compaq presario v6000 Wireless Network problems

[EchoingStorm]

Hi there, new to the site, saw a closed thread on Google and none of the questions seemed to ask the same as mine. I already had sent my laptop off to the company to fix it, which they did, and it's been a good, four five months now and I can no longer connect wirelessly. The network states that it's too far, or whatever when i diagnose it. I read the manager john's response. I didn't see a yellow exclamation point or questionmark under the network area and heres the command prompt text.


Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Dark Storms>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : LunarDragon
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : home

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-73-55-FF-2B
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::cd29:5d05:d09f:b075%9(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.176.117(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : home
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-36-CE-95-05
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::801f:54fb:f5ae:df04%8(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, February 11, 2009 6:16:39 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, February 12, 2009 9:42:14 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e50:1c57:254a:3f57:fefd(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1c57:254a:3f57:fefd%10(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 12:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : home
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

[cwg573]

Have you tried direct Ethernet cable and access Router Setting?

[EchoingStorm]

I am connected through ethernet to router, but not sure if thats what direct connection means lol. What do you mean by accessing the router section?

[johnwill]

Did you try this machine on a different wireless network? Do other computers connect to the wireless router you're connecting to?

[EchoingStorm]

Yes I did try it on a different network. Was at my friends house when I noticed it was no longer working. Said it was too far away when i was maybe a foot from the router. It says the same thing at my house.

[johnwill]

It sounds like the wireless card is either not working, or the antennas have become disconnected.

I'd first check the seating of the wireless card, most laptops have a small access door on the bottom that covers the wireless card. The tiny antenna connectors should be firmly connected and the card should be fully seated.

Do this check with the battery REMOVED from the laptop.

[EchoingStorm]

Thank's. I will let you know how it goes asap. Might be a little while unfortunately because I am crashing at a friends due to I have no car. We are fixing it at his place :) Will get back to you by monday.