Windows 7 Not connecting to Wireless network HELP!

[AlwaysInNeed]

Ok, i've read near enough every post I can find on this topic but with no help. Just got my PC today (Desktop) and am typing this on my laptop which is connecting to the Wireless network.

Here's what error i'm receiving "The computer currently has limited connectivity to "Wireless network name""
It only every see's limited access and I havent had one succesful connection.

Here's a list of what i've tried;

- Installed a new Wireless card as Desktop did not come with one, the drivers have been fully checked and are up to date according to Windows 7.
- Refreshed DNS, however, this error came up "An error occurred when renewing the interface "Wireless connection 2" : Unable to contact your DHCP server. Request has timed out. No operation can be performed on Local Area Connection while it has it's media disconnected"
- I live in a student house and we previously all had problems with our network and our vista laptop, we all had to disable ipv6 and I had to disable uPnP in router settings.

Router is a Netgear WGR614v9.
Wireless card is a Sweex 54 MBPS wireless card.
And Device manager displays this as "Realtek 8185 Extensible 80.11b/g Wireless Device"
With "Realtek PCIe GBE Family controller" underneath.


Thanks for any advice, i'm really stuck.

 

[zigzag3143]

Ok, i've read near enough every post I can find on this topic but with no help. Just got my PC today (Desktop) and am typing this on my laptop which is connecting to the Wireless network.

Here's what error i'm receiving "The computer currently has limited connectivity to "Wireless network name""
It only every see's limited access and I havent had one succesful connection.

Here's a list of what i've tried;

- Installed a new Wireless card as Desktop did not come with one, the drivers have been fully checked and are up to date according to Windows 7.
- Refreshed DNS, however, this error came up "An error occurred when renewing the interface "Wireless connection 2" : Unable to contact your DHCP server. Request has timed out. No operation can be performed on Local Area Connection while it has it's media disconnected"
- I live in a student house and we previously all had problems with our network and our vista laptop, we all had to disable ipv6 and I had to disable uPnP in router settings.

Router is a Netgear WGR614v9.
Wireless card is a Sweex 54 MBPS wireless card.
And Device manager displays this as "Realtek 8185 Extensible 80.11b/g Wireless Device"
With "Realtek PCIe GBE Family controller" underneath.


Thanks for any advice, i'm really stuck.

AIO welcome

a couple of things you can try to narrow down what it can be. I assume since IPv6 is disabled you are NOT using 'homegroup'. hoomegroup needs IPv6.

now type ipconfig /flushdns followed by ipconfig /renew. does this help?
run ipconfig /all use the snipping tool (type snipping tool in search to make a screen shot of the output.

try pinging msn.com

let us know the results

Ken J+

 

[chev65]

If ZigZag's great advice doesn't get that router on line then try the link below on how to reset your Netgear WGR614 to factory specs.
Answer

Your router is compatible and should be working for you without any problems.

 

[AlwaysInNeed]

Refreshed DNS, however, this error came up "An error occurred when renewing the interface "Wireless connection 2" : Unable to contact your DHCP server. Request has timed out. No operation can be performed on Local Area Connection while it has it's media disconnected"

That happens when i try to flush dns!

I havent touched ipv6 on Windows 7, so not sure how i'd access the settings to activate again? My laptop is vista where i initially did it!

 

[AlwaysInNeed]

"Media disconnected" seems to be the recurring theme.

 

[chev65]

You should reset the router, link for that is in my first post. Be sure and use the correct port on the router for the WAN connection. I'm not sure what the media disconnected problem is but most of those problems can be taken care of by resetting the router.

 

[Adrian]

"Media disconnected" seems to be the recurring theme.

Joshua, is the WIreless nic card connected properly?
Is it plugged into a usb port or a card reader.
The IPCONFIG is telling me that the nic card is disconnected.

 

[AlwaysInNeed]

The Wireless card is connected properly as far as i'm aware, it's in through the PCI slot in my PC! Straight into the mother board!

 

[chev65]

Yes but the router isn't seeing it as connected which is a problem. When routers get like this there isn't much point in messing with settings. A simple reset will allow for connections that actually work = easy way to fix problem.

 

[AlwaysInNeed]

Yes but the router isn't seeing it as connected which is a problem. When routers get like this there isn't much point in messing with settings. A simple reset will allow for connections that actually work = easy way to fix problem.

The router has been reset a number of times, still not luck.
If my wireless card wasnt connected why am I still seeing wireless networks and connected with limited access? Surely I wouldn't be able to even see any? Or is this just an awful way of thinking :sarc:

 

[chev65]

That limited access message usually relates to a driver problem. Maybe going into Device Manager and rolling the driver back and foward will get it working again. Are you getting the message with every machine?

This user had the same type of strange connection problem using the same Realtek 8185 adaptor as you have. Could be a compatibility problem with that adaptor. I can't seem to be able to look it up on the Windows 7 compatiblity chart. I think were way beyond coinsidence here. The Realtek 8185 seems to be problematic with Win 7.

http://www.sevenforums.com/network-...-8185-wireless-connection-problem-w7-x64.html

Maybe just installing the Windows 7 drivers for your Realtek RTL8185L will help. Look halfway down the page, it shows a new driver for Windows 7. Sorry but it took me awhile to find them because I did not have the complete model number for your router.

It's dated 1/11/2010 Hmm sounds like a brand new driver to me. I'd say we have a winner. :sarc:

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads...=35&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads=true

 

[AlwaysInNeed]

Thanks a lot, got it downloading now, will give it a go! Can't wait!

 

[chev65]

Oh yes, the anticipation is just killing me.

 

[aem]

The limited connectivity i have experienced was due to the fact that the router doesn't know which machine it is trying to offer IP to. That is when you have a rogue machine connecting to it via wireless or port connection.

Check in the router if there is a MAC clone option. check if this is enabled. You might have to put in the MAC address of the wireless adapter of the rogue machine to clone.

http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/54086-unindentified-network-router-port.html

That said, it could be a driver issue, but this is lesser of a case i would think.

 

[chev65]

That MAC address fix is a long shot at best, I should know because I've used it before but only as a last resort. I would tend to go with a driver problem over that very obscure MAC address problem. The odds certainly favor it to be a driver problem as I've seen thousands of network problems fixed with updated drivers but the MAC address fix has worked only twice to my knowledge.

The driver in question came out just today and I'm sure there was a good reason for the update which is named as a Windows 7 update for that exact adaptor on the Realtek site. I mean why on earth would they put out a brand new driver if the old one worked?

Previously members have reported problems with that particular Realtek RTL8185L with the exact same complaints so I would tend to disagree about this being a MAC address clone problem. I posted a link to that post a few posts up in case you want to look it over.

 

[aem]

If it's a driver compatibility issue, a good way to make sure you have installed the correct driver is as per my tut in my sig. I work with MDT creating and distributing OS images where driver selection is critical, this i can confidently advise.

If you have the correct PCI ID and the driver is infact for the correct OS architecture. Then it is the correct driver. There is no need to worry abit it anymore.

 

[chev65]

Lets hope it's a driver problem because these obscure MAC address problems and all the problems that AV's cause are drivin me bonkers.

 

[aem]

Lets hope it's a driver problem because these obscure MAC address problems and all the problems that AV's cause are drivin me bonkers.

lol, it drove me to the ether realm, when i too couldnt figure out how the hell my router ports wasn't able to provide DHCP setting from ISP even after all things set to auto detect and config.

Wireless or wired, if you don't have the correct IP settings assigned or configured, you aint getting on the internet the way it should.

Let see how the OP's issue pan out. Might not even be driver or MAC lol

 

[chev65]

Ok, I'm quitting this job if the new driver doesn't fix it!

I'm not even getting paid for this job anyway. :sarc:

 

[aem]

I hope the driver fixes it too, cos i hate to see you quit dogg and also to call this issue closed!

As for contributing, there is a time limit for me i think lol.