warlord3
03-13-2012 09:32 AM (1 days ago)
pavilion dv7-1267cl: lost inet connection suddenly while booting. At first had router problem. couldnt connect with any pc @ home(2). replacec router & connected w/home pc's but laptop shows on ipconfig as "wlan adapter home1 media disconnected" in cmd window. vista svcpk 2 on dv7-1267. Router working, connected w/ 2 other home/office pc's. wlan on, ssid and secerity correct, but "media disconnected". connects fine w/ethernet or broadband card, but nothing otherwise.
warlord3
03-13-2012 02:59 PM (1 days ago)
Solved my own problem. Went to hp web site for assistance, got only automated responses to the problem, downloaded some fixit program, didnt work. Downloaded an update driver for my wlan(Atheros), but the newest driver was already installed. Went to CMD and reset ipconfigs, nothing. renewed winsock, nothing. reset and refreswhed everything under netsh, no change. Finally I read something online about the possibility of the adapter itself being bad(shop work) and so I looked at it again in device manager for the 50th time and finally I uninstalled it, rebooted and you know the rest of the story. Unbelievable. Back to basic steps, if it doesnt work, take it out and let windows find it again.