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New netbook can only not connect to home wireless help plz!

Aug 5, 2010 8:01PM PDT

So I bought a new netbook an asus 1201n and it's fantastic. The first time I started it up everything worked perfect. After a few days of use it could only sometimes see my wifi in my home and now it doesn't find it at all. I tried it at several friends and there was no problem with connecting to a wifi. What should I do? I thought maybe the router is the problem but other laptops can connect to it without a problem.

Help would be appreciated!

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Try the usual
Aug 5, 2010 9:28PM PDT

Make sure the wifi router is WPA or if your machines support it, WPA2. We cover this in the CNET Networking forum sticky and in a few too many posts like this.

The other causes are usually things like an expired antivirus, the SSID is hidden, the router is set to only serve so many machines and "other."

It's rarely a Windows 7 issue. It has also been the on/off wifi button on the laptops is "off."
Bob

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Ill try that
Aug 6, 2010 6:43PM PDT

Ok ill try that. I dont have a wifi button its always on. I already thought maybe too many ar connected to the router but most of the time only 3 pcs ar connected and 3 iphones the router supports 8 it says I believe. Ill see if I can change something in the router settings.

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it works
Aug 15, 2010 9:30PM PDT

it works again but i didnt do anything maybe it has to do with the gateway. Who cares it just started working again im happy Silly