[joe531]

I've tried two wireless g adapters in my HTPC (a Netgear and a USB Rosewill) and both keeping giving the "Connected to unidentified network" message (basically no internet or network access).


I assigned both of them a fake mac address like it says to do on different sites but that doesn't help. Could it be happening because I'm using WPA-AES?


This happens randomly. Sometimes after it comes out sleep, sometimes just out of the blue.

 

[ogormask]

I transitioned all my computers over with win 7 and have had no issues. not that that helps you any.

 

[joe531]

lol I suppose not. Well it does kinda. This means it's something on my end more than likely.

 

[hirent]

Well, try different things to see if WPA is the problem.

WPA-TKIP, WEP, and even unsecured. Hide your SSID if testing unsecured, might also want to enable MAC approval.

 

[joe531]

Yeah I'll try that. I did find a suggestion hidden away in Google. The page said to manually input the router's ip address into the ipv4 properties. I'm hoping that will solve this.

 

[mike_311]



Quote:
Originally Posted by joe531 /forum/post/18198789


Yeah I'll try that. I did find a suggestion hidden away in Google. The page said to manually input the router's ip address into the ipv4 properties. I'm hoping that will solve this.

I had problems on my laptop and manually setting the IP (for another reason) did solve the issue.

 

[silverbullet763]



Quote:
Originally Posted by joe531 /forum/post/18198789


Yeah I'll try that. I did find a suggestion hidden away in Google. The page said to manually input the router's ip address into the ipv4 properties. I'm hoping that will solve this.

I am using WPA and DHCP without issue on Windows 7 but I did have to go in an tell it to connect to a network even if it isn't broadcasting the SSID (which mine isn't). Once that was checked the issue with connection disappeared. You would have to go into Network And Sharing--Manage Wireless Networks--and right click your connection. The setting should be under Security. Did you check to see if there was a firmware update for your adapters or router?

 

[joe531]



Quote:
Originally Posted by silverbullet763 /forum/post/18198857


I am using WPA and DHCP without issue on Windows 7 but I did have to go in an tell it to connect to a network even if it isn't broadcasting the SSID (which mine isn't). Once that was checked the issue with connection disappeared. You would have to go into Network And Sharing--Manage Wireless Networks--and right click your connection. The setting should be under Security. Did you check to see if there was a firmware update for your adapters or router?

I did update the drivers for my Rosewill to the latest version. Apparently, it's actually a Realtek device with the Rosewill name. As for my router, it's an old Linksys WRT54GS running DD-WRT micro. They haven't made a stable update since 2008.

Quote:
Originally Posted by mike_311 /forum/post/18198847


I had problems on my laptop and manually setting the IP (for another reason) did solve the issue.

Good to know, hopefully this will help me too.

 

[MikeEby]

I had problems with my Linksys Router/Access Point where it would knock everyone off the network when I would try to attach with a wireless Windows 7 box. A firmware upgrade to the router fixed it after a lot of frustration.


Mike

 

[joe531]

I would upgrade the firmware in mine but dd-wrt is the firmware now. It's pretty irritating that they've just stopped releasing new updates.


One of these days, I'm just going to get a new router. B/G is old now, especially for HTPC purposes.