Homegroup aaarrghh!!

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  1. recentrisk
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    kegobeer said:
    Are you attempting to connect via wifi? If so, try connecting both computers to the router with an ethernet cable to see if the problem goes away. You may need to update your wifi drivers on either the desktop or the netbook, depending on which one has the wifi connection.

    Something else I just thought about - do both computers have the same name, ie: kegobeer_pc?
    I finally got to test this out... if i directly connect the laptop to the router via cable i CAN join the homegroup no problem. Finally we are getting somewhere. Given that, what can i do to fix? I need to update my wifi drivers on my laptop?...
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  3. 2pods
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    Windows 7 64 Home Premium
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    It (my problem anyway) is that Windows 7 sometimes sees one type of network adaptor, mistakes it for another (re-triggering an authorisation challange with Superior Drums 2.2, which is how I know it has changed the hardware list), or sometimes not seeing an adaptor at all, giving me the "A network cable is unplugged" message.

    Both adaptor and cable check out fine with Vista SP2 and XP SP3
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  4. recentrisk
    Posts : 27
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       New #43

    recentrisk said:
    kegobeer said:
    Are you attempting to connect via wifi? If so, try connecting both computers to the router with an ethernet cable to see if the problem goes away. You may need to update your wifi drivers on either the desktop or the netbook, depending on which one has the wifi connection.

    Something else I just thought about - do both computers have the same name, ie: kegobeer_pc?
    I finally got to test this out... if i directly connect the laptop to the router via cable i CAN join the homegroup no problem. Finally we are getting somewhere. Given that, what can i do to fix? I need to update my wifi drivers on my laptop?...
    So if i need to update my wifi drivers on my laptop, wouldn't that happen with windows update?
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  6. PeaB4YouGo
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    I used "winipcfg" to find my IP6v config

    UPDATE: sorry, it was "ipconfig". (Any guesses where I got winipcfg?)
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  7. recentrisk
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    Does anyone know how I can proceed with troubleshooting?...

    From prior posts:
    "if i directly connect the laptop to the router via cable i CAN join the homegroup no problem." Someone mentioned to update wifi drivers on my laptop. Is that not covered in windows update?
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  8. recentrisk
    Posts : 27
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    Does anyone know how I can proceed with troubleshooting?...

    From prior posts:
    "if i directly connect the laptop to the router via cable i CAN join the homegroup no problem." Someone mentioned to update wifi drivers on my laptop. Is that not covered in windows update?
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  10. acurasd
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    recentrisk said:
    Does anyone know how I can proceed with troubleshooting?...

    From prior posts:
    "if i directly connect the laptop to the router via cable i CAN join the homegroup no problem." Someone mentioned to update wifi drivers on my laptop. Is that not covered in windows update?

    Not necessary... really depends on the wifi and if they are registered with windows update. i woudl definitly go to the drivers manufacture's website and download them directly from there
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  11. 2pods
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    This fixed mine
    Found here:
    http://www.fixya.com/support/t779082-intel_82562v_2_10_100_ethernet_adapter
    The problem is due to the network card not switching on at startup. The solution is to go into the BIOS (press F2 on startup) and visit the Power Management area and change the wake up policy from S3 to S1.

    Worth a try ?
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  12. recentrisk
    Posts : 27
    Win 7
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    acurasd said:
    recentrisk said:
    Does anyone know how I can proceed with troubleshooting?...

    From prior posts:
    "if i directly connect the laptop to the router via cable i CAN join the homegroup no problem." Someone mentioned to update wifi drivers on my laptop. Is that not covered in windows update?

    Not necessary... really depends on the wifi and if they are registered with windows update. i woudl definitly go to the drivers manufacture's website and download them directly from there
    Ok so i checked my wifi adapter Intel WiFi Link 5100 AGN and the drivers are up to date. Given that this only happens when i try to join the homegroup wirelessly(it works fine if i connect it directly) what else could it be?
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  13. WindowsStar
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    Windows 7 Enterprise (x64); Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
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    PeaB4YouGo said:
    I used "winipcfg" to find my IP6v config

    UPDATE: sorry, it was "ipconfig". (Any guesses where I got winipcfg?)
    winipcfg is from the Windows 98 days.
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