the rep goes to consult another rep yet again. Finally, assured he has the answer, he has me create a new “DWORD (32-bit) Value” entry line “ArpRetryCount” with the values set all to zero (the default value). Last edited by ihot; 08-14-2009 at 02:48 AM.

08-14-2009, 07:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
ihot Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2 OS: vista 64bit sp1	Re: Sony Vaio 64bit Vista can't connect to wireless router False alarm. As it turns out, there was nothing wrong with Vista 64 bit. Once I got the password right, I was able to connect to DLINK wireless home router with no problems.