*** "Wireless network not found" ***

[Fred S]

Hi,

I have WinXP Home on my desktop and laptop. The desktop is connected to
a Netgear router using a RJ45 Cat5 cable from a cable modem.

The Laptop uses a Netgear wireless card (pcmcia).

The system has worked just fine for over three years with only an
occasional dropout and I've used the "repair" connection option to fix
it successfully.

Today, after being connected for about an hour and with just my startup
page open, the laptop displayed a time out error on that web page out of
the clear blue. No software/hardware was installed or removed.

When I try to "view all available networks" it reports that there are no
wireless networks found -

I've tried this over and over again, rebooted, powered both PCs down,
powered off the router, then the cable modem, then re-connected again.

Only the hardwire cables work on both machines. The router appears to be
working normally, that is the LEDs show 1 port connected, and the
wireless icon flashing as it always does but the laptop finds no network.

Can someone help me on this?

Thanks, Fred

 

[susantha silva]

Hi Fred can you check in the device manger if you can find the wireless card
in the network adapters section? Try to remove the card and reconnect it
back to the PCMCIA slot. See in the router configuration page if it showing
any wireless connection connected to the router. I'm suspecting about your
PCMCIA card. Sometimes due to heat those card can get damaged internally
which is not visible to the naked eye.

Regards,
Susantha

 

[Fred S]

Hi Susantha,

Thanks for your input - there were no issues in Device Manager.

I finally got it working - seems that it needed to have the SSID enabled
- I don't know why as I've had that disabled for quite a while.

Regardless, it is working again.

Thanks, Fred