Wireless unidentified

Dear Sir,
We have windows 8 and facing problem with wifi unidentified.
we have wireless network in our all offices. when i move from one dept. to other then wifi is not connected and unidentified.i have 250 laptops and some of them having same issue.
we tried with all drivers. i have broadcom wireless lan card.
pls help
Sunil
SUNIL PATEL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR

Hi,
Here is some methods you can try to fix this problem.
Firstly, excute these command below in evevated CMD:
netsh winsock reset
netsh winsock reset catalog
netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt
ipconfig /flushdns
If no use, try to update the firmware of your router.
Roger Lu
TechNet Community Support

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Now, i have searched solution on google, this is not my first experience setting up wireless, i used to have a WRT54G wireless and it works fine.
Now i have tried all these procedure below:
1) Open the setup page of the router and Under the Wireless tab,Click on Advanced Wireless Settings...Change the Beacon Interval to 50,Fragmentation Threshold to 2304,RTS Threshold to 2304 and Click on Save Settings...Also reduce the MTU to 1400 and click on save settings..Now,check.
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Maybe this will help you but what I do with my adapters when installing is disabling my internet connection, firewall, virus and almost everything. I also turn the internet off then I instal the software. You can try that.cheapest voipcheapest voip callsOSU Beaversfree voip phone calls

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Hi,
should be basically the same, I was looking to find out what wireless lan card you were using in the laptop with the probs and the others without.
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Dear all,
Ever since I upgraded my entire system, including netcfg, wifi on my Thinkpad X61 (iwlagn driver) and my local home network had been dead slow. Thing is, on another network I'm not experiencing this problem at all with the latest netcfg version. Neither does it occur for netcfg version 2.5.4 and my local network. The configurations for both tried networks are identical and they are both WPA2 protected. I've looked at this: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=119078, which seems to be describing my problem well, but I find the solutions quite vague and the OP eventually resorted to buying a new wireless card (which is virtually impossible for a notebook). Another note is that I'm using the latest version of netcfg without any issues on my wired desktop PC and local home network. So this makes me believe that the problem is isolated to some weird and as of yet unidentified correlation between my wireless interface, the latest netcfg version and my local home network.
For now, I downgraded netcfg to 2.5.4 on my Thinkpad, since this version works without issues everywhere, but I would obviously want to have the latest version eventually. Does anybody have even the slightest clue about what could be causing this issue? Thanks in advance...
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Netcfg pretty much just configures wpa_supplicant and dhcpcd. The best way to go at solving this is to manually start wpa_supplicant and dhcpcd first the way netcfg 2.5.4 does, than again the way the latest netcfg does. Look at the differences, figure out which one is causing the problem.

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This office currently has 5 Windows XP computers, 4 Windows 7 computers, and various other wired and wireless devices that aren't having any trouble connecting to the network. It's just these two new computers.
Can anyone offer advice? I'd be interested in knowing what the correct default IP configuration is for the computers (or how to learn it). Ipconfig doesn't help - there doesn't seem to be an IP address assigned.

Hi JoshLindquist,
Please explain a bit about the following questions:
1. Do you means that when you run “ipconfig -all”, there are no IP address assigned to these two computer or we got 169.xx.xx.xx IP?
2. Do you use the DHCP server to assign the IP address?
If you use the DHCP server, please contact the IT system admin to check if we need to add the MAC address to the allow list.
For more information about allow list, please refer to the following blog.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/teamdhcp/archive/2012/09/15/scope-level-link-layer-filtering-using-dhcp-policies-in-windows-server-2012.aspx
Best regards,
Fangzhou CHEN
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VISTA & WIRELESS : HOW TO SOLVE LOCAL ACCESS ONLY?

Thank you for your reading and possible answer(s),
UNABLE TO GET "LOCAL AND INTERNET ACCESS" UNDER VISTA, WHILE IT WAS POSSIBLE UNDER XP
I used to get connected "home-like" with XP to a "secondary wireless router" (SSID: Wlancomtrend - no authentication needed, no work group, signal strength: Excellent), which gets the internet signal from a "main wireless router", plugged to the DSL line (SSID: Wireless - no authenticatin needed, no work group, signal strength: Good / Low).
I am not the administrator of these routers. I used to get DNS automatically under TCPIP properties.
VISTA DOESN'T LET ME ACCESS THE INTERNET, THOUGH I MANAGE TO CONNECT TO THE SAME ROUTER
It says: "Access: local only"; and under Network and sharing center it says "unidentified network". I gess I'm a bit unfamiliar with this OS and do not master all its settings. I also marked off security essentials like Firewall under Windows security center, to prevent any possible internet access blocking. My laptop power plan is also set to "High performance".
- I suspect my ID network is not well configured. Under System properties (right click on the "My computer icon") > Computer name > network ID > Join a Domain or Workgroup: I'm trying to keep the "This is a home computer" setting, but it goes back to "This computer is part of a business network" all the time, even after reboot. How to fix this, by the way?
- Under Network and Sharing center > Customize the current connection > location type > i set it to "public".
Other factors maybe irrelevant: / Sharing discovery > Network discovery: "On" / > file sharing: "On".
I get DNS automatically under TCPIP properties (as with XP).
A couple of days ago, VISTA managed to get internet with the "main wireless router" (SSID: Wireless - no authentication needed, signal strength: Good / Low). I just tried to set ID network to "This is a home computer" and rebooted. Under the network window, I also tried to tick a network location or workgroup. This may not be important, though.
I STILL JUST GET LOCAL ACCESS ONLY WITH MY WIRELESS CONNECTION UNDER VISTA
Any help? Molta mercé / Many thanks
Also tried:
- Automatically Detect Settings checked in internet options
- Obtain an IP address automatically under TCPIP properties
- Enable DHCP
- Disable User Account Control in Security Center
- Disable most of the Vista security stuff
- Remove and set up all connections
- IPv6 off
- etc.
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Well, I have been thoroughly frustrated by this networking problem in Vista. What is so INSIDIOUS about it, is that it can happen spontaneously/periodically. When it first started happening, I could go for hours with
no problems. And then all of the sudden, it's "LOCAL ACCESS ONLY." I'd even lose my Internet connection completely, but then it would come back momentarily. Lately though, the problem got worse. It would happen every 5-10 minutes.
What really drove me nuts originally is that I had set up a new wireless router: a TP-Link TL-WR941N. Very nice and powerful. It can reach up 3 stories in a multi-story home. I have my computer up on the 3rd floor. My Internet
connection was no problem... for MONTHS. And then, all of the sudden, this "LOCAL ACCESS ONLY" problem started cropping up. My network connection would change to this, then after a few moments, go back to "LOCAL AND INTERNET".
I figured it was some kind of "momentary atmospheric problem". But no. It continued on, for days and days after it had started. Why? Why would this start happening when nothing else had changed?
Ah, but that's where I was amiss. You see, Vista gets updated frequently by the powers that be at Microsoft. And who knows what things they really do? You don't get a full report. You just keep getting "important security updates".
Well, I suspect that at some point, they introduced some changes which affect the networking capability of Vista. And so, since that point, you'll have periodic problems as I have.
Microsoft is so focused on Windows-7, that they really can't be bothered with Vista. AND... I really wonder if they leave defects like this around to give incentive for people to upgrade to Windows-7. I wouldn't put it past them.
Well, the main thing is that each person's situation is different. Some people have 3rd party software that is tripping it up (like Norton or McAfee). I think a lot of the problem depends upon the type of wireless router you're connected with
and the type of network (e.g. G vs. N). So that's why some fixes proposed solve the problem while others do nothing.
If you try any settings changes, I strongly recommend that you do them one at a time. Also, keep note of what you've applied. It is important to be able to roll back those changes if need be.
So, this was the first friendly user tip that helped me:
Over the course of several days, I made only one change at a time, then waited to see if the failure occurred again. I'm an IT networking professional so I based my decisions on my familiarity with network protocols, impact, risk, ease of
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1. Installed Teracopy, which takes over the file copying function of Windows.
http://www.codesector.com/teracopy.php
2. Disabled IPv6 (Control Panel -> Network Connections -> <your connection> -> Properties)
3. Disabled Link Layer Topology Discovery Mapper and Responder (Control Panel -> Network Connections -> <your connection> -> Properties)
4. Set Power settings to high performance (Control Panel -> Power Options) and disabled the screensaver (Control Panel -> Personalization -> Screen Saver)
5. Reduced my Linksys router's MTU to 1480 (although I doubt this was part of the solution)
6. Enabled ECN with the following command "netsh interface tcp set global ecncapability=enabled" from command line (Start -> cmd)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb726965.aspx
Possibly step 6 is all you really need to do. Please post if this works for you.
Well, I figured I'd give step #6 a shot. Why not? There are a few other command line settings recommended, but I decided to try it alone first:
   netsh interface tcp set global ecncapability=enabled
At first, this seemed to be the only thing I needed to do. My "LOCAL ACCESS ONLY" problem seemed to stop happening, observed over a 20 minute period. It happened again for a moment, but then Internet Access returned right away. I thought
the problem was solved... But then "LOCAL ACCESS ONLY" came back and stayed. I had to run these commands as well:
   netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled
   netsh interface tcp set global rss=disabled
This WORKED! I seem to sustain my Internet connection for much longer periods. LOCAL ACCESS ONLY does pop up sometimes, but it is very brief. I think it's something to do with my router going into "sleep mode" on the
connection. If I try to make a connection to a website, it comes back to life and I have Internet Access again.
LASTLY...
There is one other thing I want to mention, in case someone else reading this has the same problem.
One day after a severe storm that caused a power outage, I started getting "LOCAL ACCESS ONLY." The wireless router was there and I'd connect to it, but no Internet. I connected directly to it, hardwired, and STILL had the same problem. I
rebooted the router, the cable modem, you name it. Same problem. Being directly connected to the cable modem was fine. Did my router get fried from a power surge during the storm? It seemed perfectly fine in all other respects. I
eventually contacted the TP-LINK customer support. I learned something new... the problem was with the IP ADDRESS of the router conflicting with the cable modem.
By default, your wireless router will take IP address 192.168.1.1. In some cases, this will be a problem if the cable modem is taking the same IP address
and is finicky about the address of the wireless router. It was fine for almost 6 months... why did it become a problem all of the sudden? Bizarre. Suspicion was that the ISP changed some things (they remotely reprogram
the modems from time to time, you know). The solution? Give the wireless router a different address (e.g. 192.168.2.1). It worked!  I was able to get Internet access after that. Worked fine for several months,
too... until I started getting that periodic "LOCAL ACCESS ONLY" again. But the solution above seems to have addressed it.
Good luck to those having problems. I sure wish Microsoft would be more dedicated to its customer base. But thankfully we've got forums like this which bring people together to help solve each others problems. :-)

Wireless mouse not working.

Hi!!!
I have a new Satellite L455D-S5976, using 32-Bit Windows 7 Home Premium.
I also have an old wireless mouse: Micro Innovations, Model number: PD7250LSR, with which I am having problems with.
Micro Innovations claims that there are no drivers for this particular mouse.
It will work when plugged in through an external USB Hub, but will only work 1/10 times when plugged in directly to any usb port.
When it is working Windows recognizes it as an "HID Compliant Mouse" using the drivers in System32: "mouclass.sys" and "mouhid.sys"
The mouse works without ANY problems on my old XP system.
It also works on my friends 64-bit Windows 7 System, as well as my KUbuntu 9.10 (karmic) system.
When the mouse 'malfunctions' Windows reports: "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)" and lists it as an "Unidentified USB Device".
If anyone has any information that can help me I would greatly appreciate it. ;D
Thanks a bunch!

Satellite L455D-S5976
It will work when plugged in through an external USB Hub, but will only work 1/10 times when plugged in directly to any usb port.
A powered hub? That is, a hub that plugs into AC power?
Otherwise why would you have plugged in a hub?
-Jerry

Xbox 360 Wireless Control not working in W7 x64

Hey all,
I have read some topics in here about issues on a Xbox 360 Wireless Control connection in Windows 7 x64 (I'm on a Dell Inspiron n5110, 6gb ram, intel core i5). Thing is, in difference to all those threads, in my devices list there ain't any "unrecognized
devices" nor anything, so all the solutions listed don't work for me.
What I have done:
1) Installed the Accesories 1.2 for Windows 7 x64
2) Plugged the receiver to my usb (it got detected by windows, recognized and listed properly in the devices and printers, as a wireless receiver)
3) Turned the controller on, hitted the sync button on the receiver, then on the control... and I get a eternal green blink around the Xbox button, which never ends nor stays in one of the quadrants.
As I don't see nothing like "unidentified device" in the device admin, I simply can't use the "update drivers" stuff. What can I do, what am I doing wrong?
Thanks in advance...

Hi,
I would suggest you to follow these steps and check if the issue is resolved:
1. Verify that the accessory is an officially licensed Xbox 360 wireless accessory.
2. Examine or replace the batteries to make sure that you have fully charged the batteries in the Xbox 360 wireless accessory.
3. Move the receiver away from other devices that could interfere with the wireless communication between the receiver and the Xbox 360 wireless accessory.
Note: Devices such as wireless routers, cordless telephones, and microwave ovens can generate wireless interference.
4. If you are using a wireless keyboard or mouse, disconnect the keyboard or mouse and reconnect the the wireless gaming receiver. Then try reconnecting your Xbox 360 wireless device to the PC.
Also, you may try uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers for controller in device manager and check if this helps.
If the problem persists, then please contact Xbox support for further assistance. Here’s the link:
http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/support/xbox360/
Please Note: Since the site is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.
Hope it helps.
Regards,
Blair Deng
Blair Deng
TechNet Community Support

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