:wave: I am moving my query from what I think was an uninteresting category and I am hoping putting it here will improve interest. (I marked the old thread as "solved" b/c I don't know how else to close it.)
03-14-2011, 08:40 PM, I originally posted:
I have cable ISP, Motorola modem, Netgear router. OS Windows Vista on Toshiba Satellite L/T, SP2; Firefox 3.6.16.
Post install of SP2 "upgrade," my wireless connection is messed up.
I have no complaints about the speed of my connection, before SP2 or after. This L/T is a gift, which means I did not choose what is installed on it. If you've never had upgrade problems, then chances are good we're not going to be the best match. No offense. :smile:
I do a factory reset on the router and set it back up as if I just bought it. I apply WPA-PSK security to the wireless, as I did before the MS upgrades changed something. I have successfully done so for years and so it is not a suspect, at least not to me.
I delete the original network connection configurations and set up a brand new private connection for Home. However, I suddenly have a "multiple computer" Public network connection as well. When I hover over the internet connection icon in the sys tray it shows "Home", Access Local and Internet, full bars, and name of wireless device, AND "Unidentified Network", Access Local and Internet, full bars, and name of wireless device.
I have access to the internet. What happens when I disconnect the Unidentified Public Network is it disconnects the private network too. Previous to the MS "upgrades" I had just one network connection: Home, private. Worked just fine. Now, I am not allowed to have just one network connection. It's both or nothing.
Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.
03-20-2011, 10:46 PM, I answered a question:
When I delete the Unidentified Network (Public) it automatically disconnects the Home Network (Private). When I use the connectivity diagnosis tool, it re-locates/recreates the Unidentified Network and then reconnects the Home Network.
03-24-11, 10:22 PM, I added an update:
Something else that keeps happening is when I visit certain sites, usually with numerous photos (thepioneerwoman.com, cakewrecks.com), that they take longer than all the other sites I visit daily, the photos take a long time to finally appear fully (a full minute for all photos on the first page). Often, lately, trying to connect to those sites will kill the wireless connection. It goes from Access: Local and Internet to just Local (on both networks). I have to restart the l/t, unplug the router, unplug the modem, wait 15 seconds, plug in the modem, then the router, all lights nominal, login in to the l/t, both networks are back online, Local and Internet. And this is since I installed the "upgrades." I'm up to SP2 and FF 3.6.16.
Again, if anyone has any suggestions especially if they've gone through the same, I will appreciate it.
