Wireless problems ONLY in Vista[MOVED]

SenoraRaton · 06-20-2009, 10:58 PM

I'm having an odd problem with my wireless card, or not odd considering its vista....

For some reason my connection is intermittent and won't always connect when I boot my laptop. It fails at a variety of places most generally aquiring DNS address, or the gateway IP, so says the built-in diagnostic tool that came with my laptop. I have tried the windows "auto-fixer" with no success. At first I thought it might be a driver problem, but I actually have two wireless cards, one is USB, and the other internal, and neither will connect consistently. Also I have a live CD of Backtrack that I am using that has absolutely NO problem connecting, ever... period. My USB wireless card is the only one with a supported driver that I have gotten working but it always works...

So:
Its not a driver problem (2 cards, 2 drivers same problem)
Its not a router problem (The connection works in linux)
My deduction is that its a problem with Vista, and its networking interface.

Any suggestions on things to try to get it to work more consistently?

**lorjack** · 06-20-2009, 11:17 PM

Windows Vista
Open up a command prompt (Start > All Programs >Accessories > alternate click on Command Prompt > select "Run as Administrator"
Type the bolded commands into the command prompt window:

Reset WINSOCK entries: netsh winsock reset catalog
Reset IPv4 TCP/IP: netsh int ipv4 reset reset.log
Reset IPv6 TCP/IP stack: netsh int ipv6 reset reset.log

When finished reboot

SenoraRaton · 07-01-2009, 05:32 AM

Sadly, no luck, its still hanging on aquiring gateway IP, and Linux is breezing along beautifully... I don't understand what the problem could be...... Other than that windows is a POS.

kenny111111 · 07-01-2009, 06:54 AM

hello

have you tried updating driver (onboard) from mfg (not microsoft)??

maybe try disable it altogether (cant hurt) could be that having two cards vista is confused.

just some thoughts, good luck

**lorjack** · 07-01-2009, 04:34 PM

Supply the following information please.

OS running on all affected systems
Make & models of all equipment (routers, network cards, modems).
Wired or wireless?
What wireless encryption is in use? (WPA, WPA2, WEP, None)
Browsers being used (Firefox, IE, Safari, Opera,...)
What security software is installed? (Firewalls, AV, Spyware, Malware,...)

Open up a command prompt (Start > run > cmd)
Type the following bolded commands and post the results for each affected machine.

ipconfig /all

Note: To post results of commands, alternate click on the top of the command prompt > edit > select all >
alternate click on the top of the command prompt > edit > copy > paste in a message here. If you are on
a computer that can't connect to the internet then paste the contents in a text document and save it to a
portable media like a flash drive, then use an internet capable machine to post the contents.

06-20-2009, 10:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
SenoraRaton Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Windows Vista, BackTrack 3(Slax Linux)	Wireless problems ONLY in Vista[MOVED] I'm having an odd problem with my wireless card, or not odd considering its vista.... For some reason my connection is intermittent and won't always connect when I boot my laptop. It fails at a variety of places most generally aquiring DNS address, or the gateway IP, so says the built-in diagnostic tool that came with my laptop. I have tried the windows "auto-fixer" with no success. At first I thought it might be a driver problem, but I actually have two wireless cards, one is USB, and the other internal, and neither will connect consistently. Also I have a live CD of Backtrack that I am using that has absolutely NO problem connecting, ever... period. My USB wireless card is the only one with a supported driver that I have gotten working but it always works... So: Its not a driver problem (2 cards, 2 drivers same problem) Its not a router problem (The connection works in linux) My deduction is that its a problem with Vista, and its networking interface. Any suggestions on things to try to get it to work more consistently?

06-20-2009, 11:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
lorjack TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 2,205 OS: Windows 2K, XP Pro sp3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Ubuntu	Re: Wireless problems ONLY in Vista Windows Vista Open up a command prompt (Start > All Programs >Accessories > alternate click on Command Prompt > select "Run as Administrator" Type the bolded commands into the command prompt window: Reset WINSOCK entries: netsh winsock reset catalog Reset IPv4 TCP/IP: netsh int ipv4 reset reset.log Reset IPv6 TCP/IP stack: netsh int ipv6 reset reset.log When finished reboot __________________ Those who can't write, write manuals. Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you...

07-01-2009, 05:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
SenoraRaton Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Windows Vista, BackTrack 3(Slax Linux)	Re: Wireless problems ONLY in Vista Sadly, no luck, its still hanging on aquiring gateway IP, and Linux is breezing along beautifully... I don't understand what the problem could be...... Other than that windows is a POS.

07-01-2009, 06:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
kenny111111 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: central florida USA Posts: 111 OS: vista sp2	Re: Wireless problems ONLY in Vista hello have you tried updating driver (onboard) from mfg (not microsoft)?? maybe try disable it altogether (cant hurt) could be that having two cards vista is confused. just some thoughts, good luck __________________ HAVE A GREAT DAY Kenny

07-01-2009, 04:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
lorjack TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 2,205 OS: Windows 2K, XP Pro sp3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Ubuntu	Re: Wireless problems ONLY in Vista Supply the following information please. OS running on all affected systems Make & models of all equipment (routers, network cards, modems). Wired or wireless? What wireless encryption is in use? (WPA, WPA2, WEP, None) Browsers being used (Firefox, IE, Safari, Opera,...) What security software is installed? (Firewalls, AV, Spyware, Malware,...) Open up a command prompt (Start > run > cmd) Type the following bolded commands and post the results for each affected machine. ipconfig /all Note: To post results of commands, alternate click on the top of the command prompt > edit > select all > alternate click on the top of the command prompt > edit > copy > paste in a message here. If you are on a computer that can't connect to the internet then paste the contents in a text document and save it to a portable media like a flash drive, then use an internet capable machine to post the contents. __________________ Those who can't write, write manuals. Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you...