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    Suddenly unable to connect...

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Ever.monk, Jul 10, 2008.

  1. Ever.monk

    Ever.monk Notebook Consultant

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    Hey ppl,

    Until today I've never had problems with my wireless, but suddenly this morning I can't connect anymore to to my modem. I've got full signal strength but then I get the error message "Windows is unable to connect to the selected network"

    I've already reinstalled the driver 3x and I've still got the same problems. I'm using windows xp and my card is Intel Pro 3945ABG. Any help would be much appreciated!
     
    Ever.monk, Jul 10, 2008
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Ever.monk Notebook Consultant

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    Nope, I'm using kaspersky internet security. The irritating thing was I didn't get any warnings or anything. I checked my email this morning, and then when I tried again 5 minutes later it wouldn't connect anymore.
     
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  4. Wishmaker

    Wishmaker BBQ Expert

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    Do you have a cordless device close to the router/laptop?

    Did you reboot your router? Take the power out, leave it a few minutes, turn it back on....
     
    Wishmaker, Jul 10, 2008
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  5. Wirelessman

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    Try to reset the router, this helps 90% of the time.
     
    Wirelessman, Jul 10, 2008
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    Ever.monk Notebook Consultant

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    It's funny how restarting stuff always seems to help ^^. Thanks bunch guys, this website is a lifesaver!
     
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  7. Wishmaker

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    Glad you sorted out the problem. Sometimes the most stupid thing can create big headaches.
     
    Wishmaker, Jul 10, 2008
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  8. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    BTW, according to the ZoneAlarm site, this was only a problem for XP, not for Vista, and has been corrected in an update to the ZA products for XP.
     
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  9. Wirelessman

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    Zonelarm is bad news, is 1000 times worst than the UAC in Vista.
     
    Wirelessman, Jul 10, 2008
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    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    You are entitled to your opinion, and I would not personally run the free firewall from ZoneAlarm, but I find ZoneAlarm AntiVirus on Vista quite good, and far superior to Comodo in my experiences. I also find Vista superior to XP in many ways.
     
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  11. Wirelessman

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    May be I'm not using it correctly, but when I first installed it, the alert window would open 100 times more than the UAC, so it drove me crazy, lol. Is like getting a window saying: "Alert somebody is trying to type a letter in the keyboard" :D
     
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  12. Wishmaker

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    You are also entitled to your opinion. This does not mean I agree with you. ZoneAlarm and Vista = BAD NEWS!
     
    Wishmaker, Jul 10, 2008
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    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    ZA and vista, no opinon except on vista. ZA will work fine as long as the user know hows to config it correctly. But Vista is still the second generaton ME (aka MEII). Maybe in a year or so they will have it ready for prime time. The reason I went with Apple, it works and can still run my XP-Pro.
     
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  14. AKAJohnDoe

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    Yes. Knowing what one is doing does tend to make things go better overall. ;)
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Jul 10, 2008
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