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Network Connection Issues

Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Ibzy, Nov 15, 2009.

Ibzy Notebook Enthusiast

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Hi again.

Sorry to be a pain, but after getting the laptop back up and runing i installed the remainder of the W7 drivers, but since installing the R232573 nVidia Chipset drivers, I have lost all connection to the internet. It originally said no network connections were available, but after updating the broadcom drivers it just cant connect to the networks it can find. Nothing has changed with my router/access point as it was connected before, and i have tried switching them off and on with no change.

Think i'm just being stupid with this now and looking straight past obvious solutions.

Thanks

Ibzy, Nov 15, 2009

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I encountered the same problem when I installed all the drivers. What you need to do is go to device manager and bring up the Nvidia Ethernet properties page. Then click on the advanced tab and select "Device Sleep on Disconnect." Change the value to disabled.

Hopefully all works out for you.

Brah, Nov 15, 2009

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Hey Brah!
Cheers, I can't seem to be able to search properly on these forums.

Thanks again

Ibzy, Nov 16, 2009

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