cant find a particular wireless connnection

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July 15th, 2012, 02:29 PM
digimate2000

cant find a particular wireless connnection

Hi im new to this site, but ive been told excellent things about u guys and your ability to fix, well, almost anything to do with computors!

ive been having trouble recently finding my friends wireless network, but for the last 2 years ive been able to find his network with no trouble whatsoever, just the last few days my laptop refuses to find it.

i can connect to all other networks, such as at home, neighbours etc..

im running on windows 7, on a lenovo ideapad U450. His network is virgin media.

ive tried all the normal steps of restarting everything, laptop, router. ive also removed the network off my laptop and tried to manualy connect, but that didnt work either.

Any idea's on how to fix my problem would be greatly appreciated!

thanks digimate.
July 15th, 2012, 03:00 PM
SpywareDr

Welcome to VirtualDr. :)

Can you, or anyone else access your "friends wireless network" from any other device?
July 15th, 2012, 03:09 PM
digimate2000

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpywareDr

Welcome to VirtualDr. :)

Can you, or anyone else access your "friends wireless network" from any other device?

yes they can. it seems only my laptop cant see the wireless network. there are a number of other laptops in the house, and computors that are running of the same wireless network.
July 15th, 2012, 05:08 PM
SpywareDr

Did you try using Windows' "System Restore" to roll Windows back to a previous state when your computer was functioning correctly?
July 15th, 2012, 05:21 PM
digimate2000

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpywareDr

Did you try using Windows' "System Restore" to roll Windows back to a previous state when your computer was functioning correctly?

i tried to use system restore but it wouldnt let me, it told me i had to turn on system protection, but when i tried to do that there is always an unexpected error.
July 15th, 2012, 06:14 PM
SpywareDr

Hang on a sec, that doesn't even make any sense. If your laptop can connect to "all other networks, such as at home, neighbours" wirelessly, then there is nothing wrong with your laptop's wireless.

The problem must be on your friend's end, or there may be some kind of (possibly new) change and/or interference between your laptop and their wireless access point.

Do you know if your friend recently: 1) hid their SSID and 2) now only allows certain MAC addresses to connect, and/or 3) changed the password?
July 15th, 2012, 07:58 PM
digimate2000

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpywareDr

Hang on a sec, that doesn't even make any sense. If your laptop can connect to "all other networks, such as at home, neighbours" wirelessly, then there is nothing wrong with your laptop's wireless.

The problem must be on your friend's end, or there may be some kind of (possibly new) change and/or interference between your laptop and their wireless access point.

Do you know if your friend recently: 1) hid their SSID and 2) now only allows certain MAC addresses to connect, and/or 3) changed the password?

but all my mates laptops can find his wireless network, only mine cant find it.
July 16th, 2012, 05:16 AM
IPexpress

It really doesnt make sense that all others can see it and the fact that your laptop can log on other Wi-Fi networks. Maybe need to check your friends router and see if there is anything set up to block you. See if your friend can change the wireless channel on his router (802.1b/b have 3 non overlapping channels 1, 6 and 11. Try changing the channel and all devices, including yours should scan for the active channel.
July 16th, 2012, 04:08 PM
digimate2000

Quote:

Originally Posted by IPexpress

It really doesnt make sense that all others can see it and the fact that your laptop can log on other Wi-Fi networks. Maybe need to check your friends router and see if there is anything set up to block you. See if your friend can change the wireless channel on his router (802.1b/b have 3 non overlapping channels 1, 6 and 11. Try changing the channel and all devices, including yours should scan for the active channel.

i cant belive it but its pretty much fixed itself. i reset the router for the 10th time and it then was able to see the network. but with no internet access. then i did a windows troubleshooter for ther 100th time and for the first time in my life windows actualy detected the problem. something like my dhct wasnt connected.

thanks for your effort helping me.

digimate2000