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• HP Pavilion p6 - 2220t: Thunderbolt just zapped my hard wired network adapter

  Product name: HP Pavilion p6 - 2220t Windows 7 64 bit

  Product number: B3F79AV #ABA

  Motherboard:

  • Manufacturer: Foxconn
  • Name manufacturer: H-Cupertino3-H61-uA TX
  • Name of HP: Cupertino3

  Integrated LAN:

  • Technology: CG-RTL8171EH-gigabit Ethernet controller
  • Data transfer speed: up to 10/100/1000 Mb / s
  • Standards for the transmission: 1000-Base-T Ethernet

  In my opinion, than a bolt of lightning just zapped my hard wired network adapter.  Everything else is fine, including the wireless network adapter.  But my computer doesn't even know he has a LAN adapter.

  It does not appear in the network and sharing Center > change adapter settings.  Only the connection wireless network card is listed.

  It does not appear in Control Panel > Device Manager > network adapters.  Yet once that the wireless adapter is listed.

  My AT & T Modem is fine and the wireless router that I plugged it is fine.  The lightning did not affect them.

  The Web page of the modem displays my pc as part of home network devices but shows its status of 'off '.  I think that if I click on scan for devices, it would pass in the list because there seems to be no current communication between the modem and the card ethernet at the moment.

  I am however connected to the modem via my wireless router and from there, connection to internet is normal.  So, I don't think it's a problem of modem.  This same modem provides TV service and phone as well.

  I think that for some reason any that the wired adapter got zap and disappeared.  And since there is no way the computer to find it, I do not think I can load drivers or something like that.  Since this is a 'built-in LAN' I think too which may mean it is part of the motherboard and I can't just insert another card.  I don't know how in any case.

  (1) it sounds like my adapter was killed?  Or y at - it another way to diagnose his health when the computer doesn't even know it's there. (Usual tools find no problem because they only check the wireless connection, because any other adapters is located.)

  (2) can I solve this problem by getting a USB Ethernet adapter, rather than take to the shop for repairs?  Especially if I have to get a new motherboard.  BTW, what does 'Integrated LAN' means?

  (3) my USB ports are 2.0 so I know it is not necessary to get a faster USB Ethernet adapter.  But is there anything else I need to know on which is compatible with this computer?

  Thank you for your help.

  @mpw101, welcome to the forum.

  mpw101 wrote:
  

  Product name: HP Pavilion p6 - 2220t Windows 7 64 bit

  Product number: B3F79AV #ABA

  Motherboard:

  • Manufacturer: Foxconn
  • Name manufacturer: H-Cupertino3-H61-uA TX
  • Name of HP: Cupertino3

  Integrated LAN:

  • Technology: CG-RTL8171EH-gigabit Ethernet controller
  • Data transfer speed: up to 10/100/1000 Mb / s
  • Standards for the transmission: 1000-Base-T Ethernet

  In my opinion, than a bolt of lightning just zapped my hard wired network adapter.  Everything else is fine, including the wireless network adapter.  But my computer doesn't even know he has a LAN adapter.

  It does not appear in the network and sharing Center > change adapter settings.  Only the connection wireless network card is listed.

  It does not appear in Control Panel > Device Manager > network adapters.  Yet once that the wireless adapter is listed.

  My AT & T Modem is fine and the wireless router that I plugged it is fine.  The lightning did not affect them.

  The Web page of the modem displays my pc as part of home network devices but shows its status of 'off '.  I think that if I click on scan for devices, it would pass in the list because there seems to be no current communication between the modem and the card ethernet at the moment.

  I am however connected to the modem via my wireless router and from there, connection to internet is normal.  So, I don't think it's a problem of modem.  This same modem provides TV service and phone as well.

  I think that for some reason any that the wired adapter got zap and disappeared.  And since there is no way the computer to find it, I do not think I can load drivers or something like that.  Since this is a 'built-in LAN' I think too which may mean it is part of the motherboard and I can't just insert another card.  I don't know how in any case.

  (1) it sounds like my adapter was killed?  Or y at - it another way to diagnose his health when the computer doesn't even know it's there. (Usual tools find no problem because they only check the wireless connection, because any other adapters is located.)  It doesn't sound like the adapter was fried.  It's hard to explain when nothing else seems damaged.  However, it can happen.  I've seen some strange things happen to electricity.

  (2) can I solve this problem by getting a USB Ethernet adapter, rather than take to the shop for repairs?  Especially if I have to get a new motherboard.  BTW, what does 'Integrated LAN' means?  Yes.  Here's a page on the Amazon site that lists several adapters.  I used a USB adapter with my game Omen HP laptop and it worked fine.  Integrated LAN means that the Local network adapter is a part of the motherboard and it cannot be replaced.

  (3) my USB ports are 2.0 so I know it is not necessary to get a faster USB Ethernet adapter.  But is there anything else I need to know on which is compatible with this computer?  You are right.  While USB 3.0 is backward compatible with USB 2.0.  No, none of the adapter should work.

  Thank you for your help.  You are welcome!  I'm happy to help you.

  Please click on the button + Thumbs up if I helped you and click on accept as Solution If your problem is resolved.

• Dedicated network adapter to the virtual machine and the host computer not let can visit his profile

  OK, here's my question, I know how to give themselves a phyiscal nic to a vmware, but I wanted to take it one step further and do not leave the host send or receive data from this network card, only the virtual machine can use this network/NIC...

  Here's my reasoning, I have to network conections, one is for my internal/field network and the second is a direct connection to the internet (Comcast) I don't want to use to separate the machines have for internet connection, I want to be on the same machine phyiscal and have just the vmware machine talking to comcast... is it possible?  I am running VMware workstation 7, last update.

  Thank you

  Cdrshm

  I assume you are using a Windows host?

  If Yes...

  -first set up networking networking with vmnetcfg.exe

  -assign vmnet0 to the network card for the internal network

  -assign vmnet2 to the network card used for direct access to the internet

  -Right-click on the map network-icon in the systray and access the properties of the network adapter for vmnet2

  -Disable all other protocols and the Protocol of vmware_bridge for this network adapter

  result: a virtual machine that uses vmnet2 can directly access the internet and the host has no IP address for this network adapter - and therefore cannot use it.

  _________________________

  VMX-settings- WS FAQ -[MOAcd | http://sanbarrow.com/moa241.html]- VMDK-manual

• At my place of work, there are a data server with LAN and internet networking. I want to disable the internet connection before it is infected with the virus.

  At my place of work, there are a data server with LAN and internet networking. I want to disable the internet connection before it is infected with the virus.

  original title: server and virus problem

  Hi SurajMendon,

  Your Windows XP question is more complex than what is generally answered in the Microsoft Answers forums. It is better suited for the platform of networking on TechNet. Please post your question in the TechNet Windows XP Networking forum.

  Networking platform

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/winserverPN/threads

• Regularly being expelled of the network despite other users are OK and internet works fine. Once launched, can join only if the router is restarted.

  Hi all

  I use a Packard Bell laptop and you connect via my PCI-E NIC Realtek RTL8192SE Wireless LAN 802.11n chip. As the title says, my network connection drops every hour 1-5 or so and once that he can't not reconnect until I have reset the router (superhub Virgin Media). It's obviously very disturbing other people in my house (we have more than 20 devices on the network). I tried to solve the problems and search but to no avail.
  List of problems and possible causes:
  -Sometimes after the reset of the router I and other members of the House will get a message saying: "Windows has detected an IP address conflict, please contact your network administrator." I presume that was the problem but I tried to use a static IP address out of the reach of all other devices and booking a lease on the router configuration that gave me the IP address I booked, but I was always began after a matter of a few hours.
  The event logs are shown in their order of appearance:
  Event ID: 8033

  Description:

  The browser has forced an election on network \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{EE16D38E-6891-40EE-AC88-36E621199DF8} because a master browser was stopped.
  Event ID: 4199

  Description:

  The system detected an address conflict for IP address 0.0.0.0 with the system having the hardware address 00-00-00-00-00-00 network. Operation of the network on this system may be disrupted as a result.
  Event ID: 7042

  Description:

  The computer browser service has been successfully sent a stop command.

  The given reason was: 0 x 40030011 [OS: network connectivity (planned)]
  Event ID: 7036

  Description:

  The support TCP/IP NetBIOS service entered the stopped state.
  Generally, the problem seems to be the TCP/IP NetBIOS being stopped, but I changed all the power settings which would result in the browser of the computer stopping. Originally the error codes for the logoff were entirely event 4199 but some tweaking has stopped this error message displayed as often.  Sometimes the error code 4199 does not appear in the event logs when the connection is dropped, leading me to think that this is not like a problem. I could very well be wrong.

  Hello

  Check out this site
  http://www.EventID.NET/display.asp?a...s&EventID=8033

  The 8033 event don't would be not the cause of your connection dropped, but rather the result of it. I guess you lose your connection, the laptop is unable to contact the master browser, and if she chooses a new master browser (himself). For more information on how this works a check out Microsoft How Computer Browser Service Worksdocument.

  What are the events preceding the 8033? You have a 4202? Description is:

  The system detected that network adapter
  \DEVICE\TCPIP_{0E5CF2F9-A3AB-488E-997D-87C59FB17453}
  was disconnected from the network, and the
  adapter's network configuration has been
  released.
  
  

  Looks like you are using a wired and not wireless. When your connection drops, you lose your link light? If the link light is on, I'd want to reinstall the NIC driver or maybe reimage the laptop. If the link light is disabled, I would look on the side material more closely. Are laptops that work the same model?

  If you look at your diary of events, how many times do you have the 8033? It always happens at the same duration and/or frequency, or is it pretty random?

  This seems to be a strange conicidence with the ringing of the phone. It seems that events are the normal sequence in final display turned off power hibernation mode and "standby mode". It would still be nice to know where I can watch the codes as the Type of Source of Wake (3), partner attributes (82432) and error Code (0 x 40030011). I found a few sites that partly explain the codes, but not them.

  How to resolve conflicts of duplicate addresses media access control . This article explains the different methods by which you can follow to the bottom of the machine that is the origin of the conflict. Click here to see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 164903 at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/164903.

  In addition, you can run in a situation where you notice that the conflict comes from a system where you have never changed the TCP/IP configuration. In this case, this problem appears randomly and disappears on its own. One of the possible reasons for this behavior could be corruption of ARP cache on the switch to which the two machines are connected. To avoid this problem in the future:
  1. Make sure that both systems have the latest version of the NETWORK card drivers and utility (if installed) Network Configuration.
  2. Make sure that the latest Firmware is on the switch. Check the switch for possible corruption of the ARP cache.

  To resolve this issue, you must determine which other computer on the network is using the same media access control address. Several tools shipped with the stack of Microsoft TCP/IP allows you to locate the computer address duplicate.

  To isolate the double media access control address, perform the following steps:

  Since a client TPC/IP based work:

  1. Ping the TCP/IP address is located in the registry entry from a command prompt by typing the following:
     PING 129.0.0.1

     You should get back responses similar to those of the duplicate addressed computer:

           Pinging 129.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:
     
           Reply from 129.0.0.1: bytes=32 time=10ms ttl=128
           Reply from 129.0.0.1: bytes=32 time=<10ms ttl=128
           Reply from 129.0.0.1: bytes=32 time=<10ms ttl=128
           Reply from 129.0.0.1: bytes=32 time=<10ms ttl=128
     

  2. To know the computer media access control address is the duplicate, type the following at the command prompt:
     ARP - a 129.0.0.1

     You should get a response back as follows:

           Internet Address  Physical Address
           129.0.0.1 02:A0:8C:DE:00:FD  <-- matches the event log entry
     

  3. We can now use NBTSTAT to get the NetBIOS (friendly) of duplicate computer name by typing the following at the command prompt:
     NBTSTAT-A 129.0.0.1

     You should get a response back with the NetBIOS name of the computer. This NetBIOS name to determine who is the owner of the computer so that you can locate it on your network.

        NAME             TYPE               STATUS
        -----------------------------------------------
        NTSERVER1           <00>                Unique
        DOMAN-NAME          <00>                GROUP
        NTSERVER1           <03>                Unique
     
        Media access control address = 02-A0-8C-DE-00-FD
     

     If you receive a message:

     HOST NOT FOUND.

     This seems to indicate that the computer to double is not an active NetBIOS computer as a server, Novell, Unix server, router or maybe a Jet Direct printer.

  4. When you have found the computer sent duplicate, you can replace the network card, or if a locally administered address (LAA) control media access, change it to be unique on the network.

  Changing a LAA can be accomplished as follows:

  1. In Control Panel, double-click the network icon.
  2. While viewing the properties of the network card installed, change the properties or the configuration of the UVG to network adapters installed to use a unique LAA.

• My Windows 7 computer is no more can detect the wired network, but all my other wireless and wireline devices connect very well. Replace the network card and no change.

  Hello!  This morning my Windows 7 (the motherboard Acer) desktop ceased to recognize the wired connection to its network card.  In other words, it shows kind of connection, but notes "no Internet access.  It connects to a surfboard by Motorola through one Ooma hub, although I encounter the same problem when I connect to the desktop directly to the surfboard.  All other devices Wi-wired and that connect to the surfboard are functioning properly.

  Thinking that the Realtek NIC on the motherboard Asus was the problem, I installed a new Trendnet network interface card in the PCI slot.  I disabled the network card to the motherboard via the BIOS settings.  No change.  Always 'no Internet access.

  Time Warner Cable test the modem from their office and said it was working properly.  I also connected a laptop directly to the surf board using the same cable, and he was able to connect to the internet.

  Can someone help me understand what the problem is?  Thank you!

  You have McAfee? McAfee has been updated at the same time as the last batch of updates from Windows 7 and this is the cause of problems of internet connection for most, if not all, users of McAfee.

  See the communication from this "criticism" - McAfee

  Some customers may experience a loss of network connectivity and/or errors in McAfee Security Center after a recent update

  You should make the fix McAfee, if necessary. There are corresponding communications for their enterprise products.

  I had to run the removal of McAfee Development tool a few times before and it caused a problem with the license if the PC was not connected to the internet during the abduction. Due cat of McAfee support reset their files in order to allow the relocation-reactivation. Here is their link cat - McAfee - media contains the link to the cat

• Wireless network adapter does not work anymore and will not be repeated work without stopping the computer and then back on.

  Sometimes I leave my computer on at night.  Sometimes I notice that when I get back to him the next day that he has limited connection to the network I use.  When I try to disconnect it from the network, then reconnect, it says that it cannot connect.  Then, when I try to restart my computer it is sitting at a screen saying "stop down". "."  My wireless network software also is unaccessable in which she does not open and if I close the Task Manager and reopen it flashes for a second then closes.

  However when I turn it on manually and then turn it on again, which apparently is not good for the computer, I am once again able to connect to the network with full access.

  Can someone please tell me why this keeps happening and how to fix it?

  original title: unable to connect to a network.

  Hello

  Are you aware of any changes made to the computer, before the show?

  Method 1:

  Step 1: Safe Mode with networking

  Start your computer in safe mode with network and verify that the question.

  Start your computer in safe mode

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode

  Step 2: Clean boot

  If you are not facing the problem in safe mode with network, then put your computer in a clean boot and search for the issue.

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  Note: once you are done with the boot, follow step 7 of article to put your computer to normal startup.

  Method 2:

  Update the NIC drivers and check the issue.

  Updated a hardware driver that is not working properly

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/update-a-driver-for-hardware-that-isn ' t-work correctly

  Update drivers: recommended links

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/update-drivers-recommended-links

  Method 3:

  Run a virus scan and make sure.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  Note: The Microsoft Safety Scanner ends 10 days after being downloaded. To restart a scan with the latest definitions of anti-malware, download and run the Microsoft Safety Scanner again.
   
  Important: While running scan on the hard drive if bad sectors are found on the hard drive when scanning try to repair this area if all available on which data may be lost.

  I hope this helps.

• I have norton antivirus online via my ISP and I had to disable, because it comes with an error that says "cable not connected or missing network adapter" I use dial-up.

  cable not connected network adapter

  I have norton antivirus online via my ISP and I had to disable, because it comes with an error that says "cable not connected or missing network adapter" I use dial-up and do not use any type of router and I'm not on a network. I also tried to disable my network card & it still says the same error. I have an internal network card that came w / the computer (NOT a PCI one) and I wonder if there is a cord or a plug inside my computer that must be plugged. I made some changes on the internal hardware and might have missed an and I didn't have to open my Tower if it wasn't. It's a big hassle! Help, please!

  Hello

  1. Once you get the error message?

  2. do you get the error when you try to disable Norton anti-virus?

  3. are you able to access the Internet explore?

  Temporarily disable the antivirus on the computer running software and check if you are able to install the software.

  Disable the anti-virus software

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/disable-antivirus-software

  WARNING: Antivirus software can help protect your computer against viruses and other security threats. In most cases, you should not disable your antivirus software. If you need to disable temporarily to install other software, you must reactivate as soon as you are finished. If you are connected to the Internet or a network, while your antivirus software is disabled, your computer is vulnerable to attacks.

• the local network adapter is disabled after reboot

  my internet connection status displays a caution symbol every time at startup and I can't access the internet until I have turn off the connection and then use troubleshooting which is good, but it doesn't tell me how to solve this problem permanently how it stop be disabled whenever I restart my pc?

  Hello
   
  1. don't you make changes before the show?
   
  We recommend that you follow these steps and check the result.
  Step 1: Disable network card power management settings.
  1. click on start, type devmgmt.msc and press to enter.
  2. from the list of objects, expand network adapters.
  3. double-click on the element sub under network adapters.
  4. click on the power management tab.
  5. clear all the options on the power management tab.
  6 apply the settings, and then restart the computer to check the difference.

  NOTE: Make sure that you have installed the latest network adapter driver.
   
  Visit this link for more information on "Troubleshooting network adapter problems":
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/troubleshoot-network-adapter-problems
   
  Try the steps and post back with the results, so that we can help you further.
   
  Kind regards
  Syed
  Answers from Microsoft supports the engineer.

• Internet connection with a wired network card Gigabit speed limit

  Can you reach 150 speed Mbps Internet connection on a computer running Win XP SP3 and IE8 with the help of the Gigabit wired network adapter?
  What kind of drivers are required in such a case?
  Currently, I have 150 Mbps of connection, and what I get according to the speed tests is of the order of 60 Mbps with pings of 30 to 60 ms.
  My troubled wired adapter is TP-LINK Model: TG-3269-based Realtek RTL-8169SC chipset and its driver: rtnicxp.sys, v.5.649.0615.2006 (WinDDK) provided by Realtek

  The fact that your Ethernet card is theoretically capable of 1000 Mbps does not mean that everything in the path between your computer and the fiber cable (which is what your ISP based his spec 'speed' on) is capable of the same way.

  For example:

  • What type of cable you are using between the computer and the modem/router... and how long is it?  You did the cable yourself or did you buy it with the connectors already attached?  You must at least Cat 5 cable and attach the connectors yourself is not recommended, unless you have a good amount of experience doing.
  • What brand/model/version of your modem/router?  It has the latest firmware installed?

  You have a second computer that also has a Gigabit network?  If so, check the transfer speed of A computer through the router to computer B (i.e. What is the transfer speed of your LAN, completely apart from the speed of transfer between you and your ISP).  Use a stopwatch and a large file or use a utility such as LAN Speed Test.

  What TG-3269 version do you have?  The current one is V3.

  Assuming you have v.3, you appear not to have the latest version of the driver (though I doubt that's the problem).  The package labeled TG-3269_XP_beta a 5.719.0325.2009 XP driver version.  http://www.TP-link.com/en/support/download/?model=TG-3269&version=v3#tbl_a
  Finally, you may want to think about your connection setting, what is most important for XP and later versions of Windows: http://www.dslreports.com/tweaks and http://www.psc.edu/index.php/networking/641-tcp-tune

• Watch is not in the wired network device manager or manage networks

  You have a slgiht problem, I have a HP DV6, do not ask me which model and I noticed when I tried to connect a PS3 to the laptop to share the internet the wired network adapter was not appear anywhere. I checked in internet Manager network cards, network devices, and it's not listed, I then checked the program uninstaller and found that the driver was listed for ethernet so decided to uninstall and reinstall but nothing. I then went back and plugged in an ethernet cable from the router to the laptop and it appeared, why is this and y at - it a way to get the wired connection to show at all hours because it means that I can share my internet connection for laptops with another device.

  Hello:

  It's probably a setting in your BIOS to disable the power saving Mode LAN (which by default is set to enabled). Normally found in the system configuration menu.

  When your laptop is on battery and you plug in a network cable, it may not work if the LAN Power Save mode is set to enabled.

  Disabling the setting allows the map LAN is present and ready at any time. Press the F10 key there and at the exit of the BIOS to save settings and exit.

  Paul

• Satellite Pro P100 - network adapter disconnects

  We worked on a Satellite Pro P100, which has re-product of network problems. After replacing the cables, repatching on LAN, network points and switching points. The contiuned problem to reappear. After reviewing the log events in Windows XP, it indicates that the network adapter has disconnects and reconnects then some time later. We have tried to re - apply readers up-to-date but the problem persists.

  Any other suggestions or it's a physical repair job?

  Hello

  Save option in enabled energy LAN card properties could be responsible for random interruptions in the LAN.
  Select the network adapter in the Device Manager and check the properties.
  There must be a tab of advanced and power management.
  Check this single tabs and disable energy saving.

• Satellite L - had wireless network adapter

  Unable to get a wireless connection. I checked in the Device Manager and the Realtek wireless network adapter had disappeared. Had already tried to update the driver, but I guess if the unit isn't here, he doesn't want a driver.

  Found one (I mean heritage?) Wireless network adapter Realtek by doing something that I don't really know anymore, but that doesn't seem to work and will not be an update of the driver. In addition, my USB ports do not seem to work; "does not recognize USB devices", so the wireless mouse does not work and now my DVD player does not read DVD, however seems to read CDs.

  All of these flaws could be connected in a very simple way I have not discovered yet? My computer is virtually unusable. He sends me crazy. I checked the updates of Windows and made only Toshiba many downloads etc. as I can for the last 2 years but nothing seems to work.

  Really really welcome ideas. It works on Vista.
  Thank you very much

  Hi bonce,.

  > have done as much as possible etc Toshiba downloads I can for the last 2 years
  And now you have a confused until the Windows installation where nothing works correctly of course if something doesn t work correctly you can take a driver update, but stop just install what you find. In the end, nothing will work, and your only option is to reinstall Windows because you are not able to remove all of these drivers. If you install or update a driver you really should know what you're doing!

  Anyway, if you still use the startup of the operating system pre-installed drive HARD or Toshiba Recovery disk recovery facility. This will restore the original with all the drivers and tools settings. Your laptop will be working properly after that.

  This is an accurate description on HARD drive recovery:
  http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/HTD1303440001R01.htm

• How to associate a VM for the second network adapter on the host

  Hello

  I have created a virtual machine and added a NIC that matches the first physical network adapter on the host Machine. I then added a second NETWORK adapter on the host. I would like to create the second network adapter on the same VM and map it on the second NETWORK adapter on the host. How can this be achieved.

  When I use the "Add Hardware", I does not enumerate the physical network adapters on the host to choose and assigns a VM mac address.

  Kind regards.

  VMware customers use virtual network adapters if you need for a great, a second deck on the host card, but how to do this depends on the host OS.

  For Linux, just run vmware - config.pl and choose to create a second bridged network adapter, choose the right pair of physics.

  For Windows, run vmnetcfg.exe (as an administrator), disable the automatic bypass and then manually fill the two physical network adapters (for example to create two VMnet adapters * with each mapping to a different physical NIC). You also need to restart the host VMware Agent services and VMware Server Web Access before these virtual cards will be available for use.

  Chapter 11 of the guide is a good reference for all this - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmserver2.pdf

  Guy Leech

  VMware vExpert 2009

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• On V6302AU (V6000 Series) wireless network adapter

  I had no problem with my front wireless (and run wireless of my sister is not the network).  Now, when I turn on my computer the wireless signal turns blue and the icon says he's working.  However, my computer does not recognize all wireless networks.  The Windows Network Diagnostics indicates that the computer has an installed and configured wireless network adapter.  I've uninstalled and reinstalled the driver wireless lan broadcom for vista on the compact site, but that did not help.

  Can anyone help?

  Thank you

  TC

  I took my computer to my friends shop, sent it to HP and they replaced the part.  It took a few weeks and cost about NZ$ 80.  Problem solved.

  Take it to a professional!

  TC