Windows 7: Win7 only connects when Win Vista is Connected

Hi,

I have a strange issue with my wifi network at home. I have 2 notebooks, one with Windows Vista and another, recently bought, with Windows 7.

The Win Vista notebook connects wirelessly with no problems. The Win 7 one, only connects when the former is connected :S

If I disconnect the Windows Vista notebook, I cannot even access the wireless router from the other notebook. The moment I reconnect it again, the Win 7 notebook connects again, almost instantly.



I have a linksys WRT54G-TM router. I haven´t found any firmware updates for this exact model.

Thanks in advace for your help.

Rod, welcome to Sevenforums!

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