--I have been living with this problem for some time now, and here is what I
have learned:
1. This solution works for quite a number of people : (though sadly, not me)
- Go into Device Manager and click on the "Advanced" properties tab for your
wireless card. Disable "Minimum Power Consumption".
2. This solution has also worked for some:
- Make sure the driver for your wireless card is up to date.
- If that doesn't work, you can try letting the Windows generic driver run
your card.
3. This is always recommended, yet I have seen no evidence or responses
that it works:
- Upgrade the firmware for your wireless router/hub.
(This is really a pain to do. I have done it. It didn't help.)
Here is the list of workarounds:
a. Never let your computer go to sleep (I know, probably unsatisfactory.)
b. Open the Command Prompt and type "ipconfig/renew" after your computer
wakes from sleep. (This works 50-75% of the time for me.)
c. If you have a key combo to disable your card, do that, then re-enable it.
(On my Dell, it is Fn + F2). This usually works, and if it doesn't, it
almost always works if I follow it up with the ipconfig/renew command.
d. Left-click on the network icon and run Diagnose and Repair - reset the
wireless adapter. This occasionally works.
e. If all else fail, reboot your computer and curse. This always works,
but then you sit there, waiting and cursing...
Observations:
There is nothing wrong with the wireless system. Wireless works fine. All
the XP machines on my wireless system work fine. Even when the computer is
disconnected after sleep, the local connection still functions - just the
internet is lost.
There is definitely something wrong with the way Vista comes out of
sleep/hibernation. (This is in the top 3 tech support issues listed on the
Dell support pages.)
I really have to scratch my head that MS has done nothing to address this
issue for over a year!
Well, you can always hope.
.
you have posted this three times without actually describing your
problem.
post the text output of ipconfig /all when it is in this bad state,
--The 3X posting was unintentional, and not an indication of my irritation
level. (Forum kept bumping me to an email preferences page. There seems to
be no way to edit, or delete a post that was upped by mistake.)
Back to the issue:
Yes, I have precisely the same problem as the original poster, thus I
responded in this thread instead of creating a new one.
I would be happy to, if you can tell me how to do that without typing the
output by hand. (My command prompt skills are pretty limited.)
This is a "known issue"
Please see: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/933872/en-us
however none of the fixes seem to apply to the Vista 32-bit version?
They do list one of the workarounds I mentioned.
there are two downloads on that KB page. one is for x86 which is 32
bit windows.
ipconfig /all instructions:
--Hi Barb,
there are two downloads on that KB page. one is for x86 which is 32
bit windows.
I tried this, but when I applied it I got "This update does not apply to
your system". That is weird, because the page says it applies to all versions
of Vista. (I am running Vista business.)
ipconfig /all instructions:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\[not shown]>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : [not shown]
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area
Network)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-CF-D8-6B-9B
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1500 Draft 802.11n WLAN
Min
i-Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-CF-A8-BB-F5
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::8d8e:91ac:5de7:6940%8(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.105.64(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 184555215
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated
Controlle
r
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-15-C5-BF-01-17
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:169.254.105.64%25(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 8:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
--This problem is still not fixed after installing SP1.
I see lots of posts all over the place where people have the same problem.
I see a lot of suggestions. Everyone tries them. They do not work.
I tried everything suggested here and then some.
Is there any solution here other than just never letting your computer go to
sleep?
Bob,
It might sound rude, but...
People are going in circles, and as far as I can see, you always stop in the
first stages and let the imagination do the rest. Did you notice that out of
every 10 faults, about 1 or so can be fixed?
If gurus like yourself and Chuck can't fix it, isn't it obvious (after
34,590,599,546 posts or so) that something is seriously damaged in the
recent upgrades when it comes to workgroup file sharing, especially with XP?
Common denominators:
1. Workgroup, rather than domain, authentication.
2. Some computers are running XP, some are running Vista. Most of those that
run Vista are laptops - which essentially means wireless connection for
most.
3. People recently upgraded to SP1 or used fixes that constitute it.
You're an MVP, so you probably have a direct channel to the almighty (MS).
Is it possible to ask them to check this stuff again?
Dell's support pretends that me and my problem don't exist. I spent a
***load of time trying to figure this out, and my time (just like everybody
else's) costs money; much worse, this stuff disrupts my work during a very
critical period.