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wifi adapter won't enable?
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My friend has bought a new wifi adapter - I don't think it will be any better than her present one, but never mind that for now. It's an Edimax nano, basically a USB plug with a very little extra on it. I plugged it in, and when Windows for some reason couldn't load a driver, I used the mini-CD, and after pointing the OS at the right folder thereon, a driver loaded and seems to work. On the screen in control panel (networks or something like that) that shows two things - the ethernet cable and the wifi adapter - it shows as something like wireless network 7, and disabled. If I right-click, a dropdown appears which includes Enable, so I click on that; a small window opens saying Enabling, then Enabled, then disappears - but the main one-of-two display (the other being the ethernet cable) still shows it as Disabled. No wifi networks are shown. If I plug back in the old wifi dongle, it shows on that screen as two things, numbered 5 and 6, and one of them (I forget which) shows the name of the SSID where the other one shows as Disabled, and indeed we have an internet connection. If I plug _both_ in, they show up as 5, 6, and 7, with one of 5 and 6 showing the SSID and providing a connection, the other (new one) showing as 7 and Disabled - in other words, the two wifi adapters seem to be completely independent of whether the other one is plugged in or not - one appearing as 5 and 6 and giving us a connection, one appearing as 7 and not being enable-able. I've tried safe mode (with networking), snoozing ZoneAlarm's firewall and other function for five minutes, and turning off Panda, all to no avail - ditto changing some service someone suggested from Manual to automatic start, and starting it (one that begins with "WLAN ..."). We had a garbled reply from Edimax that suggested the firewall offing, and (really just by copying an email between two other users) making sure the service was enabled. In summary: I _think_ the new wifi adapter has a driver the OS is happy with, but it isn't seeing any networks, probably because it can't be changed from Disabled, though a popup says "Enabling ... Enabled". -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again. -Franklin P. Jones |
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wifi adapter won't enable?
"J. P. Gilliver (John)"
Tue, 02 Jan 2018 23:48:33 GMT in alt.windows7.general, wrote: (W7 home premium) My friend has bought a new wifi adapter - I don't think it will be any better than her present one, but never mind that for now. It's an Edimax nano, basically a USB plug with a very little extra on it. I plugged it in, and when Windows for some reason couldn't load a driver, I used the mini-CD, and after pointing the OS at the right folder thereon, a driver loaded and seems to work. Uninstall the device and unplug it from the usb port. You didn't say whether or not the mini cd offered to install the driver. See if it does, and, do so if it will. Reboot the computer for good measure and plug the device back into the machine. You may want to check with the manufacturer and see if a newer driver is available directly from them which matches the make/model card you have as well. But, try what I suggested above first to see if you can get it up and going. Then try checking the web to see if a newer version driver is available. In summary: I _think_ the new wifi adapter has a driver the OS is happy with, but it isn't seeing any networks, probably because it can't be changed from Disabled, though a popup says "Enabling ... Enabled". While it's not set in stone, this sounds like a driver issue or possibly a faulty card. Is the Wifi WEP (don't laugh, I still run into some that are) or WPA/WPA2 configured? Some newer wifi cards absolutely refuse to do anything with WEP. I've seen two that won't pick them up at all, and one that does, but won't run it's higher speeds until you switch over. That's why I'm asking. Is the wifi 2.4ghz or 2.4ghz along with 5ghz? What are the capabilities of the card? Post back your results and we'll go from there. -- To prevent yourself from being a victim of cyber stalking, it's highly recommended you visit he https://tekrider.net/pages/david-brooks-stalker.php ================================================== = They have Mother's day for Mothers and Father's day for Fathers -- so what do they have for Single Men? Palm Sunday |
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