No Wireless Internet with External Display, Other Issues

Hello,
When I connect an external monitor to my MBA, I lose my connection to the Internet. The wi-fi signal remains strong, but pages will not load (I tried many) and I cannot retrieve email. The connection times out when I try to ping as well. This occurs whether I have the MBA open or closed. The loss of Internet happens immediately when I connect an external display using the supplied dongle, and returns the moment I disconnect it. It is clearly an issue with external displays.
On the advice of an Apple Genius, I also tried disabling bluetooth. I did so, and turned off all my bluetooth devices (Apple keyboard and mouse, iPhone), but the problems persist.
The other trouble I am having is difficulty connecting to a network for the first time in a session. In other words, I was connected all day yesterday, take the MBA home, and return to the office the next day. MBA takes a long time to see the network, then fails to accept the password. If I carry the MBA closer to the wireless router, it finds and connects automatically as I'd saved my password. When I return to my desk, I remain connected with full signal strength. This has happened in two locations, one with an Airport Extreme, the other with a Netopia 802.11g router. When my Macbook Pro is sitting right next to the MBA, it recognizes and connects to the same networks almost instantaneously.
Anyone have any suggestions? Much appreciated.

Just a quick update... I was on the phone with Apple Support on Saturday morning and I thought we were making progress. The basic idea behind the proposed solution was that there was some "Preferences" that were causing the problem. We started over with a clean Preferences folder and tried connecting up the external monitor. At first, this approach was showing progress. The suggestion was to copy over my original Preferences (I had made a backup copy) just a few at a time until we figured out which ones caused the problem. The problem with this approach is that immediately after I got off the phone, the internet started not to work again. So, even with a clean Preferences folder, the internet would quit working after connecting up the external monitor.
So, I'm back to the drawing board. I have since restored my Preferences folder and I don't have my external monitor and internet working at the same time. BTW, I also upgraded to 10.5.3 and it didn't help.
Still bummed,
Kevin

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Kernel panic when trying to use spotlight with external display attached

Having an issue with my fairly new MacBook Pro (purchased in April). When it's connected to an external display, I will get a kernel panic 100% of the time if I click on the Spotlight icon. The same also happens sometimes when clicking Documents or Downloads in the dock, but that is infrequent. This only happens with an external display attached and I have tried multiple external displays and cables. Following is the kernel panic report. I don't really know how to read it, so if anyone has suggestions they would be much appreciated.
Mon Nov 15 19:13:33 2010
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xa7cbfa): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0x7fc71000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x5516a188 : 0x21b50c (0x5d42fc 0x5516a1bc 0x223974 0x0)
0x5516a1d8 : 0xa7cbfa (0xc922bc 0xd02940 0xca1424 0x0)
0x5516a278 : 0xb97640 (0x95db004 0x9875004 0x100 0xe3d7a00)
0x5516a2c8 : 0xb8e639 (0x9875004 0x100 0x5516a2f8 0xa6c6d7)
0x5516a2f8 : 0x170d9ce (0x9875004 0x100 0x438004ee 0x1)
0x5516a438 : 0xbb62bd (0x9875004 0x9865004 0x0 0x0)
0x5516a478 : 0xa85e63 (0x9875004 0x9865004 0x0 0x0)
0x5516a518 : 0xa8246f (0x0 0x9 0x0 0x0)
0x5516a6c8 : 0xa844a3 (0x0 0x600d600d 0x702b 0x5516a6f8)
0x5516a798 : 0xd47652 (0xc1d00041 0xbfef0033 0xbfee0034 0x857c)
0x5516a808 : 0xd56e38 (0xa09d000 0xa051d00 0x8 0x1)
0x5516a828 : 0xd7ba20 (0xa051d00 0xb 0x5516a848 0x3)
0x5516a858 : 0xd7c23b (0xa054000 0x1 0x5516a87c 0x0)
0x5516a888 : 0xd5c485 (0xa054000 0x7d3ef080 0x1 0x0)
0x5516a8d8 : 0xd1e68e (0x46559000 0x1 0x0 0x3)
0x5516a948 : 0xd1dd99 (0x46559000 0x1 0x2 0x3)
0x5516a978 : 0xd13ca7 (0x46559000 0x1 0x2 0x4654b000)
0x5516aab8 : 0xd4ccfe (0x4654b000 0x0 0x5516abcc 0x5516abc8)
0x5516ab68 : 0xd0fc93 (0x4654b000 0x0 0x5516abcc 0x5516abc8)
0x5516abe8 : 0x5659b8 (0x4654b000 0x0 0x5516ae3c 0x5516ac74)
0x5516ac38 : 0x566257 (0xd9de20 0x4654b000 0x97edf88 0x1)
0x5516ac88 : 0x566b0b (0x4654b000 0x10 0x5516acd0 0x0)
0x5516ada8 : 0x285bce (0x4654b000 0x10 0x97edf88 0x1)
0x5516be58 : 0x21d8ba (0x97edf60 0xa0d05a0 0x1fd7e8 0x5e43)
0x5516be98 : 0x210a3a (0x97edf00 0x0 0x9d4ba40 0xa0e9b60)
0x5516bef8 : 0x216c9d (0x97edf00 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x5516bf78 : 0x295156 (0x9245328 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x5516bfc8 : 0x2a148d (0x9245324 0x7fff 0x10 0x9245324)
Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(6.2.4)@0xd04000->0xdb9fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.2.4)@0xa16000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0xa09000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x908000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0x9e7000
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.2.4)@0x15d7000->0x19ebfff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.2.4)@0xa16000
com.apple.NVDAResman(6.2.4)@0xa16000->0xd03fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x908000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0xa09000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0x9e7000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
10H574
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.5.0: Fri Nov 5 23:20:39 PDT 2010; root:xnu-1504.9.17~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 254626597586
unloaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 4.1.5 (addr 0x1454000, size 0x65536) - last unloaded 196223967832
loaded kexts:
com.cisco.nke.ipsec 2.0.1 - last loaded 42574053426
com.parallels.kext.prl_vnic 5.0 9370.589435
com.parallels.kext.prl_netbridge 5.0 9370.589435
com.parallels.kext.prlusbconnect 5.0 9370.589435
com.parallels.kext.prlhidhook 5.0 9370.589435
com.jft.driver.PdaNetDrv 1.0.64
com.parallels.kext.prl_hypervisor 5.0 9370.589435
com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver 1.1.0
com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver 3.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.3d0
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothSCOAudioDriver 2.3.8f7
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothBNEPDriver 2.3.8f7
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.19
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 1.9.9f12
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 1.2.0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.13
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.17
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 1.9.9f12
com.apple.DontSteal_Mac_OSX 7.0.0
com.apple.iokit.CHUDUtils 364
com.apple.iokit.CHUDProf 364
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 6.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB 6.2.4
com.apple.kext.AppleSMCLMU 1.5.0d3
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 2.8.68
com.apple.GeForce 6.2.4
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.0d4
com.apple.driver.ACPISMCPlatformPlugin 4.5.0d5
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.4.12
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 200.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 2.5.8
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 200.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 303.8
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.6.5
com.apple.BootCache 31
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.6.3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 4.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.7.1
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43224 426.36.1
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 2.3.9b6
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 160.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 4.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 105.13.0
com.apple.security.sandbox 1
com.apple.security.quarantine 0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 2.1.11
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 105.13.0
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 1.9.9f12
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction 17
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction 14
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction 20
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 74.2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.3.8f7
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.3
com.apple.iokit.CHUDKernLib 365
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.7.9fc4
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 1.9.9f12
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 1.9.9f12
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.8d0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.0.3
com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily 41.4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.0d3
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 4.5.0d5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.8d0
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 6.2.4
com.apple.NVDAResman 6.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.2
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.2
com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.3.8f7
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.3.8f7
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.3.8f7
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 2.6.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 206.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 4.1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 4.1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.9.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 402.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 1.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 4.1.5
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 312
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 4.1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.4
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 6
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 289
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.6.2
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.3.5
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.3.0

Though it doesn't look like one of them is clearly responsible, it may be due to the presence of one or more of these kernel extensions:
com.cisco.nke.ipsec 2.0.1
com.parallels.kext.prl_vnic 5.0
com.parallels.kext.prl_netbridge 5.0
com.parallels.kext.prlusbconnect 5.0
com.parallels.kext.prlhidhook 5.0
com.jft.driver.PdaNetDrv 1.0.64
com.parallels.kext.prl_hypervisor 5.0
com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver 1.1.0
com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver 3.2.0
As a first debugging step, try rebooting in safe mode:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1455
and see if the panics occur then, though quite frankly it appears it may be an issue with your video card and/or drivers.

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