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    Killer Wireless-N 1103 card problem

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by wiggles23, Aug 23, 2012.

  1. wiggles23

    wiggles23 Newbie

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    Hi guys, really need some help here, not sure where to post this so here goes:

    The other day when I turned on my laptop it just wouldn't connect to the internet and I haven't been able to get it to connect since. It says its connected to the modem but not the internet however I've reset the modem, tried the internet through my phone and desktop wireless and they're all fine so its not a problem there, must be something wrong with the laptop itself. I've re installed the driver for my network card on my laptop but still the same. I have no idea what the problem is, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

    (my laptop is an alienware m17x with Killer Wireless-N 1103 card if that helps)
     
    wiggles23, Aug 23, 2012
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  2. GaryBray

    GaryBray Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi Wiggles,

    My card did EXACTLY the same thing.

    I think it's a combination of a Windows Update problem and Mcafee. It works instantly again if you uninstall Mcafee.

    I hope this helps,

    Gary
     
    GaryBray, Aug 23, 2012
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  3. Alienware-Luis_Pardo

    Alienware-Luis_Pardo Guest

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    Hey wiggles,

    Try to do a System Restore to a couple of days before the problem started.
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Aug 23, 2012
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  4. wiggles23

    wiggles23 Newbie

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    Did a system restore and now all is well :D Thank you both , they were a scary few internet-less days there :p
     
    wiggles23, Aug 23, 2012
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  5. shinji257

    shinji257 Notebook Deity

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    A recent McAfee update broke internet for many users. It wasn't just you. I work in a service center and we got many calls over it.
     
    shinji257, Aug 23, 2012
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