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Unidentified Network No Internet Access
Hey,
I just registered today to post about my issue. I have been reading thread after thread about this issue, where my internet drops every 5-20minutes give or take and it makes for a long read in posts 53 pages or so long. After 4 days of reading/internet dropping nonstop I figure making a post I can check for an answer, instead of sifting through all the other threads would be faster.. and perhaps allow me to avoid another dropped connection - Internet dropped -
Out of the 90or so pages I have read (I see Users Digger and Sexytools making many posts ... if you could help it would be greatly appreciated)
It seem that this post: Once more: "No network access - unidentified network" is the most like mine, with pics and all. Robert Cartman's post is nearly identical to my current issue (only differance is my troubleshooting always fixes the issue)
Now for some computer specs/background: (forgive me I am not too computer savy if you need more info just let me know what&where to find)
I just bought an HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC (its maybe 3 months old)
I do 0 downloading on the laptop save Windows updates & Windows Microsoft Security Essentials updates. I have 1 game installed on the PC and tend to play it online from time to time. Most of my time on the net involves research (so I know it it can't be torrents/heavy traffic based)
Windows 7 Home Premium (64 Bit OS)
Intel(R)Core(TM)i5CPU 430M @2.27GHz 2.27
4GB Ram
Network Adapter: Broadcom 43225 802.11b/g/n
Last night after trying all sorts of suggestions in the other posts (1 at a time and once finding it didn't work I simply undid the changes made) so I am literaly back to square 1 everytime I try a new method of "fixing" the issue.
Here is what I have tried so far:
I left my laptop on last night to see if it would disconnect. When I got home from church the network said it had been connected for 12hours and 7minutes. I then figured HEY IT MUST BE FIXED I was wrong lol. Shortly after I started reading a few more pages on this site I lost my connection again. I find it drops faster when I play my game online (drops withing 10minutes every time) but either way it drops after simple surfing.
- Power cycle router (other netbook and laptop still work fine)
- Disable IPv6
- Adjust the power saver options (couldn't find any for the network adapter)
- Checked current driver (is up to date and was installed the day I bought the laptop 22/3/2010)
- Disable/enable wireless network connection (works for 5-20min... same as allowing windows to self troubleshoot the issue via right clicking)
- Live Mail (Have never set it up)
- Bonjour (Was never installed on my PC so it is not the issue either)
This has been going on for about 4-5days and to top it all off my Wife's BRAND NEW Netbook (3weeks old) has started doing the same thing today (she uses her laptop for thesis research/email/facebook/youtube) Nothing has been installed on her Netbook and the only downloads, save youtube vids in the temp int dir, are windows updates. Hers drops maybe 3 times a day, so not nearly as drastic but still annoying lol. The laptop upstairs still works fine and another power cycle resorted in no change at all.
Windows 7 Starter (32Bit)
HP Mini 210-1000
Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N450 @1.66GHz 1.67 GHz
1Gig Ram
Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter