Broadcom 802.11 b/g Wireless LAN problem

[Chicano4lyf619]

one day i was using my Compaq Presario V3000 and it worked perfectly fine, surfing the internet wirelessly (using Broadcom 802.11 b/g Wireless LAN Adapter). The the next day, i turn on my computer, and i open interet explorer showing that there is no connection, so i check the wireless on/off switch to check if it is on, and it was on, but the indicator light was red when it's supposed to be blue. So i put the switch to off, then back to on, but the light remains red. Then i opened Device Manager to check if the wireless adapter was working correctly, but it was not detected. Thinking it was somethin minor, i restarted the computer, but nothing changed. I left the computer there for about 3 days then turned it on, and to my surprise, the wireless adapter worked!!.
The next day, i turn my laptop on, and the wireless didnt work. I began to believe that maybe the driver was missing or something, so i went to the broadcom website and downloaded the latest driver, i restarted the computer, but still didnt work. Frustrated, i turned the laptop off. The next day i turned it on and it worked!!, but next day when i restarted da comp because of a new installation, it stopped working. I am fresh out of ideas..plz help

I am not sure, maybe Johnwill can help

[johnwill]

Sounds a lot like the wireless card is dying.

[Chicano4lyf619]

oh, I see, well what's wierd is that it works right now and it worked yesterday and the day before.

[johnwill]

It may be a heat sensitive issue...

Take these steps while at IDLE (when the computer is doing nothing) and when AT LOAD (run a anti-virus scan, dvd movie, etc. at the same time). Then post up the results in 2 different columns so johnwill and I may check your temperatures/voltages/fan speeds.

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I would like you to download and install the program Speedfan. When you are done installing Speedfan open and look for 3 columns. One should have temperatures, the other should have voltages, and the last one should contain your fan speeds. When you have found this information please post to me in a column such as this: (Example)

Temperatures

Temp1: 30 C
Temp2: 60 C
HD0: 44 C

Voltages (only for desktops)

5.5V: 5.5
3.33V: 3.24

Fan Speeds

Speed1: 2480 RPM

(Remember this is just an example, please post your exact information)

If you are running on a Dell Laptop please follow these steps then post your temperatures, voltages, and fan speeds:

• Open Speedfan
• Click Configure on the Main Screen
• Go to the Options Tab
• Check the: "Enable DELL Support (use this function only on DELL notebooks)" check box
• Click Ok then Close Speedfan
• Start Speedfan once again

Then post your temperatures, voltages, and fan speeds.

[Jenry]

Hey, I have this exact same problem on my wireless adapter. I will tell my bro to download that program whenever the net comes up on the lap top then i'll get back to you guys.