Solved My Wireless card Said Enabled but isn't working

dx91mike

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This is what i got in ipconfig. As you can see it's not detecting the Wireless LAN card. I've done everything; reinstalling drivers, reboot after reboot, I don't know what to do!
I'm running Toshiba Satlelite C655 with windows 7 64bit. my card is atheros.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
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C:\Users\Michael>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Michael-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR8152/8158 PCI-E Fast Ethernet C
ontroller (NDIS 6.20)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-26-6C-E1-4C-B4
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::88ca:b757:fc82:292c%14(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.25(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, January 26, 2012 2:50:19 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, January 27, 2012 2:50:19 AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 335554156
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-16-36-7E-C8-74-DE-2B-5B-17-76

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.df8a:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Users\Michael>
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 Professional 32bit
Memory
3.0GB
I have found that some older cards (even 2 years old) do not work well with x64 installs....you could test with an x86 machine if you have one available. I had to purchase a new card due to x64 (the card does work with an x86 install however) and got a decent card for about $14 (Sabrent Wireless-G 802.11G PCI Adapter) from TigerDirect.

B/G card: Sabrent PCI-G802 PCI Wireless Card - 54Mbps, 802.11g, Windows/Mac/Linux Compatible at TigerDirect.com

N/B/G card: Sabrent 802.11n Wireless PCI Controller Card - 802.11n/g/b, 300Mbps, 40/64/128-bit WEP encryption at TigerDirect.com
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Systemax N2000 Gaming PC
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Q6600 @2.4ghz (G0 stepping)
Motherboard
XFX nforce 680i LT
Memory
8 gb OCZ vista essential sli PC-6400
Graphics Card(s)
Dual 9800gt in SLI mode
Sound Card
Integrated 8.1 High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual Sceptre x246w 24 inch monitors
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200 each monitor
Hard Drives
500 GB SATA II / 7500 rpm
PSU
Cooler Master Real Power Pro 1250W
Case
N2000 server tower
Cooling
Thermaltake Bigwater 760 is
Keyboard
MS Intelitype 6000 v2.0
Mouse
MS Intelipoint 6000
Internet Speed
Wi-power 1.5GB up / 512k down
Other Info
Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 Pro x64, Windows Home Premium X86, Windows XP pro, Windows Home Server x86, Ubuntu 10.4 x86 and x64, Ubuntu server 10.4, SQL Server 2005, MySQL 5.0
I forgot to mention it's a laptop
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 Professional 32bit
Memory
3.0GB
Solved! It was ZoneAlarm that was blocking it :\
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 Professional 32bit
Memory
3.0GB
Welcome to Windows Seven Forums.

I was about to ask you to check your firewall settings, but you got there first.

Well done and thanks for the update as the solution may help others.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion Elite 495UK
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz
Motherboard
MSI 2A9C (CPU1)
Memory
8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP2310i
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage
PSU
460W
Case
HP Elite
Cooling
Air cooled
Keyboard
Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard
Mouse
Logitech Wireless M180 mouse
Internet Speed
2Mb
Other Info
Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop
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