Dear all, Ive just moved into a ew flat and im not allowed a hardline ive bought a wirless networking adapter but i can get it working. I'm using windows 7 and ive got the pluscom wireless usb 802.11b/g ive installed the drivers, and reset the router. im pretty sure the router is fine becuase every1 else here can connect wirlessly. tried the diagnotic thing windows 7 can do but all it tells me is that 'the wireless network adapter is experiencing problems.' any1 have any ideas???
If after enabling your wireless you see an error for your available networks, or can't see any wireless networks advertised, I would re-install the network adapter or try another.
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mb e woz typin on is iphone, or summat dude anyways check the device manager, see if the drivers have installed properly, or if they can't start. if they haven't installed properly, right click and update driver, this should then reinstall the drivers, and hopefully, sort the issue. if they can't start try a different port, failing that, it is going to be a case of getting a new adaptor, with a different chipset. something cheap will be fine, no need to go to pc world and spend £30 - £50 on one, when a £10- £15 one will do. ( tp-link, edimax, sweex) available from your local pc shop. make sure win7 drivers in box, there are a couple of tp-link ones where you have to download the driver (ask shop to do it for you, if needs be). if the router is a BT Homehub 2, you will need to try things like, changing from wpa + wpa2 to just wpa, and changing from b,g,n to just b,g
Before you try connecting to the wireless network, make sure the adapter is installed correctly by checking in the Device Manager.
Mistake number one. Uninstall everything you installed. Uninstall the device from device manager, restart and then plug it in. Use the drivers than Windows provides automatically. Although catch-22 you may need to use a wired connection to allow it to download the drivers from Windows Update.
installing the drivers from disk is ok, so long as it doesn't include a crappy wireless manager windows actually handles wireless just fine.
Yeah that's what I was thinking. Normally the bloatware tried to hook in and prevents windows from doing its job, stopping stuff from working properly. I've never had problems with Windows' built in wireless manager. Also, it's always a good idea to have the latest version of the drivers from the website. The discs can sometimes have year(s) old versions on them.
