Read a couple of dozen postings on wireless networking issues with Vista both
here and other boards, haven't found an answer.

Running Vista Enterprise x86 SP1 with all updates applied as per Windows
Update.

Machine is a HP 6910p with Intel Wifi Link 4965AGN. All power saving
disabled where possible; power management running max performance.

Router is Linksys WRT54GS v2 with latest firmware from Linksys installed.
SSID broadcast disabled.

Connecting using WPA-2 personal, AES encryption.

Have a few other notebooks (Tosh, HP, Dell) and all work without problems
but they are all running XP. This current problematic notebook runs fine if I
boot to XP.

Problem: with no discernable pattern, the Wifi connection would be lost and
cannot reconnect even though the network is visible (shows up as unnamed).
Tried IPConfig renew, right-click diagnose & repair, disable/reenable (from
network setting and soft-button on notebook) and reboot. Nothing helps.

Simple solution: click on the network and provide the correct SSID and
Passphrase, all is well again. Of course, each time I do this, it's a new
Wifi network registration so I end up with 6-10 every week that I need to
clean up (mywifinet, mywifinet 2, mywifinet 2 3, mywifinet 2 3 5, etc...).
They're all connected to the same thing but everytime it dies, the same
setting will not reconnect and I have to register all over again.

Registration is standard and set to remember and auto connect.

This isn't my only problem with Vista but it is the most annoying. Why, why,
why does Vista hate me?

Thanks.


Angie K.

do you have the latest driver for the wireless? what version?

On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 15:01:02 -0700, aK
wrote:

Machine is a HP 6910p with Intel Wifi Link 4965AGN. All power saving
disabled where possible; power management running max performance.
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Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Tried latest drivers from both HP and Intel, problem still exists. Tried
removing the proset management software so that Vista manages everything,
problem still exists.

So far, the only way I can use Wifi on this laptop is when running XP. Vista
just breaks things. :-(




"Barb Bowman" wrote:

do you have the latest driver for the wireless? what version?

On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 15:01:02 -0700, aK
wrote:

Machine is a HP 6910p with Intel Wifi Link 4965AGN. All power saving
disabled where possible; power management running max performance.
--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

can you please post the version number of the driver?
go into device manager, expand, right click on the wireless adapter,
navigate to the drivers tab.

On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 19:47:00 -0700, aK
wrote:

Tried latest drivers from both HP and Intel, problem still exists. Tried
removing the proset management software so that Vista manages everything,
problem still exists.

So far, the only way I can use Wifi on this laptop is when running XP. Vista
just breaks things. :-(




"Barb Bowman" wrote:

do you have the latest driver for the wireless? what version?

On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 15:01:02 -0700, aK
wrote:

Machine is a HP 6910p with Intel Wifi Link 4965AGN. All power saving
disabled where possible; power management running max performance.
--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

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Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

I'm having same problem sometimes although mostly I get a good
and stable connection; however after an hour or two of good
connectivity, my connection shows it's "local access only" and I can't
get internet. Ive been informed by other post that it is the router and
not my machine (which is a brand new Acer 6920 using Vista Home Premium
service pack 1 with the same wireless card as you, an Intel wirleless
wifi link 4965 AGN;


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Vista Home Premium SP1

WRT300N Router here.

Sony Vaio VGN-FZ180E
Intel WiFi Link 4965AGN
using Intel Drivers, 12/20/2007, 11.5.0.32, Signed by microsoft windows
hardware compatibility publisher.

It drives me nuts since I can't RDP or use any 3rd party tools like
LogMeIn.com while i'm not on a wired connection.


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The fix seems to be at
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/0...omment-page-1/


The new driver will likely to solve the Wireless cuts off problem in
Vista. Download the driver version 11.1.1.22 from
ftp://ftp.dell.com/network/R164259.EXE. It’s a Dell installer package,
which should works on other brands too. Otherwise, simply extract the
driver by using WinRAR and manually update the driver for the network
card from Device Manager.

Trying now, will update this post with results...Stand by..


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