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Hi there
I bought my nexus a few weeks ago, and it came with Vista 64 bit Home Premium. Today my upgrade CD finally arrived, and while I was trying to upgrade to windows7 it kept giving me problems, so I just decided to do a fresh install of windows7.
However, now that its installed I cant seem to connect to the wireless network (even though the password is correct it tells me its wrong), and the driver CD which came with my laptop only has Vista drivers. Is it possible to have a CD with the windows7 drivers sent to me, or can you guys give me a list of all the drivers I need and where I can download them (so at least I can get them elsewhere and put them on a usb stick or something).
Also there was some intel software for the wireless adaptor, could this be the reason why it keeps telling me the password is incorrect (although my initial thoughts are that it has nothing to do with it).
My system specs are as follows:
Nexus Chassis
CPU: Intel P9700 2.8 Ghz @ 25 watt
RAM: 4 Gb DDR3
Video: NVidia Quadro FX2700M 512Mb
HD: 500 Gb 7200rpm
thanks!
Neil McRae
19-11-09, 16:03
Hi there
I bought my nexus a few weeks ago, and it came with Vista 64 bit Home Premium. Today my upgrade CD finally arrived, and while I was trying to upgrade to windows7 it kept giving me problems, so I just decided to do a fresh install of windows7.
However, now that its installed I cant seem to connect to the wireless network (even though the password is correct it tells me its wrong), and the driver CD which came with my laptop only has Vista drivers. Is it possible to have a CD with the windows7 drivers sent to me, or can you guys give me a list of all the drivers I need and where I can download them (so at least I can get them elsewhere and put them on a usb stick or something).
Also there was some intel software for the wireless adaptor, could this be the reason why it keeps telling me the password is incorrect (although my initial thoughts are that it has nothing to do with it).
My system specs are as follows:
Nexus Chassis
CPU: Intel P9700 2.8 Ghz @ 25 watt
RAM: 4 Gb DDR3
Video: NVidia Quadro FX2700M 512Mb
HD: 500 Gb 7200rpm
thanks!
vista drivers should work as I used them in the W7 Beta but all the drivers are here:
http://www.kobaltcomputers.co.uk/nexus_drivers.php
well ive installed all the drivers, and now the fingerprinter reader is not recognized. I keep getting a message asking me to plug it into a usb port.
is there another driver around that'll make it work?
cheers.
did you also get the turbo memory as there was a conflict between that and my fingerprint reader on my nexus.
did you also get the turbo memory as there was a conflict between that and my fingerprint reader on my nexus.
no I didnt, I sorted the problem out though. I just went to the device manager and manually installed the driver.
my wireless is still giving me grief though. It finds available networks, but when i put in the WPA-PSK password it tells me there is a key mismatch. this makes no sense as I know that it is correct. I managed to connect for a brief time (using the same key), but it then disconnected. I then tried deleting the connection settings from the 'manage wireless networks' box, and now it just plain refuses to connect. This is actually driving me nuts as I cant figure out why it wont work. Ive now literally spent all day trying to sort out windows 7 and im starting to really not like this damned OS. grrrr!
Neil McRae
20-11-09, 09:08
no I didnt, I sorted the problem out though. I just went to the device manager and manually installed the driver.
my wireless is still giving me grief though. It finds available networks, but when i put in the WPA-PSK password it tells me there is a key mismatch. this makes no sense as I know that it is correct. I managed to connect for a brief time (using the same key), but it then disconnected. I then tried deleting the connection settings from the 'manage wireless networks' box, and now it just plain refuses to connect. This is actually driving me nuts as I cant figure out why it wont work. Ive now literally spent all day trying to sort out windows 7 and im starting to really not like this damned OS. grrrr!
Well first you should relaly use WPA-PSK2 as WPA-PSK I can crack in about 30 minutes lol. WPA-PSK has many compatability challenges also in my experience.
Could be an incompatiability between your wireless AP and the card.
Take the laptop to a macdonalds (big mac and fries for me). They have free open wifi so you can test the card there. if it doesn't work then it might be worth doublechecking the card and the aeriels are installed properly. Requires opening up the rear but its a simple job, I'm sure on the phone one of the Kobalt chaps could take you through it if you didn't feel confident about it.
One other thing to try if you have done so already. Let W7 manage the Wifi settings rather than the Intel app.
Neil.
Well first you should relaly use WPA-PSK2 as WPA-PSK I can crack in about 30 minutes lol. WPA-PSK has many compatability challenges also in my experience.
But you cant crack WPA-PSK2 can you ;)
:D
Neil McRae
21-11-09, 12:40
its alot harder if you use a strong key. If I work it out right it would take 3 years with brute force. If you use a dictionary word then about an hour depending on SSID.
Regarding PSK you mean? Yeah, I figured as much.
PSK2 should be a lot harder :)
Well first you should relaly use WPA-PSK2 as WPA-PSK I can crack in about 30 minutes lol. WPA-PSK has many compatability challenges also in my experience.
Could be an incompatiability between your wireless AP and the card.
Take the laptop to a macdonalds (big mac and fries for me). They have free open wifi so you can test the card there. if it doesn't work then it might be worth doublechecking the card and the aeriels are installed properly. Requires opening up the rear but its a simple job, I'm sure on the phone one of the Kobalt chaps could take you through it if you didn't feel confident about it.
One other thing to try if you have done so already. Let W7 manage the Wifi settings rather than the Intel app.
Neil.
If it successfully detects available networks do you think it could still be a case of bad wiring?
Either way I will be taking my laptop into uni sometime soon and will see if it makes a difference. I WOULD try to change the router settings, but I cant as Im borrowing my internet from my neighbour at the moment (which his consent of course :P). And yeah just to clarify, its working well on my old laptop which is running XP, and I am using the same key.
If the wireless detects available networks, shouldnt that rule out a bad physical connection in the laptop?
neil@kobalt
21-11-09, 20:59
If the wireless detects available networks, shouldnt that rule out a bad physical connection in the laptop?
Yup, the WIFI will detect and connect to any connection even if only one wire is connected to the WIFI card.
Neil McRae
23-11-09, 07:34
No, wifi can detect the SSID on weak signal networks but remember, WIFI is Recieve and Transmit, whilst you may see the networks remember that the Wifi AP has to see your laptop and laptops etc typically have weaker signals.
You need to check the following:
one: are the aeriels connected properly
two: is the card in the m-pci slot inserted properly.
If you are borring a distant wifi as you describe then a badly connected aeriel would certainly cause the problems you see, but I expect that it could simply be a bad connection because of walls etc.
Have you tried it in your neighbours house?
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