Wired and Wireless network connection failed

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umern · #1 Post by **umern** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:13 am

Have a Z60T with XP SP2 installed and both my Wifi and Wired network connections have stopped working. The Wifi light and the ethernet port light come on but both connections no longer get IP address etc. Repair connection does not work either. Cannot disable the Wifi connection in control panel.

After having similar problems a while ago I uninstalled Access Connections, removed both drivers and just installed the latest drivers again and everything had been fine for the past 6-9 months.

However, recently I was away from home and to save battery power I used the hardware radio switch to turn off the Wifi and Bluetooth to save power (as I was not on the internet etc).

But when I got back home I switched the hardware switch to on but my Wifi refused to connect to my router. So I plugged in the wired connection but even that refused to work properly - did get a few web pages at one point but the browser then hung so I did a reboot.
Since that reboot neither the wired and wireless works.
I thought I would try and uninstall the drivers but when I tried to uninstall the Broadcom Ethernet device in Device Manager the dialog just stopped responding. I killed it and then tried to uninstall the Thinkpad Wifi driver from Add/Remove programs but even that got stuck at 16% - left it for ages but nothing.
Tried to shutdown but it refused to shutdown - had to use the power button to do a dirty shutdown.
Have tried removing driver again but it just gets stuck.

Any ideas??? Help Please.....

#2 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:49 am

Reboot your router (probably a small opening at the back, in which you can stick a paperclip).
Those units have 'forgotten' how to get active again after their 'holiday' from the net.

umern · #3 Post by **umern** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:01 am

It worked! Was pretty sceptical when you suggested rebooting the router - it had been switched off whilst I was away and switched back on when I returned home - but the reboot did the trick.

Really weird cos prior to the reboot , another desktop PC and laptop were connecting fine via Wired and Wireless!!

Thanks!

#4 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:53 am

Good to hear. Most people forget that the router forgets as well!
Do I understand that you took your laptop with you, while away?
It would be better to switch it off overnight, rather than keep it going all the time with hibernation or sleep.
That way your OS AND the hardware get 'fresh impulses' whenever you start her up again.

umern · #5 Post by **umern** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:56 am

Its doing it again - tried rebooting / unpluggin router etc - makes no difference.
Wired saying it is connected but no IP address.
Wireless cant find any Wireless Networks
Aghhh!!

#6 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:47 am

Time for details:
- your ISP + type Broadband
- make/model router
- type Broadcom wifi card
- do you use straight CAT5 cable (i.e. when holding both ends same side up, are the wires in the same color sequence?) If not, it's a crossover cable.
- have you got a PCMCIA card to try?

umern · #7 Post by **umern** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:54 am

Working again - went into Safe mode, uninstalled Broadcom Ethernet and IBM Wireless drivers.
Reboot and reinstalled and now working ok.

Thanks for the reply.

Wired and Wireless network connection failed

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