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Wi Fi died?!

Danspoon — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 16:09:46 GMT

Hi all,

I seem to be plagued by random failings with my Viao VGN-A417M.

After the death and rising of my dvd drive, now my Wi Fi has gone. I was using it, then i closed the lid, reopened it about 30mins later, and when it came back from hybernation the WiFi had died. I know it's not my router as i took the laptop to another WiFi hotspot and it wouldn't pick anything up.

Any help once again, greatly recieved!

Re: Wi Fi died?!

tonybeard — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 16:46:36 GMT

Delete the driver and reboot. It will automatically replace the driver. Right Click My Computer/properties/devicemanager/Wlan driver

Re: Wi Fi died?!

kee-lo_ — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 18:02:24 GMT

Restart the wireless utility, works for me

Re: Wi Fi died?!

Danspoon — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 22:04:52 GMT

hi peeps,

I tried unistalling the driver and rebooting, but alas nothing changed, it did exactly the same with the dvd drive, it just acts as if you haven't uninstalled anything... very frustrating! I recently had an accident which is stopping me from driving or getting about, so taking it back to the shop isn't possible at the moment.

Re: Wi Fi died?!

lazybones — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 03:09:56 GMT

go back to cable. wifi ain't nearly stable enough to bother with for quite a while. i wasted some precious lolly on wifi and the best bit of it is the router. with the laptop within feet of the router, the signal kept dropping and it's only 54mbps anyway. the router, by cable, is 100mpbs. i just got a long cable and ran it to where i wanted to have the laptop.

it must be hard for folk who need the facility.

Re: Wi Fi died?!

Eugenepang — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 03:26:13 GMT

is the wifi LCD light on?

Re: Wi Fi died?!

kee-lo_ — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 15:48:29 GMT

Check the SSID is right and you have a password for WPA or WEP depending on your setup

Re: Wi Fi died?!

Danspoon — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:44:38 GMT

It doesn't detect the wifi at all, so the password thing doesn't really matter...

The Wi Fi Light is not on...

Thanks for all the help by the way!

Re: Wi Fi died?!

tonybeard — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:58:38 GMT

Go to VaioLink and get the drivers again and delete them as before and the system will update the drivers with the more recent ...ummm ones.....is my english getting really bad because I speak portuguese everyday.:smileylaugh:

Re: Wi Fi died?!

kee-lo_ — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 21:37:27 GMT

Slide the switch the other way and the WIFI will be on

Re: Wi Fi died?!

Danspoon — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:03:18 GMT

you won't believe this. First of all I'm telling you this because you might find it funny, I don't mind if you mock me, life can be like that...

Why didn't anyone say check the switch on the front?:smileylaugh:

Re: Wi Fi died?!

rich912 — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 18:29:18 GMT

Why didn't anyone say check the switch on the front?laughing

No mockery from this direction, but Kee-Lo did suggest just that.

 Slide the switch the other way and the WIFI will be on

Re: Wi Fi died?!

kee-lo_ — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 19:23:51 GMT

I like it when it's this simple....
Glad I could help