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Prince · 08-29-2007, 05:05 PM

I got the wireless connection working by enabling NetBios and disbaling lmhosts lookup.

However the connection won't stay up. Drops at least twice a day, and the only way to get it to reconnect is to reboot the laptop. That helps instantly, but is obviously inconvenient.

Here's part of the event log for when Vista tried to diagnose the problem:

Helper Class: Native WiFi MSM
Initialize status: Success
Interface type: Native WiFi
Connection mode: Infra
Security: Yes
Connect even if network is not broadcasting: No
Result of diagnosis: Problem found
Root cause:
This network is marked as a "hidden" network and is either not in range of this computer or the wireless settings saved on this computer do not match the settings of the network.

The WLAN is secured with WEP-Personal and the router also has MAC filtering enabled to only let the laptop through. The router is set to NOT broadcast, whatever that means. My wireless connection is set to try to connect even if the network isn't broadcasting, regardless of what Vista's diagnostic tool says.

I have no idea how to even begin troubleshooting this. Why would rebooting help? What does it change in the system?

08-29-2007, 05:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
Prince /nɑndəsˈkrɪpt/ Location: LV-426	I got the wireless connection working by enabling NetBios and disbaling lmhosts lookup. However the connection won't stay up. Drops at least twice a day, and the only way to get it to reconnect is to reboot the laptop. That helps instantly, but is obviously inconvenient. Here's part of the event log for when Vista tried to diagnose the problem: Helper Class: Native WiFi MSM Initialize status: Success Interface type: Native WiFi Connection mode: Infra Security: Yes Connect even if network is not broadcasting: No Result of diagnosis: Problem found Root cause: This network is marked as a "hidden" network and is either not in range of this computer or the wireless settings saved on this computer do not match the settings of the network. The WLAN is secured with WEP-Personal and the router also has MAC filtering enabled to only let the laptop through. The router is set to NOT broadcast, whatever that means. My wireless connection is set to try to connect even if the network isn't broadcasting, regardless of what Vista's diagnostic tool says. I have no idea how to even begin troubleshooting this. Why would rebooting help? What does it change in the system? __________________ Who is John Galt?