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WIreless network connection on Vista home premium

Oct 5, 2007 1:25PM PDT

Here's a ?? I just got a new Dell Inspiron desktop with a wireless card. It was fine for a few days. After doing a couple of the cnet tweaks and loading all my files, docs and programs I had trouble. My wireless connection keeps giving me headaches. In the network center I usually get an excellent signal but it says local only. Moreover, it says identifying public network and stays busy for at least a min. Sometimes it will connect the green line to the internet and switch to private (my network). For the most part however, I will have to repair or disconnect/reconnect to my network several times before it works properly. Dell support claimed it was a bad wireless card driver and after 3 hrs on the phone and a new driver install,I had pretty much the same result. I would love some help from this forum.

Specs: Dell Inspiron 530, Pentium core 2 duo 2.33. 2 GB ram, 128mb nvidia card, wireless b/g internal, vista home premium, roadrunner cable modem, netgear wireless router

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You didn't tell enough.
Oct 5, 2007 11:53PM PDT
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OK i'll try this
Oct 6, 2007 2:36AM PDT

I originlly set up my router (Wired) to my old dimension 8200. I named it and so on and saved my settings. My old comp was running XP. The new comp with Vista recognizes my network name and such. I hear a lot of talk about Mcafee. I did install security center from a net download. I have a mcafee account supscrition. Nevertheless, I uninstalled all the trial software, Norton etc prior to that. As of now, I have windows firewall/defender on, mcafee virus scan on, and mcafee personal firewall off. I do not have any other mcafee programs in the suite installed What do you think?? Thanks for any time afforded.

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Same as before.
Oct 6, 2007 2:43AM PDT

Try the settings as noted in the link. If you don't use that, tell us what's different. Also further down that discussion you see a patch some need.

Bob

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Here's the thing..
Oct 6, 2007 9:17AM PDT

Ok , so I've done all that. Now, when I restart the comp it still say's local access only on a public network. It is connected with an excellent signal to the router, but no internet. If I disconnect and reconnect it resolves the issue connected to my router/modem/internet on a private network. What do you think is the proble?

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I am not on my Vista machine at the moment BUT
Oct 6, 2007 12:43PM PDT

I think I ran into that. My fix was to go to the screen that showed the connections that right click remove or delete that funky one and then create a new connection.

Sorry but I'm on trusty rusty at the moment.

Bob