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Of all the Windows Operating Systems that have been released, setting up a wireless network in Vista is much more intuitive to manage. Vista includes many improvements for connecting to wireless networks starting with support for non-broadcasting wireless networks and new dialog boxes to easily configure connections to wireless networks.
This following guide will step you through setting up and connecting to a wireless network on Vista and get you on your way to surfing the Net.
Two methods exist for setting up a wireless connection on Vista. This guide assumes your Wi-Fi router or access point is already setup and running on the Network and your PC or Laptop wireless card has been installed. Before you can get started with setting up a Wi-Fi connection, the following information will be needed from your wireless router or access point:.
Click on the Start button and select Connect To from the menu on the right to display the Connect to a network dialog box. The list of available networks will depend on the types of wireless networks detected, such as infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode networks. If you see the name of your Network, double click it to proceed to the next screen. If you see other Networks in the list, they are probably your neighbors…hopefully they are all secured just like yours!
Enter Security Key or passphrase: from the information found from your router or access point. Click Connect to continue to next step. At the next screen, Vista will attempt to connect to your wireless router or access point. Once the connection is established, you will be prompted to save your connection by checking the Save this network and Start this connection automatically boxes. If you do not see your network in the list, or if no networks can be found, Vista displays Windows cannot find any networks , then your Wi-Fi router may be set for non-broadcast mode.
If this is the case, select Setup a connection or network. On the Choose a connection option page, six options are available. Select the Manually connect to a wireless network option , then click Next.
In the Enter information for the wireless network you want to add … page, configure the following using the above information you obtain from your wireless network or access point:.
B Security type used to authenticate a connection to a wireless network. Choices are dependent on the capabilities of your wireless network adapter:. NOTE: The shared key authentication method is not listed. Microsoft strongly discourages its use since it provides weak security for your wireless network.
To configure shared key authentication, select No authentication Open below in step C. E Check Start this connection automatically tells Vista to automatically connect to this wireless network. When you mouse over the connection, it will display your current connection. Right clicking the connection and selecting properties will allow you to select different options such as the Network and Sharing Center.
The Network and Sharing Center is the nerve center for you networking tasks. From here you can view all network connection information and make any changes when needed. On the left pane, selecting Manage wireless networks will allow you to make any changes to the connection you just set up after clicking Manage wireless networks , right click the connection and select properties. Selecting Manage network connections will display all network adapters installed on your System.
Double clicking on any adapters will display the properties window allowing you to fully manage the adapter and the network connection. Select Diagnose and repair if you experience problems with your adapter or network connection.
Sometimes things don't always work smoothly when you want them to. The same is true when it comes to troubleshooting wireless connection problems. I tried all the way but I can't access internet. Its our appartmenet network all can access but i can't Its unsecuired also. I can see it in the list but when I try to connect it not work. I have 3 computers in my house each one running windows Vista.
One of them is running basic, One of them Premium and the last Ultimate. I can connect to the internet with all 3 computers but not to each other. Any help you can give me in this matter would be greatly helpful. Worked for me, thanks. Already an aggravating start though, why the heck didn't it detect it? Ok — when i follow the advice to set up a wireless connection to my linksys wireless modem that has wep 64bite encrytpion.
When I click on that box, I get a window that wants me to enter a user name, password, and domain name. Of which there is none. So the connection fails. This same thing happens any time I want to connect to a secure router, even other brands like Bilken. The only way I can connect wireless is though a non secure system. I'm getting the "Windows cannot find any networks" message, so I clicked on "Setup a connection or network.
So now what? Why isn't the network being displayed in the first place? The SSID is being broadcast. I can see it and connect to it with no difficulty from my MacBook Pro, but Windows can't see it? Maybe Microsoft has finally realized that the only way to make Windows secure is to keep its users off of networks. It sounds like your making the connection, but what ever your connecting to wants you to authenticate before allowing access like a Private Network behind a Firewall, maybe a Neighbor's Network, etc..
I'm trying to connect my father-in-law's brand new Windows laptop to his wireless network. The network has no password, no encryption, and it's broadcasting the SSID. I have no difficulty seeing or connecting to it with my MacBook Pro without authenticating.
Check with the manufacturer to see if the latest driver is installed for your Network card. Also check the support knowledge base and forums of the manufacturer to see if other users are having the same problems. You may find a solution.
I spent about an hour online chatting with HP tech support. They kept giving me instructions that didn't make any sense for this model e. They sent me a bunch of urls to get the drivers, and I had to remind them that I couldn't download anything to the Compaq because it didn't have a network, and downloading them to my Mac wouldn't do me any good because I couldn't install them on the Compaq because I had no way to get them onto the Compaq because it doesn't even have bluetooth—not that I would be able to get it to work even if it did.
So then they said I should try restarting the Compaq and hitting F8 as soon as the red Compaq logo appeared to get some kind of setup menu. This turned out to be very amusing.
First of all, can you believe how freaking difficult they've made it to find the restart command in Vista????
Holy crap! It took me about three minutes to find it! Then, after the reboot, the Compaq logo appeared, but it was white, not red. So as I'm wondering when the red one is going to show up I realized that Windows was already starting up, so I have to restart it again.
Windows starts up again. So another restart, and this time I try holding down F10, because there's a message on the screen that says something about holding down F10 to get some kind of setup menu. So when the menu appears I start looking around for this "last known good configuration" thing they said to look for. But it's nowhere to be found. So at this point I'd decided I'd wasted about enough time with Compaq tech support, who obviously haven't got a clue about how their products actually work, and with this cocked-up abortion of an operating system.
So I told my father-in-law that the obvious solution to his problem was to return this POS laptop and go get a MacBook.
The next time someone tells me they're having trouble with a Windows computer I'm just going to say, "I'm sorry to hear that. That's interesting. I remember seeing that option somewhere, and it was checked, but I thought IP v6 support should be standard on any new laptop. Macs have had it for years. They're useless.
They don't even list this model on their site. I swear there is no EF or EM on the sticker on this machine or in the system info in firmware. It's not. I can see it on the Mac in the Airport menu.
I don't even have to run Kismet to see it. But in Vista, it keeps telling me that the settings aren't valid for a network. Vista cna see the network but not connect to it. It really wants me to import the settings using a USB flash drive, so I did that. I also tried every entry manually. The settings that work on XP and are exported to my flash drive or printout for manual entry are:. In Vista, however, these options aren't selectable this way. For instance, with an open network authentication type, WEP is not a selectable option.
Key index is driven to 1, 2, 3, or 4, but not a zero or blank. How can I connect from Vista to a working encrypted wireless network, that it can see, that my XP computes can connect to? I've tried every option of every menu multiple times. I even tried to reset my router back to store values to start unencrypted and start fresh, but I could get it to that either. I was lucky to get back to where I was. Windows Zero Connect was no help either. Any ideas? As many things can contribute to wireless connection issues, the most commoon items I found that causes wireless problems are:.
One of the most common sources of wireless connection problems is interference operating at the same frequency as cordless phones, baby monitor, etc…. If you are running a firewall make sure it's not blocking access to the router.
If it is, enable it so Vista can see it. XP and Vista are not the same. If you had a wireless card that used to work on XP and now it won't work on Vista, it may be incompatible with Vista driver only works on XP.
Try using a different adapter. I fixed it! Thanks for the tips. I had pretty much checked all this but it inspired me to run a step-by-step systematic diagnostic of my own.
Maybe this will help someone else. I connected the laptop to the router with a hard LAN cable so I could maintain control of the router while troubleshooting the wireless connection. First I disabled all firewalls to confirm that there was no interference, which there wasn't. It is really frustruating and to top it off, my extender has now stopped working.. PLease help. Thanks for the info it is a great way to learn and exchange ideas and I appreciate your effort to disseminte eimportant information.
I am using wireless connection and well I forgot the security key or password. I know there is a way to retrieve the key password and I did once but I forgot how. Also what I did was create another wireless account without knowing and have reset the router so I can create a new key password which I seem to have forgotten.
Please let me know if it si safe to merge the two wireless names and how can I find the lost security key password. Also let me know whether I should create a new wirless name if there are two computers using the wireless network symoultaneously.
It means if I connect to another network it disconnects and tries to automatically connect to the old network again.
I have turned off the connect automatically feature. I have even removed the old network from the list, but it reappears 10 seconds later. What the hell is going on? Iv just had exactly the same problem and after trawling websites which were less than helpful, installing new drivers and god knows what else, i think iv cracked it. Hope this helps someone, after 5days this seems now like a studpidly simple solution. HI My duaghter got a new laptop for x mas, we have wireless at home and all was well and connecting for about 1 week.
She left to visit a friend and used their wireless net work. Only way she can get online is with ethernet cord, what should I do? Read your article and its the first time I could actually understand and follow what to do.
Most computer advice articles are written too techically for me. Of course, I am 64 yrs old but I can still follow good advice. I have a Windows Vista Laptop and it shows a wireless connection for my neighbor that is unsecured. I do not want my computer to connect to that network — ever!!! Step 6: Restart the device and access the Boot menu.
Step 7: Now, the program will load. After loading is complete, you have to select the Windows system you are using and the account that needs to be unlocked. If you are unable to get into your computer as you have forgotten the password then you can get into the computer using another user account if it has Administer privileges.
As you may know, the Admin account is capable of many things. If you know certain techniques you can unlock Vista password. Keep in mind, this is a not an easy procedure, but it is a viable method. You will get access without typing any password. If the procedure is successful, you will be able to access your user account again with the new password. Although, if you have the Windows Vista setup disk available then Windows vista lost password issue can be solved immediately.
Just reinstall the Operating System and the password will get erased. But there is a catch as always! Unfortunately, doing this will erase all the data from the System partition as well. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Charlie Klausen Independent Advisor. Hi svandi, That is curious. Once booted back up, go ahead and try to connect to it again. After you initiate it, it should take a few minutes and your PC will reboot.
See if you can connect.
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