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    Wireless Network Adapter Repeatedly Lost - Intel5100

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by roadrunner_133, Nov 3, 2008.

  1. roadrunner_133

    roadrunner_133 Newbie

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    Hi, out of the box, wireless on my sony SR190 with Intel 5100 a/b/g/n did not work!

    Everytime I restart my PC I need to reinstall the intel drivers and smartWi connection utility - then restart my pc again, where it will work till the next time it shuts down or goes on hibernate.

    Trying to debug without reinstalling the drivers - system does not detect the presence of wireless hardware all-together, and only BT (bluetooth) shows up under SmartWi

    I tried restoring my system via the VAIO Recovery Center with no luck twice. Its a persistent problem.

    I've even tried downgrading to XP - but the problem persists there too.

    I've read that there can be interfence between Dual Band 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz dual band devices and BT??? But I don't think thats the problem because whilst running XP Ultimate - disabling BT did not bring about any changes.

    Really appreciate any help, thnx

    btw - Vista Business OS
     
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  2. Lattice

    Lattice Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm on a different wireless card, but I also had problems after downgrading with XP where the system wouldn't recognize my hardware. I solved the problem by uninstalling the Wireless Switch Settings Utility and not installing the SmartWi and just using the default Windows utility. See if that might work for you?
     
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    fredguy Notebook Consultant

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    I have Z the same hardware as yours.
    At home, I have Asus router with n-draft, it works perfect (strong and fast), but in office I have 3Com (4 years old) and is set to without SSID, I have to switch my wireless of my notebook on and off or connect and disconnect for many times before it is connected. may be there is a compatability issue between your router and your notebook.
     
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    roadrunner_133 Newbie

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    hmm ..
    its seriously bugging me. I can still return my PC because its been less than 30 days - but knowing that its a software issue i really wanna solve it myself.

    So - I've switched back to Vista - but I STILL have the same problem. It doesn't detect wireless hardware at all. I'm trying to download a generic wifi manager as we speak - so i'll let you know if that resolves the problem.

    Thnx for the replies guys!!!
     
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