repair a wireless network?

in XP, there is an option to Repair a wireless network connection - basically it just disables the adapter then reconnects. i use it frequantly.

i don't see anything like this in 7. is it still around?

thanks for the fast reply, Airbot!

i tried the Troubleshoot Problems bit, but it didn't seem to do disable my adapter as Repair does in XP. in fact, it doesn't seem to do anything at all since my connection is technically working when i use it. i have found that using Repair in XP does something to kick it back into gear when it gets slow. Troubleshoot in 7 doesn't have the same effect

if that doesn't help go into device manager unistall then in device manager click on action, scan for hardware changes and it should reinstall it hope that helps

no, i know what he's talking about. i understand ya garbanzo. Its just not like that anymore with 7. you're probably looking at either a batch file, or from cmd manually. Personally, i dont lose much without it, as it was good and bad. Alot of the times either hanging up the system and/or giving the adapter a "ghost" ip of the 169.xx variety. Some times even a hard boot would not release it besides trying to renew/release. I think the quick disabling and enabling of the adapter was part of the problem imo.

garbanzo said:

in XP, there is an option to Repair a wireless network connection - basically it just disables the adapter then reconnects. i use it frequantly.

i don't see anything like this in 7. is it still around?

This thread may be dead, but for what it's worth, i am pretty disappointed that the "repair" no longer seems available. I used it frequently when my connection would seem to be lagging and it usually helped avoid having to do a modem/router restart. pretty bummed to have lost that option, but it does seem that disabling and enabling is the best way to get the same effect now. good luck.

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GarrettTV said:

garbanzo said:

in XP, there is an option to Repair a wireless network connection - basically it just disables the adapter then reconnects. i use it frequantly.

i don't see anything like this in 7. is it still around?

This thread may be dead, but for what it's worth, i am pretty disappointed that the "repair" no longer seems available. I used it frequently when my connection would seem to be lagging and it usually helped avoid having to do a modem/router restart. pretty bummed to have lost that option, but it does seem that disabling and enabling is the best way to get the same effect now. good luck.

G

I second what GarrettTV wrote. The enable / disable was a frequent quick fix for a balky network connection. Not needed for a decent network like we have at work, but definitely for the Home Office class routers.

Agreed, shame it's gone, I used it quite a bit also; I agree, sometimes it did 'not respond' but other times it did fast quick the problem and I could instantaneously reconnect. Wonder what Microsoft's reasoning was here....a shame.