Windows 7 wifi identifying

[graemejack4]

Hi, and help please! I am having problems connecting to wifi when abroad I have been using Vista on my laptop and last year there was not a problem but this year I was in France for 7 weeks and nearly evertime I tried to connect (using the appropriate password and getting full strenth wifi it would not connect, it kept stating that it was identifying and would not connect, so I would try fiddling about with various settings and sometimes it would connect. There was times when I could not get on and the people all around were connected.

So fed up with this happening all the time I bought a new notebook and was in Spain last week and I still could not get connected with all the same things happening as with my old laptop.

I have included the details of the new notebook, I am not very computer educated so if you could please go easy on me with computer jargon (sorry)

I was in France for 7 weeks and nearly evertime I tried to connect (using the appropriate password and getting full strenth wifi it would not connect, it kept stating that it was identifying and would not connect, so I would try fiddling about with various settings and sometimes it would connect. There was times when I could not get on and the people all around were connected.

So fed up with this happening all the time I bought a new notebook and was in Spain last week and I still could not get connected with all the same things happening as with my old laptop.

I have included the details of the new notebook, I am not very computer educated so if you could please go easy on me with computer jargon (sorry)

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\graeme>ipconfig
Windows IP Configuration
 
Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection 3:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : gateway.btfusion.net
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : XXXX::d41:4c12:502:4218%16
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.178.64
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.178.254
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Tunnel adapter isatap.gateway.btfusion.net:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : gateway.btfusion.net
Tunnel adapter isatap.{A2CC26F0-3DA8-45D6-8DAC-03E0B4E73346}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Tunnel adapter isatap.{8EA28313-5A0C-431A-9B6B-74875F5E5224}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : XXX:0:5ef5:79fd:8cd:3c17:3f57:XXX
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : XXX::8cd:3c17:3f57:4dbf%19
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
C:\Users\graeme>

 

[Britton30]

Welcome to Seven forums graemejack4.
You should update with Win 7 SP1 first of all. Go to Control Panel/Device Manager, go to Network Adapters. Right click on each one you have and select Update Driver.
I'm not familiar with European WiFi, does it use a different protocol there?

 

[graemejack4]

Hi, and thanks for the prompt reply, I have just checked all the drivers and they are all up to date. Sorry dont know if the protocol is different for Europe.

 

[2xg]

Hello,

You may refresh your connections by removing the wireless networks stored. Add the new connection, if it's secured make sure that you have the right encyrption key.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/120670-wireless-network-remove.html