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Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
December 26 2008 07:53 GMT
#1
ive turned the power mngmnt off for the wireless adapter settings so it wont shut down or anything to save battery. and i still lose net randomly. anyone know good solutions to this? ive googled around and no avail. its so stressful to lose net like that. its definitely not my router since other computers connect to it fine. is there something in vista i should do or what?

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blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
December 26 2008 07:55 GMT
#2
I would be more inclined to blame your wireless LAN card rather than Vista
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Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
December 26 2008 08:18 GMT
#3
hardware/firmware/driver problem

don't blame msft for all the problems with your computer... -.-
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krazymunky
Profile Joined June 2008
United States727 Posts
December 26 2008 08:28 GMT
#4
is it your computer losing connection or maybe your router is the problem.
have you tried using a cable and seeing if it still has the same problem?
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Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
December 26 2008 08:40 GMT
#5
uh, my laptop is brand spanking new. 2 days old. the card is new, up to date driver as well. i continued to search google and seems like diff. people get diff. stuff. ive resetted ipv6 and shit like that. so far so good.
Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
December 26 2008 08:43 GMT
#6
How about your router?

Also, just because the laptop is new, doesn't mean it's guaranteed to be functional, that's how refurbs come to being.
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fight_or_flight
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States3988 Posts
December 26 2008 08:43 GMT
#7
On December 26 2008 17:40 Raithed wrote:
uh, my laptop is brand spanking new. 2 days old. the card is new, up to date driver as well. i continued to search google and seems like diff. people get diff. stuff. ive resetted ipv6 and shit like that. so far so good.

Is it an hp laptop? tx/dv series?
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Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
December 26 2008 08:46 GMT
#8
On December 26 2008 17:28 krazymunky wrote:
is it your computer losing connection or maybe your router is the problem.
have you tried using a cable and seeing if it still has the same problem?

laptop. wifi. my pc is connected through a cable and havent lost net ever.
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
December 26 2008 08:48 GMT
#9
On December 26 2008 17:43 fight_or_flight wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 26 2008 17:40 Raithed wrote:
uh, my laptop is brand spanking new. 2 days old. the card is new, up to date driver as well. i continued to search google and seems like diff. people get diff. stuff. ive resetted ipv6 and shit like that. so far so good.

Is it an hp laptop? tx/dv series?

nay. my other laptop, HP, doesnt lose net either. it just loses net for 5seconds or something then reconnects(aim, msn, etc). its a sony vaio.
RaGe
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
Belgium9947 Posts
December 26 2008 08:49 GMT
#10
check the last changed date on wlanapi.dll and see if its different from the date you installed windows
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Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-26 08:53:46
December 26 2008 08:52 GMT
#11
On December 26 2008 17:49 RaGe wrote:
check the last changed date on wlanapi.dll and see if its different from the date you installed windows

after i did this, then what do i do?

edit - the date is the same.
IzzyCraft
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4487 Posts
December 26 2008 08:56 GMT
#12
Lol why the hell you blaming vista. So many thing are more likly to cause that. Anyways is this just at home or everywhere you use your wireless. Imo 5 secs then reconnection could be a router the clear timeing on the catche for the router do you notice like is this every 15 20 30 mins intervuls? Also always on wireless routers only last about a year and a half before the cause problems usually.
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Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
December 26 2008 08:59 GMT
#13
On December 26 2008 17:56 IzzyCraft wrote:
Lol why the hell you blaming vista. So many thing are more likly to cause that. Anyways is this just at home or everywhere you use your wireless. Imo 5 secs then reconnection could be a router the clear timeing on the catche for the router do you notice like is this every 15 20 30 mins intervuls? Also always on wireless routers only last about a year and a half before the cause problems usually.

stop defending vista and shit, seriously. im not blaming shit. im just curious why its happening, as i fucking said, its random not every 5min or 10 or 15, and so forth. i use vista AND xp. the cards are working properly, they are also up to date. if this is router, then its not doing it to my other laptop. read the fucking posts before you post alone. jesus christ, stop accusing people of having vendettas against vista.
indecision
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Germany818 Posts
December 26 2008 09:29 GMT
#14
go install XP and see if that fixes the problem
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
December 26 2008 09:31 GMT
#15
laptop is for school. school wants vista. T______T
fight_or_flight
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States3988 Posts
December 26 2008 09:33 GMT
#16
On December 26 2008 18:31 Raithed wrote:
laptop is for school. school wants vista. T______T

Just curious...why would the school need you to have vista as opposed to xp?
Do you really want chat rooms?
thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
December 26 2008 09:44 GMT
#17
whenever i boot or shut down my vista computer, the entire network in the house dies T_T
dinmsab
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Malaysia2246 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-26 10:44:03
December 26 2008 10:40 GMT
#18
On December 26 2008 17:59 Raithed wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 26 2008 17:56 IzzyCraft wrote:
Lol why the hell you blaming vista. So many thing are more likly to cause that. Anyways is this just at home or everywhere you use your wireless. Imo 5 secs then reconnection could be a router the clear timeing on the catche for the router do you notice like is this every 15 20 30 mins intervuls? Also always on wireless routers only last about a year and a half before the cause problems usually.

stop defending vista and shit, seriously. im not blaming shit. im just curious why its happening, as i fucking said, its random not every 5min or 10 or 15, and so forth. i use vista AND xp. the cards are working properly, they are also up to date. if this is router, then its not doing it to my other laptop. read the fucking posts before you post alone. jesus christ, stop accusing people of having vendettas against vista.


no, as a certified network engineer im going to say that not vista, nor the network card is at fault.. it is you, the retarded user. Seriously, your own friggin blog title is "vista keep loosing wireless connection" and you claim your not blaming vista? Your sure as hell not making it sound like that.
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haduken
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia8267 Posts
December 26 2008 11:11 GMT
#19
Are you using dynamic IP assigning?

Try to manually assign an IP for your vaio.

Try to manually enter DNS servers
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Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
December 26 2008 17:32 GMT
#20
On December 26 2008 19:40 dinmsab wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 26 2008 17:59 Raithed wrote:
On December 26 2008 17:56 IzzyCraft wrote:
Lol why the hell you blaming vista. So many thing are more likly to cause that. Anyways is this just at home or everywhere you use your wireless. Imo 5 secs then reconnection could be a router the clear timeing on the catche for the router do you notice like is this every 15 20 30 mins intervuls? Also always on wireless routers only last about a year and a half before the cause problems usually.

stop defending vista and shit, seriously. im not blaming shit. im just curious why its happening, as i fucking said, its random not every 5min or 10 or 15, and so forth. i use vista AND xp. the cards are working properly, they are also up to date. if this is router, then its not doing it to my other laptop. read the fucking posts before you post alone. jesus christ, stop accusing people of having vendettas against vista.


no, as a certified network engineer im going to say that not vista, nor the network card is at fault.. it is you, the retarded user. Seriously, your own friggin blog title is "vista keep loosing wireless connection" and you claim your not blaming vista? Your sure as hell not making it sound like that.

youre retarded for using your instead of youre. how did your post help? stop posting useless shit.

On December 26 2008 20:11 haduken wrote:
Are you using dynamic IP assigning?

Try to manually assign an IP for your vaio.

Try to manually enter DNS servers


mind assisting? vista has more complicated shit than xp so im really unfamiliar.

yenta
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
Poland1142 Posts
December 26 2008 18:50 GMT
#21
100% sure this is getting logged in the Event manager.

Figure out where the Event Manager is in vista, go to the System tab, and look for events preceeded by a yellow exclamation point/triangle, or a red circle with a red x.

Copy/paste those here, or google for them. Also give us the exact model of your wireless card from the Device Manager and your model of Sony Vaio.

This could be literally anything.
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Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
December 27 2008 04:17 GMT
#22
event manager = event viewer? if it is, where does it show the error log for the net downs? theres a lot of stuff from security and such but i cant find where it has the internet stuff.

the wifi is: intel(r) wireless wifi link 5100

need anything else etc, just let me know. i want to resolve this issue.
yenta
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
Poland1142 Posts
December 27 2008 05:40 GMT
#23
Yeah, really just look through every category and find any recent errors or warnings @ intervals corresponding to when you lose your net. Those will help pinpoint what exactly is happening.
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Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
December 27 2008 06:46 GMT
#24
one error, just lost net now so i saved:

Log Name: Windows OneCare
Source: WinSS
Date: 12/27/2008 1:39:12 AM
Event ID: 7001
Task Category: Router Configuration
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: David-PC
Description:
Failed executing wireless security check process. Error Code = 0x80020005.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="WinSS" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">7001</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>7</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-12-27T06:39:12.000Z" />
<EventRecordID>163</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Windows OneCare</Channel>
<Computer>David-PC</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>0x80020005</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>


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thanks a lot.
yenta
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
Poland1142 Posts
December 27 2008 18:37 GMT
#25
What are you using for encryption on the router? WEP?
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yenta
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
Poland1142 Posts
December 27 2008 18:44 GMT
#26
I read that if your network isn't set to "public" in OneCare, it could be causing this issue.


Please perform the steps below and report back whether the issue is still occurring:

1. In the OneCare main screen, click "Change settings"
2. Under the Firewall tab click "Configure firewall"
3. Click "Change location" to change from "home or work" to "public place"

Now track your router during the next 24 hours and report back whether you are still experiencing router disconnects.


From the OneCare forums.
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yenta
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
Poland1142 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-27 18:51:57
December 27 2008 18:49 GMT
#27
The second error could also be causing it:

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/07/17/tcpip-has-reached-the-security-limit-imposed-on-the-number-of-concurrent-tcp-connect-attempts-error-on-windows-vista/

hopefully changing onecare settings will work, because the patches for this one are a wee bit sketchy
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Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
December 27 2008 20:54 GMT
#28
On December 28 2008 03:37 yenta wrote:
What are you using for encryption on the router? WEP?

yeah WEP.

On December 28 2008 03:44 yenta wrote:
I read that if your network isn't set to "public" in OneCare, it could be causing this issue.

Show nested quote +

Please perform the steps below and report back whether the issue is still occurring:

1. In the OneCare main screen, click "Change settings"
2. Under the Firewall tab click "Configure firewall"
3. Click "Change location" to change from "home or work" to "public place"

Now track your router during the next 24 hours and report back whether you are still experiencing router disconnects.


From the OneCare forums.


im pretty sure its set to private. how do i check this?

thanks.
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