Wireless connection slowly ... disappearing!

[paul.j.vincent]

Hello

Hopefully someone on here can help me out with a problem I've been
having with my wireless internet connection (XP SP2, Netgear wireless
card). I've been using a friend's wireless connection for a while, and
it's temperamental but generally fine.

However, a couple of days ago, both Opera and Internet Explorer lost
browser functionality (both acted as if there was no connection
available), but could still send/receive in Outlook and get updates and
the like in other software. Funnily, I found that if I could still use
a normal Windows Explorer window to browse, and the signal strength,
etc, was fine. As of today, however, I can't even get a connection,
despite Network Stumbler (and my friend) showing the usual network to
be running just fine, and there's no security so it can't be that. XP
even lists the network, but when I click to connect to it, nothing
happens. I've run updated versions of virus and spyware checkers and
they've revealed nothing.

Anyone have any ideas (please!!)?

Paul

 

[Chuck]

Hello

Hopefully someone on here can help me out with a problem I've been
having with my wireless internet connection (XP SP2, Netgear wireless
card). I've been using a friend's wireless connection for a while, and
it's temperamental but generally fine.

However, a couple of days ago, both Opera and Internet Explorer lost
browser functionality (both acted as if there was no connection
available), but could still send/receive in Outlook and get updates and
the like in other software. Funnily, I found that if I could still use
a normal Windows Explorer window to browse, and the signal strength,
etc, was fine. As of today, however, I can't even get a connection,
despite Network Stumbler (and my friend) showing the usual network to
be running just fine, and there's no security so it can't be that. XP
even lists the network, but when I click to connect to it, nothing
happens. I've run updated versions of virus and spyware checkers and
they've revealed nothing.

Anyone have any ideas (please!!)?

Paul

Paul,

I'd start by looking at "ipconfig /all" from your computer, and from one of your
friends computers.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

Do you have browse ability (looking at your friends computers?) in Network
Neighborhood, thru Windows Explorer, even when you "click to connect to it,
nothing happens"? I'd look at LSP / Winsock corruption first:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html

 

[paul.j.vincent]

Thanks for your response. I tried all the various solutions from the
LSP/Winsock page (all five) and run through much of the advice on your
troubleshooting Network Neighborhood page, with no success. What I find
particularly peculiar is that the loss of browsing ability occurred
midway through a Windows session, rather than after a restart.

ipconfig shows "media disconected". Might it be worth posting the
entire response of "ipconfig /all"?

 

[Chuck]

Thanks for your response. I tried all the various solutions from the
LSP/Winsock page (all five) and run through much of the advice on your
troubleshooting Network Neighborhood page, with no success. What I find
particularly peculiar is that the loss of browsing ability occurred
midway through a Windows session, rather than after a restart.

ipconfig shows "media disconected". Might it be worth posting the
entire response of "ipconfig /all"?

Paul,

Anything is possible, if only in your dreams. No, that's what she said, and I
apologise for getting off topic here.

Let's look at "ipconfig /all" from the problem computer. For the most
possibility though, the same also from any other non problem computer would be
more helpful. Looking for clues to a problem like yours could be a challenge.

What virus and spyware checkers did you do? Did you do a heuristic scan with
HijackThis or HijackFree? Any expert forum posts that you can link to?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/03/malware-detection-and-removal-version.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/03/malware-detection-and-removal-version.html

 

[Socrates]

see http://www.amw1.com/faq/ICS/faqs.htm

 

[Socrates]

see http://www.amw1.com/faq/ICS/faqs.htm

Thanks for your response. I tried all the various solutions from the
LSP/Winsock page (all five) and run through much of the advice on your
troubleshooting Network Neighborhood page, with no success. What I find
particularly peculiar is that the loss of browsing ability occurred
midway through a Windows session, rather than after a restart.

ipconfig shows "media disconected". Might it be worth posting the
entire response of "ipconfig /all"?

Paul,

Anything is possible, if only in your dreams. No, that's what she said, and I
apologise for getting off topic here.

Let's look at "ipconfig /all" from the problem computer. For the most
possibility though, the same also from any other non problem computer would be
more helpful. Looking for clues to a problem like yours could be a challenge.

What virus and spyware checkers did you do? Did you do a heuristic scan with
HijackThis or HijackFree? Any expert forum posts that you can link to?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/03/malware-detection-and-removal-version.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/03/malware-detection-and-removal-version.html

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.