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  User Icon Jester757

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7/12/2004 3:10:56 PM


I have a HP Laptop running XP with a Microsoft MN-720 pcmcia 802.11g adapter. The card will pickup signals but will not connect to free or pay hotspots. IPCONFIG shows MEDIA DISCONNECT. If I try ipconfig/renew it tells me that no operation can be performed while it has its media disconnected. I tried new drivers, full re-install, and a one hour session with a T-Mobile hotspot level 2 tech. No help. Any help or suggestions beyond an adjustment with a hammer would be wonderfull. Thanks in advance.
  User Icon glex01

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9/5/2004 2:09:51 PM


I am sorry, but I do not have a solution, but have the same problem. If you were able to solve yours could you please let me know.
TKS

    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by Jester757:
    I have a HP Laptop running XP with a Microsoft MN-720 pcmcia 802.11g adapter. The card will pickup signals but will not connect to free or pay hotspots. IPCONFIG shows MEDIA DISCONNECT. If I try ipconfig/renew it tells me that no operation can be performed while it has its media disconnected. I tried new drivers, full re-install, and a one hour session with a T-Mobile hotspot level 2 tech. No help. Any help or suggestions beyond an adjustment with a hammer would be wonderfull. Thanks in advance.


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  User Icon muddpupp

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11/3/2004 1:29:30 PM


there is a setting in your wireless properties right click your wireless connection box go to properties and there should be an advanced button on bottom click it and place a check in connect to non prefered networks
  User Icon muddpupp

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11/3/2004 1:29:32 PM


there is a setting in your wireless properties right click your wireless connection box go to properties and there should be an advanced button on bottom click it and place a check in connect to non prefered networks
  User Icon pmainc

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11/29/2004 9:23:32 PM


I have the same problem, but the advanced choice will not show highlighted when I go to properties. I have tried reloading everything too...help. Thanks
  User Icon torr10

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5/16/2005 1:29:23 AM


Sorry...it ain't that simple. Tried it...

    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by muddpupp:
    there is a setting in your wireless properties right click your wireless connection box go to properties and there should be an advanced button on bottom click it and place a check in connect to non prefered networks

  User Icon NiceGirl

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6/18/2005 8:25:40 AM


    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by Jester757:
    please try to disable any anti virus or firewall , that is currently running in your pc. let me know if it helps.

  User Icon NiceGirl

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6/18/2005 8:32:59 AM


    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by pmainc:
    i'm a technical support, try this one. disable any anti-virus, firewall running in the computer.
    let me know if it helps. in order also to connect to a certain network you should have the
    same ssid, channel.

  User Icon tchamp

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6/21/2005 12:27:50 AM


This shows up on a google search (for wireless media disconnected), so I thougth I'd post and let people know the solution.

I had this problem and found that there was a switch on my laptop that physically enabled/disabled the wireless connection. On some laptops its a actual switch, and on others it's a function key (mine was FN-F2 for a gateway m460)
  User Icon HarryP103

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6/24/2005 9:14:04 PM


I am having this problem also. The weird thing is that I have no problem connecting at work, it just connects automatically. At home, it sees the wireless access point but cannot connect. When I try an ipconfig command, it tells me that the media is disconnected. I'd like to avoid the fix of turning off the dhcp media sensing feature so that I won't have a problem going between work and home. Has anyone seen any other fixes for this problem? Also, the family laptop has no problem connecting to the network at home or at work even though the settings are identical as far as I can tell.

This post was last edited by HarryP103 on Friday, June 24, 2005 at 9:30:43 PM.
  User Icon HarryP103

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6/24/2005 9:48:53 PM


So that was really quick, I talked to a friend who knows about networking and all I had to do was update the firmware on my router. Just find the firmware that applies to your router at linksys.com and you should be good to go.
  User Icon testerxp

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6/30/2005 9:58:47 AM


I had this same problem and I found some software on line that fixes the problem. My problem occured after I ran AdAware on my laptop trying to clean it up. I had no DNS server and my IP address read as 0.0.0.0. When I did a ipconfig /release, I received a media is disconnected error. I am a software developer so I knew exactly what to type in google to find the solution to this problem. I only had the problem for one day, and I know of people that have had this problem for months.

I found a website that offers a freeware software download called WinSockFix.exe, which you can also type in google for a search. The URL ishttp://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257.

I had to download this of course at work and burn it on a CD. If you have a floppy drive it is small enough to fit there, or if you have a USB key. At any rate, I got home yesterday, popped in the CD, and after less then a minute and a reboot. My issue was completely resolved. After my refresh, I no longer received the "Limited or No Connectivity" on my wireless signal and I instantly clicked on IE and it opened right back up like nothing had ever went wrong.

I dont know who wrote this software, but they are definitely my savior on this issue.
  User Icon Jester757

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7/3/2005 11:41:02 AM


I eventually found a small article on Microsoft.com support site that had me type a couple of items at the command prompt which told me that it was a corrupt windows installation. I installed XP Pro over XP and the card fired up just fine..

    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by glex01:
    I am sorry, but I do not have a solution, but have the same problem. If you were able to solve yours could you please let me know.
    TKS

      QUOTE:
      Originally Posted by Jester757:
      I have a HP Laptop running XP with a Microsoft MN-720 pcmcia 802.11g adapter. The card will pickup signals but will not connect to free or pay hotspots. IPCONFIG shows MEDIA DISCONNECT. If I try ipconfig/renew it tells me that no operation can be performed while it has its media disconnected. I tried new drivers, full re-install, and a one hour session with a T-Mobile hotspot level 2 tech. No help. Any help or suggestions beyond an adjustment with a hammer would be wonderfull. Thanks in advance.



  User Icon aschaay

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7/15/2005 7:54:10 AM


Can you quote the Microsoft article number? I wonder whether the XP Home install could be the reason...

    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by Jester757:
    I eventually found a small article on Microsoft.com support site that had me type a couple of items at the command prompt which told me that it was a corrupt windows installation. I installed XP Pro over XP and the card fired up just fine..

      QUOTE:
      Originally Posted by glex01:
      I am sorry, but I do not have a solution, but have the same problem. If you were able to solve yours could you please let me know.
      TKS

        QUOTE:
        Originally Posted by Jester757:
        I have a HP Laptop running XP with a Microsoft MN-720 pcmcia 802.11g adapter. The card will pickup signals but will not connect to free or pay hotspots. IPCONFIG shows MEDIA DISCONNECT. If I try ipconfig/renew it tells me that no operation can be performed while it has its media disconnected. I tried new drivers, full re-install, and a one hour session with a T-Mobile hotspot level 2 tech. No help. Any help or suggestions beyond an adjustment with a hammer would be wonderfull. Thanks in advance.





  User Icon kivieg

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7/29/2005 12:14:20 PM


I currently have the same problem (also happened the day I installed and ran AdAware SE). However, I downloaded the WinSockFix.exe (twice) and that didn't fix my problem. On Windows XP SP2 Pro, I still get "Media Disconnected" in IPCONFIG for my wireless NIC. The strange part is that the UI ("show available wireless networks") works fine! It sees all of the WiFi networks in the area, no problem. When I try to "Connect", it fails.

I was on my home network 2 days ago. Now I can't get on.

Help??

joel

    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by testerxp:
    I had this same problem and I found some software on line that fixes the problem. My problem occured after I ran AdAware on my laptop trying to clean it up. I had no DNS server and my IP address read as 0.0.0.0. When I did a ipconfig /release, I received a media is disconnected error. I am a software developer so I knew exactly what to type in google to find the solution to this problem. I only had the problem for one day, and I know of people that have had this problem for months.

    I found a website that offers a freeware software download called WinSockFix.exe, which you can also type in google for a search. The URL ishttp://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257.

    I had to download this of course at work and burn it on a CD. If you have a floppy drive it is small enough to fit there, or if you have a USB key. At any rate, I got home yesterday, popped in the CD, and after less then a minute and a reboot. My issue was completely resolved. After my refresh, I no longer received the "Limited or No Connectivity" on my wireless signal and I instantly clicked on IE and it opened right back up like nothing had ever went wrong.

    I dont know who wrote this software, but they are definitely my savior on this issue.

  User Icon heresyisprogress

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8/4/2005 4:00:12 PM


Here's something you could try:

1. Go to the control panel & select "Administrative Tools".

2. In Administrative Tools, go to "Services".

3. On the Services screen, scroll down until you find "Wireless Zero Configuration".

4. Start this service.

5. Now go to "Network Connections" and right click your wireless adapter icon.

6. I can't remember exactly which tab it is, but find the one where you have the option
to check or uncheck "Use Windows to configure my wireless connections" or something to that effect. Make sure it is checked.

I saw this thread yesterday trying to resolve this same problem, and thought I'd post what fixed it for me.
  User Icon andyshane

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8/5/2005 10:06:17 AM



Even this didn't work for me. Damned PCs. I have an HP Pavilion ze4900, a wireless nightmare that never ends.


    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by testerxp:
    I had this same problem and I found some software on line that fixes the problem. My problem occured after I ran AdAware on my laptop trying to clean it up. I had no DNS server and my IP address read as 0.0.0.0. When I did a ipconfig /release, I received a media is disconnected error. I am a software developer so I knew exactly what to type in google to find the solution to this problem. I only had the problem for one day, and I know of people that have had this problem for months.

    I found a website that offers a freeware software download called WinSockFix.exe, which you can also type in google for a search. The URL ishttp://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257.

    I had to download this of course at work and burn it on a CD. If you have a floppy drive it is small enough to fit there, or if you have a USB key. At any rate, I got home yesterday, popped in the CD, and after less then a minute and a reboot. My issue was completely resolved. After my refresh, I no longer received the "Limited or No Connectivity" on my wireless signal and I instantly clicked on IE and it opened right back up like nothing had ever went wrong.

    I dont know who wrote this software, but they are definitely my savior on this issue.

  User Icon andyshane

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8/5/2005 10:11:43 AM


This didn't work either... the HP nightmare continues unabated...

    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by heresyisprogress:
    Here's something you could try:

    1. Go to the control panel & select "Administrative Tools".

    2. In Administrative Tools, go to "Services".

    3. On the Services screen, scroll down until you find "Wireless Zero Configuration".

    4. Start this service.

    5. Now go to "Network Connections" and right click your wireless adapter icon.

    6. I can't remember exactly which tab it is, but find the one where you have the option
    to check or uncheck "Use Windows to configure my wireless connections" or something to that effect. Make sure it is checked.

    I saw this thread yesterday trying to resolve this same problem, and thought I'd post what fixed it for me.

  User Icon heresyisprogress

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8/5/2005 6:39:12 PM


    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by andyshane:
    This didn't work either... the HP nightmare continues unabated...




A question: Do you use XP's wireless connection manager? If so, could you quote the exact error message you get on the "View available Wireless networks" screen?

If you're not using the xp app, what program are you using? Usually the wifi adapter will have it's own software, but if you use it, it can conflict with XP's WCM. Hope this helps...
  User Icon jetson

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11/11/2005 11:59:06 PM


Thank you very much for the software info. I have worked on getting my wireless notebook working once again for about 30 hours! This software most definently works! Using this software my problem was fixed in about one minute!! Thanks once again!!
    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by testerxp:
    I had this same problem and I found some software on line that fixes the problem. My problem occured after I ran AdAware on my laptop trying to clean it up. I had no DNS server and my IP address read as 0.0.0.0. When I did a ipconfig /release, I received a media is disconnected error. I am a software developer so I knew exactly what to type in google to find the solution to this problem. I only had the problem for one day, and I know of people that have had this problem for months.

    I found a website that offers a freeware software download called WinSockFix.exe, which you can also type in google for a search. The URL ishttp://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257.

    I had to download this of course at work and burn it on a CD. If you have a floppy drive it is small enough to fit there, or if you have a USB key. At any rate, I got home yesterday, popped in the CD, and after less then a minute and a reboot. My issue was completely resolved. After my refresh, I no longer received the "Limited or No Connectivity" on my wireless signal and I instantly clicked on IE and it opened right back up like nothing had ever went wrong.

    I dont know who wrote this software, but they are definitely my savior on this issue.



This post was last edited by jetson on Saturday, November 12, 2005 at 12:05:38 AM.
  User Icon Swearengen

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12/7/2005 3:33:57 PM


I had the same problem. None of the above solutions worked for me.
What did work was going to "Control Panel", "Add or remove programs", "Intel Pro Wireless adaptor", then "Repair".
  User Icon Slava

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12/18/2005 8:41:58 PM


    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by Swearengen:
    I had the same problem. None of the above solutions worked for me.
    What did work was going to "Control Panel", "Add or remove programs", "Intel Pro Wireless adaptor", then "Repair".



All the solutions posted here and tried by me have been temporary or specific to other environments I think I have found a really good fix that will work in a lot of situtations.
The problem and solution is described for a dlink card in Windows ME here:http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.asp?prod_id=478&question=DWL-650%20/%20DWL-120%20/%20DWL-1000AP
but the solution has changed for XP and it may be found here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;239924
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  User Icon Slava

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12/19/2005 7:23:38 PM





The problem and solution is described for a dlink card in Windows ME here:http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.asp?prod_id=478&question=DWL-650%20/%20DWL-120%20/%20DWL-1000AP
but the solution has changed for XP and it may be found here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;239924


Let me elaborate on that a bit for the benefit of the search engines and all.
The dlink website tells us about the code in ME etc that looks at the wireless network card and automatically turns it off (disconnects) it unless you change a certain option.
It probably caused the same Media State . . . Media Disconnected message from ipconfig. There is more information there that gives it this problems signature.
In XP it seems that problem is the same but doesn't show up right away. Install a wireless adaptor and off it goes, working perfectly. BUT if you change anything at all, like unplug and replug a usb wireless adaptor, it queries the the thing, runs this code and shows it as disconnected IF IT IS WIRELESS. So if you reinstall or repair (repair doesn't work at all on one of my adaptors and doesn't fix this on the other) for awhile, maybe.
The second site tells how to turn this off. It is a Microsoft site and is charmingly euphemistic. It says "There may be situations where you may not want your network adapter to detect this state, and you can configure this by editing the registry."
And it tells you how to do that. It sure worked for me.
  User Icon parthipan

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12/21/2005 9:34:53 AM


    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by Slava:



The problem and solution is described for a dlink card in Windows ME here:http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.asp?prod_id=478&question=DWL-650%20/%20DWL-120%20/%20DWL-1000AP
but the solution has changed for XP and it may be found here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;239924


Let me elaborate on that a bit for the benefit of the search engines and all.
The dlink website tells us about the code in ME etc that looks at the wireless network card and automatically turns it off (disconnects) it unless you change a certain option.
It probably caused the same Media State . . . Media Disconnected message from ipconfig. There is more information there that gives it this problems signature.
In XP it seems that problem is the same but doesn't show up right away. Install a wireless adaptor and off it goes, working perfectly. BUT if you change anything at all, like unplug and replug a usb wireless adaptor, it queries the the thing, runs this code and shows it as disconnected IF IT IS WIRELESS. So if you reinstall or repair (repair doesn't work at all on one of my adaptors and doesn't fix this on the other) for awhile, maybe.
The second site tells how to turn this off. It is a Microsoft site and is charmingly euphemistic. It says "There may be situations where you may not want your network adapter to detect this state, and you can configure this by editing the registry."
And it tells you how to do that. It sure worked for me.





i work in isp support concern so i cant inform the customer to go and install a driver and it is a
system issue so tell me the steps which i can do without using a driver installation
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12/22/2005 11:04:46 AM


    QUOTE:

    i work in isp support concern so i cant inform the customer to go and install a driver and it is a
    system issue so tell me the steps which i can do without using a driver installation
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If customer is getting the "Media State . . .Media Disconneted" message when she does an ipconfig, there are several interesting options above. Some of which have worked for me.
Less scary listed first:
1b) If it's a laptop check if the wireless switch is on
1b) Swearengen's "Control Panel", "Add or remove programs", "Intel Pro Wireless adaptor", then "Repair".
2) Jetson's get and run WInSockFIxhttp://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
3)andyshane's start Zero configuration service and go to and check the box for "Use Windows to configure my wireless connections"
4) Change the registry as explained on the Microsoft website mentioned in my note. You could point the customer at that page and let her do it herself.
5) Reinstall drivers for card.

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  User Icon -boatman-

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12/30/2005 4:55:50 AM


im new to this site. i realy need help, ive tried several things on here and none of them have helped. its a laptop with xp. my wireless in on and it shows to have a connection. but under the command promt it said media dis. i tried ipconfig/renew. now it shows its connected, but still no browser works. anything with the internet does not work. if anyone has any sugestion please fill free to help me out.........
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    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by -boatman-:
    im new to this site. i realy need help, ive tried several things on here and none of them have helped. its a laptop with xp. my wireless in on and it shows to have a connection. but under the command promt it said media dis. i tried ipconfig/renew. now it shows its connected, but still no browser works. anything with the internet does not work. if anyone has any sugestion please fill free to help me out.........



Reset your router!! That's it! I tried every suggestion in the forum including uninstallling the PC card; all the drivers, etc.....
  User Icon tig56

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2/11/2006 3:19:57 PM


I have an Acer TM292 laptop and a Linksys WRT54G router. This problem shows no favorites, believe me, it's not an HP problem alone.

I have tried every single trick I can think of. I've tried everything this forum h@ssuggested, more than twice! I have searched every forum, MS, Intel, all the wireless vendors, you name it. This problem is out of control and the powers that be need to get off their throne and fix it. There is no reason that there are so many identical problems without realizing that MS and the various wireless vendors have a big issue that they want the using public to fix for them. The Winsock fixes help some but that must be an awfully small percentage because you don't see too many people jumping up and down with joy. I think the chance that the "fix" will work is about as big a chance as MS finding a quick fix for it. I spent big $$ for my notebook and need it to perform wirelessly. The only thing so far is a performance in frustration.

PS: Resetting the router didn't work either!
If someone has actually found a solution for this problem, please post it. Better yet, sell the fix on EBay and you'll be rich once MS gets wind of it. Be sure and copywright it...

This post was last edited by tig56 on Saturday, February 11, 2006 at 3:24:32 PM.
  User Icon rjhjr

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3/20/2006 6:30:36 AM


    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by tig56:
    I have tried every single trick I can think of. I've tried everything this forum h@ssuggested, more than twice!


Good Summary:
If customer is getting the "Media State . . .Media Disconnected" message when she does an ipconfig, there are several interesting options above. Some of which have worked for me.
Less scary listed first:
1a) If it's a laptop check if the wireless switch is on
1b) Swearengen's "Control Panel", "Add or remove programs", "Intel Pro Wireless adaptor", then "Repair".
2) Jetson's get and run WInSockFIhttp://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
3)andyshane's start Zero configuration service and go to and check the box for "Use Windows to configure my wireless connections"
4) Change the registry as explained on the Microsoft website mentioned in my note. You could point the customer at that page and let her do it herself.
5) Reinstall drivers for card.


On my son's desktop I'd tried everything in hardware land. Turned out to be a software fix - in my case, that is.
From the above, I tried 1b, 2 and 5 without success (re-booting after each attempt).

When I tried 3 it didn't work - at first - but then I went deeper and it worked: Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Component Services / Services (Local) / Wireless Zero Configuration.

Now, although I had set this value to "Automatic" Startup in the past, this time I clicked on the category, went to the Recovery tab and for 'First Failure' used 'Restart the Service'. Did the same for 'Second Failure' just to be sure.

I re-booted and it's been flawlessly rock-solid ever since. Can't explain it. Don't want to try.

This had been a problem issue for a long time. It started as an intermittent fault then something made it stop altogether. I would never have sorted it without looking at this forum once I finally twigged "Media Disconnected" might, er, be an issue. Many thanks to you all.
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4/8/2006 2:28:55 PM


This sequence is good. 1b did it for me, after hours of trying just about everything else. Thanx!

    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by rjhjr:
      QUOTE:
      Originally Posted by tig56:
      I have tried every single trick I can think of. I've tried everything this forum h@ssuggested, more than twice!


    Good Summary:
    If customer is getting the "Media State . . .Media Disconnected" message when she does an ipconfig, there are several interesting options above. Some of which have worked for me.
    Less scary listed first:
    1a) If it's a laptop check if the wireless switch is on
    1b) Swearengen's "Control Panel", "Add or remove programs", "Intel Pro Wireless adaptor", then "Repair".
    2) Jetson's get and run WInSockFIhttp://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
    3)andyshane's start Zero configuration service and go to and check the box for "Use Windows to configure my wireless connections"
    4) Change the registry as explained on the Microsoft website mentioned in my note. You could point the customer at that page and let her do it herself.
    5) Reinstall drivers for card.


    On my son's desktop I'd tried everything in hardware land. Turned out to be a software fix - in my case, that is.
    From the above, I tried 1b, 2 and 5 without success (re-booting after each attempt).

    When I tried 3 it didn't work - at first - but then I went deeper and it worked: Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Component Services / Services (Local) / Wireless Zero Configuration.

    Now, although I had set this value to "Automatic" Startup in the past, this time I clicked on the category, went to the Recovery tab and for 'First Failure' used 'Restart the Service'. Did the same for 'Second Failure' just to be sure.

    I re-booted and it's been flawlessly rock-solid ever since. Can't explain it. Don't want to try.

    This had been a problem issue for a long time. It started as an intermittent fault then something made it stop altogether. I would never have sorted it without looking at this forum once I finally twigged "Media Disconnected" might, er, be an issue. Many thanks to you all.

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5/12/2006 5:59:12 PM




Good Summary:
If customer is getting the "Media State . . .Media Disconnected" message when she does an ipconfig, there are several interesting options above. Some of which have worked for me.
Less scary listed first:
1a) If it's a laptop check if the wireless switch is on
1b) Swearengen's "Control Panel", "Add or remove programs", "Intel Pro Wireless adaptor", then "Repair".
2) Jetson's get and run WInSockFIhttp://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
3)andyshane's start Zero configuration service and go to and check the box for "Use Windows to configure my wireless connections"
4) Change the registry as explained on the Microsoft website mentioned in my note. You could point the customer at that page and let her do it herself.
5) Reinstall drivers for card.


Try updating your BIOs for your motherboard. I had 2 Dell Inspiron 1100 using Cisco 350 PCMCIA wireless card one with a Windows 2000 the other with Windows XP. Both the Cisco software connected but the Laptop reported media disconnected until I upgraded the BIOs then both worked!!!!
  User Icon polololoco

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5/20/2006 7:45:36 PM


    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by Russelaw:


    Good Summary:
    If customer is getting the "Media State . . .Media Disconnected" message when she does an ipconfig, there are several interesting options above. Some of which have worked for me.
    Less scary listed first:
    1a) If it's a laptop check if the wireless switch is on
    1b) Swearengen's "Control Panel", "Add or remove programs", "Intel Pro Wireless adaptor", then "Repair".
    2) Jetson's get and run WInSockFIhttp://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
    3)andyshane's start Zero configuration service and go to and check the box for "Use Windows to configure my wireless connections"
    4) Change the registry as explained on the Microsoft website mentioned in my note. You could point the customer at that page and let her do it herself.
    5) Reinstall drivers for card.


    Try updating your BIOs for your motherboard. I had 2 Dell Inspiron 1100 using Cisco 350 PCMCIA wireless card one with a Windows 2000 the other with Windows XP. Both the Cisco software connected but the Laptop reported media disconnected until I upgraded the BIOs then both worked!!!!



I have tried anything in this forum with no success.

Anyway I found another solution that works great (in my case) with this same problem. I have a desktop computer so I move the PCI Wireless card to another PCI slot and now is working perfect!!!

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5/22/2006 10:58:06 AM


Been pullin gmy hair out trying to figure out what to do and whats gone wrong!! Then after reading this realised that i had deleted adware off my laptop and thats when it all went wrong.. had media disconnected and couldn't connect to IE no matter what the connection was! But this program u told us about about w@sso easy and quick and it really worked thats a million!!!!


    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by testerxp:
    I had this same problem and I found some software on line that fixes the problem. My problem occured after I ran AdAware on my laptop trying to clean it up. I had no DNS server and my IP address read as 0.0.0.0. When I did a ipconfig /release, I received a media is disconnected error. I am a software developer so I knew exactly what to type in google to find the solution to this problem. I only had the problem for one day, and I know of people that have had this problem for months.

    I found a website that offers a freeware software download called WinSockFix.exe, which you can also type in google for a search. The URL ishttp://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257.

    I had to download this of course at work and burn it on a CD. If you have a floppy drive it is small enough to fit there, or if you have a USB key. At any rate, I got home yesterday, popped in the CD, and after less then a minute and a reboot. My issue was completely resolved. After my refresh, I no longer received the "Limited or No Connectivity" on my wireless signal and I instantly clicked on IE and it opened right back up like nothing had ever went wrong.

    I dont know who wrote this software, but they are definitely my savior on this issue.

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6/7/2006 4:53:44 PM


This advice is only one of the above that seems to work./tk

    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by heresyisprogress:
    Here's something you could try:

    1. Go to the control panel & select "Administrative Tools".

    2. In Administrative Tools, go to "Services".

    3. On the Services screen, scroll down until you find "Wireless Zero Configuration".

    4. Start this service.

    5. Now go to "Network Connections" and right click your wireless adapter icon.

    6. I can't remember exactly which tab it is, but find the one where you have the option
    to check or uncheck "Use Windows to configure my wireless connections" or something to that effect. Make sure it is checked.

    I saw this thread yesterday trying to resolve this same problem, and thought I'd post what fixed it for me.

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Hello Folks, Sorry to bring up an old story but i'm having a few problems with my network. I have a sony vaio VGN-A217s Laptop with a built in Centrino chip (Intel proset/wireless 2200 bg) And i'm trying to connect to my d-link DI-524. The problems i'm having have only occoured after a full reinstall of windows xp home edition. I can connect to the internet through ethernet but not through the wirless card. I have tried the following:

Resseting/restarting modem and router
winsockfix
tried mangeing with windows zero and the the intel software
SWITCH IS ON!
i've updated drivers for my chipset
when i goto ipconfig the ethernet connection shows but the wireless connection displays 'media disconnected'
The connection appears with full signal but says is unable to connect.
Tried updating the drivers for the proset/wirless centrino chip
Tried using only B and G - still dosent connect
DHCP is on and set to automatically connect to non prefered networks.
tried to ping 192.168.0.1
also been into the d-link admin page and played around - still nothing

I'm currently using NTL HOME 1MB Broadband. I'm so confused! I'm out of ideas! anyone with any help? Please please........ Before i resort to a hammer!

oh and to confuse you all more! the d-link router was hooked up to my brothers modem (NTL) and i could get a connection fine. But when i borrowed his belkin 54g, i still had the same problems. So i tried swapping them back and now i'm having the same problem again with the d-link! lol!!

Many many thanks in advance!
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8/3/2006 4:03:55 PM


Might want to make sure your wireless card's MAC address is on the filtered list on your router. If you use the MAC address filter on your wireless router that is.

This post was last edited by Digitalsine on Thursday, August 03, 2006 at 4:05:36 PM.
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8/25/2006 10:58:41 AM


I am fighting this battle aslo and losing ground. I have retreated to the beach and the water is the next step! I do not pretend to know anything about these infernal machines and especially this problem. Right now my machine is tryin' unsuccessfully to 'reset the tcp parameters' using winsoxfix. No, the Reg-backup was attemped but not completed for some reason I can't recall. I fear things are getting worse.

I can't contribute anything useful for you all, but will read, fumble and fool around. If I stumble onto gettingv this fixed I'll let ya know. My friend, the computer help guy, sez to unplug the modem and router, restart the 'puter. It works most of the time.

Well, somethin' worked. I think I ran the winsoxfix?? Unplugged modem and router for awhile; plug'd 'em back, restarted the 'puter, uninstalled and re-installed the wireless program, scarificed my neighbors cat and voile, I have a working wireless. Thankx for the info. I'm sure I botch up somethin' else.

This post was last edited by mudmanclm on Friday, August 25, 2006 at 11:23:17 AM.
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9/2/2006 9:52:04 AM


guys... so has anyone solved the problem finally?
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    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by bluenemo:
    guys... so has anyone solved the problem finally?



Been sweating over this for a couple of days and found this thread, so I thought I'd share what worked for me. A previously reliable USB 802.11 adaptor suddenly wouldn't connect even though it would still scan all available networks. IPconfig reported 'media disconnected' but the unit worked perfectly plugged into another machine elsewhere in the house. Moreover the USB unit from that machine wouldn't function when used in the failing machine. Tried all of the above, nothing worked.

What eventually fixed it was changing the RF channel at the base station. Mine was originally set up to run at 108Mbs 'high speed' mode, which has to use channel 6 (the middle of the band). I think that this is probably the default for most new out of the box setups as well. I throttled it back to 54Mbs G only mode (which is still more than adequate for my broadband) and switched it to using channel 11 and it burst back into life.

I think what must have happened is that it worked fine until somebody in the district bought themselves a new router and set it up on the default channel 6. The PC in the front of the house then started suffering from interference. I should think that it's probably going to become a more common problem as Wi-Fi reaches saturation in some areas.

This post was last edited by Blakkandekka on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 at 6:09:16 AM.
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9/6/2006 6:39:59 PM


Can't believe it - i'd like to say a big thanx - I've been wondering what's going on with my pesky laptop for the past 5 months!...no wireless connection yet everyone else in my flat gets connected fine.... It w@ssaying 'media disconnected' and after trying a few of the solutions posted here...I finally found that the download testerxp posted did it for me....brill!!!


    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by Blakkandekka:
      QUOTE:
      Originally Posted by bluenemo:
      guys... so has anyone solved the problem finally?



    Been sweating over this for a couple of days and found this thread, so I thought I'd share what worked for me. A previously reliable USB 802.11 adaptor suddenly wouldn't connect even though it would still scan all available networks. IPconfig reported 'media disconnected' but the unit worked perfectly plugged into another machine elsewhere in the house. Moreover the USB unit from that machine wouldn't function when used in the failing machine. Tried all of the above, nothing worked.

    What eventually fixed it was changing the RF channel at the base station. Mine was originally set up to run at 108Mbs 'high speed' mode, which has to use channel 6 (the middle of the band). I think that this is probably the default for most new out of the box setups as well. I throttled it back to 54Mbs G only mode (which is still more than adequate for my broadband) and switched it to using channel 11 and it burst back into life.

    I think what must have happened is that it worked fine until somebody in the district bought themselves a new router and set it up on the default channel 6. The PC in the front of the house then started suffering from interference. I should think that it's probably going to become a more common problem as Wi-Fi reaches saturation in some areas.

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9/29/2006 6:53:32 AM


Hey i have the same msg in ipconfg the reason mine is saying media disconected is that the nework is security enabled which was done by one of my flat mates, and then do not know what p@ssword/key they put in, can anyone tell me how to take the security off without knowing the p@ss plz.
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10/2/2006 9:52:50 AM


    QUOTE:
    In your case, I think you will need to reset your router using the reset button (different for each router model).

    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by JimmyG:
    Hey i have the same msg in ipconfg the reason mine is saying media disconected is that the nework is security enabled which was done by one of my flat mates, and then do not know what p@ssword/key they put in, can anyone tell me how to take the security off without knowing the p@ss plz.



This post was last edited by KG47 on Monday, October 02, 2006 at 9:54:49 AM.
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    QUOTE:
    I just disabled the option to let Windows Manage Wireless Connections and the problem went away. Now my Linksys Wirelss Application is managing my connections without a hitch.

    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by bluenemo:
    guys... so has anyone solved the problem finally?

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10/9/2006 12:41:51 AM


Runner and i deal with this issue more than 15 times a day, and sometimes the router or modem
can be the issue. so don't focus so hard and try to kill the PC. Look at routers, and other hardware.....

Cheers hope it helps.

also blay around with the connection brides.....
in Control Panel / Network Connections
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10/9/2006 12:43:08 AM


well from experience it's not always the PC that is the problem. I am a tech for Road Runner and i deal with this issue more than 15 times a day, and sometimes the router or modem
can be the issue. so don't focus so hard and try to kill the PC. Look at routers, and other hardware.....

Cheers hope it helps.

also blay around with the connection brides.....
in Control Panel / Network Connections
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10/31/2006 11:14:59 PM


To fix that just have to make the following steps (on XP):

1. Right Click on My Computer
2. Go to DEVICE MANAGER
3. Find you wireless card and make a right click and choose properties
4. Click over the ADVACED TAB
5. Find where says something like "WZC" or WZC Managed Ethernet and choose enable.

Note: if the WZC Service is not working you have to go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services and at the bottom you will find a service Called WZC (Wireless Zero Connection) and you have to start that service.

Thanks All.

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    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by cedano:
    To fix that just have to make the following steps (on XP):

    1. Right Click on My Computer
    2. Go to DEVICE MANAGER
    3. Find you wireless card and make a right click and choose properties
    4. Click over the ADVACED TAB
    5. Find where says something like "WZC" or WZC Managed Ethernet and choose enable.

    Note: if the WZC Service is not working you have to go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services and at the bottom you will find a service Called WZC (Wireless Zero Connection) and you have to start that service.

    Thanks All.

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12/18/2006 6:25:33 AM


i got the same message
but my card has never picked up a signal, i checked with both the card manufacturer and the access point manufacturer and they both say they are compatible
i bought the new card to replace an old one, and the old one picks up a signal.
any ideas?
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12/24/2006 6:36:27 PM


I have this problem and have been trying to fix it for over two weeks but nothing....Netstubler shows good signal and my cards utility olso shows good signal strength. I have changed out PCI cards and installed drivers and evrything is the same. I have gone as far as trying a USB wireless adapter and it does the same thing..Good signal accross the board. No matter what adapter I use ipconfig says "media disconnected". I have a D-link router set to default with no protection annabled. My dell wireless laptop works flawlessly...Did I mention that it was working great before that.
A qwestion that no one has asked is can wireless be disabled in the BIOS?
PLEASE SOMEONE HELP I AM PULLING MY HAIR OUT!!!!!
All suggestions above have not worked...Thanx.
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12/26/2006 5:21:58 PM


    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by pitote:
    I have this problem and have been trying to fix it for over two weeks but nothing....Netstubler shows good signal and my cards utility olso shows good signal strength. I have changed out PCI cards and installed drivers and evrything is the same. I have gone as far as trying a USB wireless adapter and it does the same thing..Good signal accross the board. No matter what adapter I use ipconfig says "media disconnected". I have a D-link router set to default with no protection annabled. My dell wireless laptop works flawlessly...Did I mention that it was working great before that.
    A qwestion that no one has asked is can wireless be disabled in the BIOS?
    PLEASE SOMEONE HELP I AM PULLING MY HAIR OUT!!!!!
    All suggestions above have not worked...Thanx.


Just for your information after trying everything I "DEFRAGMENTED" My C: Drive and @ssoon as the Defragmentation was done it connected to my router.
Just something you can try. Let me know if it works....
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1/1/2007 12:53:41 PM


    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by pitote:
      QUOTE:
      Originally Posted by pitote:
      I have this problem and have been trying to fix it for over two weeks but nothing....Netstubler shows good signal and my cards utility olso shows good signal strength. I have changed out PCI cards and installed drivers and evrything is the same. I have gone as far as trying a USB wireless adapter and it does the same thing..Good signal accross the board. No matter what adapter I use ipconfig says "media disconnected". I have a D-link router set to default with no protection annabled. My dell wireless laptop works flawlessly...Did I mention that it was working great before that.
      A qwestion that no one has asked is can wireless be disabled in the BIOS?
      PLEASE SOMEONE HELP I AM PULLING MY HAIR OUT!!!!!
      All suggestions above have not worked...Thanx.


    Just for your information after trying everything I "DEFRAGMENTED" My C: Drive and @ssoon as the Defragmentation was done it connected to my router.
    Just something you can try. Let me know if it works....


I have been through the posts on the site at least three times and tried everything, but to no avail. My Vaio laptop h@sstopped communicating with my Linksys wireless router. The device is working properly according to my diagnostics, but it will not connect. The icon in the toolbar will reflect that a wireless network is available, but when I click on Network Connections or try to connect, I get nowhere. The media disconnected message is still in the ipconfig file and none of the suggestions here has helped. Any other suggestions?

This post was last edited by Socrref on Monday, January 01, 2007 at 12:55:53 PM.
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    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by testerxp:
    I had this same problem and I found some software on line that fixes the problem. My problem occured after I ran AdAware on my laptop trying to clean it up. I had no DNS server and my IP address read as 0.0.0.0. When I did a ipconfig /release, I received a media is disconnected error. I am a software developer so I knew exactly what to type in google to find the solution to this problem. I only had the problem for one day, and I know of people that have had this problem for months.

    I found a website that offers a freeware software download called WinSockFix.exe, which you can also type in google for a search. The URL ishttp://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257.

    I had to download this of course at work and burn it on a CD. If you have a floppy drive it is small enough to fit there, or if you have a USB key. At any rate, I got home yesterday, popped in the CD, and after less then a minute and a reboot. My issue was completely resolved. After my refresh, I no longer received the "Limited or No Connectivity" on my wireless signal and I instantly clicked on IE and it opened right back up like nothing had ever went wrong.

    I dont know who wrote this software, but they are definitely my savior on this issue.



If running XP SP2, the command that the software provided can be run from the cmd line,
Click start/run, type cmd, hit enter or click ok, type netsh winsock reset and hit enter, will bring back message that winsock has be successfully reset, you must restart computer to complete the operation, restart and away you go.

If it brings back any other message then you either do not have SP2, or you IE has become corrupted and you will need to reinstall IE, its on your windows disk, and if you store it on your system, it will be in add/remove software, click add/remove windows components
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1/3/2007 7:08:06 PM


Hi all,

Im currently having a slightly different problem from everyone. I get the "media disconnected" status when I 'ipconfig' in command prompt. However, I am connected to the internet and have no problems. But I read on the internet that if you are trying to make contact with another computer, the "media disconnected" message needs to be changed to "media connected".

Any ideas whats going on here?
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1/5/2007 7:40:11 PM




Didn't have time to read the entitre thread, but I do know what worked for me...

Disabled my anti-virus program and then rebooted.

Connected up nicely then I turned the AV back on

Cheers

This post was last edited by playnthru on Friday, January 05, 2007 at 7:40:55 PM.
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1/8/2007 1:43:13 AM


I have an HP Pavilion ze2000 notebook with a built-in wireless. The wireless worked for 1 1/2 years then started to drop out with 'media disconnected'. It would work for a while when the PC w@sstarted (XP) & then it would disconnect. I went to Wal-Mart and picked up a cheap Belkin for $35 and haven't had a problem since.
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1/9/2007 7:56:51 PM


    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by aschaay:
    Can you quote the Microsoft article number? I wonder whether the XP Home install could be the reason...





The Microsoft Article about Wireless Card APEARS DISCONNECTED is -->>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324024

I haven't tried it yet, but it should be a good thing to try
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1/15/2007 9:31:50 AM


I'm v interested in this thread as I have also encountered a wireless connection problem, manifesting differently from others. I have Fujitsu laptop with pre-installed Win XP HE and Odyssey Client software [which is supposed to manage the wireless network adapter - WNA].
My laptop and one PC [also wireless] connect to brodband via 3Com wireless router.
When I switch on the laptop and select a user account, then use the button to switch on the WNA, this will only make a connection if I am in the admin a/c and will not connect if I am in a user account. If I switch on the computer, log on as admin user, connect the WNA, then log off and go into a user account, then the WNA connects OK.
This is inconvenient as I recently took steps to adopt security advice for XP which is arrange files so that I only log on to the internet and use personal files within a user a/c with limited privileges and to keepadmin a/c for system changes. [These changes were also adopted with the PC and it works fine - its WNA connects automatically when switched on.]
The inconvenience may appear minor but I dislike problems that may get worse. I have tried many of the suggestions in this thread. The following don't help - Restart router, editing Recovery in WZC. Change Properties of the WNA [tickbox Use Windows to configure... ] occasionally fixes it but when I reboot, the problem reappears.
I downloaded XP SP2 support tools but as I hav HE version, the software prevents me from getting networkdiag.exe. I am hesitant to use winsockfix.exe download as I do not have a XP disk and don't want to execute a change that might leave me stranded. Anyway, if I can access internet via one type of account and not another, can I really have a winsock error/

I'm very puzzled. Can any offer insight or possible solution please?
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1/19/2007 5:59:36 PM


    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by Digitalsine:
    Might want to make sure your wireless card's MAC address is on the filtered list on your router. If you use the MAC address filter on your wireless router that is.



I've been working for hours trying to get my Belkin wireless card to work with my now XP-running computer. I had ME and finally broke down and paid the $99 after getting a series of errors during the install - my computer hasn't crashed yet - imagine that! i was averaging about one crash for every four or five startups, I'd estimate. I tried every fix on this thread down to this one. I just entered the MAC address of the adapter into the 'allow' devices for the router and it finally works. Maybe this is obvious to everyone but it wasn't to this newbie. Hope this can help someone.
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I have been through the posts on the site at least three times and tried everything, but to no avail. My Vaio laptop h@sstopped communicating with my Linksys wireless router. The device is working properly according to my diagnostics, but it will not connect. The icon in the toolbar will reflect that a wireless network is available, but when I click on Network Connections or try to connect, I get nowhere. The media disconnected message is still in the ipconfig file and none of the suggestions here has helped. Any other suggestions?



For those of you with VAIO notebooks and all of a sudden their wireless connection in ipconfig mysteriously shows "media not connected" I have spent 3 days researching the problem and finally stumbled onto what happened...I want to kick someone's a$$ and then get all those hours of missed sleep back...

My 7 year old reported this happening during her surfing the net. I did hours of online research and was ready to try all the tips, but first I zeroed out and re-configured the linksys. No dice.

Afterwards as I tilted the VAIO backwards to carry it over from the floor to the couch, I see it:
on the front of the laptop an ACTUAL WIRELESS SWITCH, smaller than an inchworm, painted black to match the piping on the laptop with the word WIRELESS in .00000000001 size font. My daughter must have manually moved it to the OFF position by accident while repositioning the laptop during her gaming. I turned it on, and immediately the gates of heaven re-opened. OMG.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry. I just hope this helps someone else here so that my nightmare was not in vain. Sony can KMA.
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2/2/2007 9:18:48 PM


I just had the "Media Disconnected" problem on a laptop where I had been connected to the Internet just an hour before. After trying lots of stuff (LOTS of stuff!!!) including changing incryption, reseting wireless access point, etc., etc., I found that it was a 2.4 gigahertz PHONE that was causing the problem. When the phone is in use within our condo, I lose my wireless connection. I'm sure that this is not the problem for most of the people reading this thread, but for someone out there, it may be the answer.
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2/5/2007 2:54:54 PM


Hi All - I am glad to have found you. I have been struggling with this problem for the past few days. I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 and recently thought my wireless network at home wasn't strong enough as we move around the house a lot. So I bought an Airport Express Base Station that was recommended to me as an amplifier/booster for the wireless network. Unfortunately I couldn't get the darn thing installed correctly as I kept getting write-to errors. And then, to top it all off I get this darn Media Disconnected issue with my laptop. I thought I could just repackage the booster and send it back, but it seems to have done a whole lot more harm that that.

So, I've tried these options...
2) Jetson's get and run WInSockFhttp://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
3)andyshane's start Zero configuration service and go to and check the box for "Use Windows to configure my wireless connections"
5) Reinstall drivers for card.
... to no avail. I can't find any wireless "switch" on my machine and I don't really want to resort to opening it up and exposing the guts. I'm too nervous to change the registry stuff since it's waaaay beyond my comfort zone and I could be doing even more damage.

Are there any other ideas out there? I'm really at a loss (but actually quite impressed that my problem is as common as this and not just something really dumb that I should have figured out days ago).

Thanks
- Sara
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2/12/2007 6:07:20 PM


    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by sara_pax:
    Hi All - I am glad to have found you. I have been struggling with this problem for the past few days. I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 and recently thought my wireless network at home wasn't strong enough as we move around the house a lot. So I bought an Airport Express Base Station that was recommended to me as an amplifier/booster for the wireless network. Unfortunately I couldn't get the darn thing installed correctly as I kept getting write-to errors. And then, to top it all off I get this darn Media Disconnected issue with my laptop. I thought I could just repackage the booster and send it back, but it seems to have done a whole lot more harm that that.

    So, I've tried these options...
    2) Jetson's get and run WInSockFhttp://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
    3)andyshane's start Zero configuration service and go to and check the box for "Use Windows to configure my wireless connections"
    5) Reinstall drivers for card.
    ... to no avail. I can't find any wireless "switch" on my machine and I don't really want to resort to opening it up and exposing the guts. I'm too nervous to change the registry stuff since it's waaaay beyond my comfort zone and I could be doing even more damage.

    Are there any other ideas out there? I'm really at a loss (but actually quite impressed that my problem is as common as this and not just something really dumb that I should have figured out days ago).

    Thanks
    - Sara



I too am at the end of my tether. My son has an old PC operating on ME and the internet was working fine via a Belkin router (ISP-NTL). All of a sudden Internet Explorer refused to go anywhere and now the wireless connection has given up aswell. I know all the drivers are installed for the PCI card - but nothing! We have another PC and a laptop aswell and they are working fine so we know the router and modem are working ok.

If anyone can help, I would be soooo grateful as I am losing sleep over it!

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2/15/2007 8:40:21 PM


    QUOTE:
    Originally Posted by Nell:
      QUOTE:
      Originally Posted by sara_pax:
      Hi All - I am glad to have found you. I have been struggling with this problem for the past few days. I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 and recently thought my wireless network at home wasn't strong enough as we move around the house a lot. So I bought an Airport Express Base Station that was recommended to me as an amplifier/booster for the wireless network. Unfortunately I couldn't get the darn thing installed correctly as I kept getting write-to errors. And then, to top it all off I get this darn Media Disconnected issue with my laptop. I thought I could just repackage the booster and send it back, but it seems to have done a whole lot more harm that that.

      So, I've tried these options...
      2) Jetson's get and run WInSockFhttp://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
      3)andyshane's start Zero configuration service and go to and check the box for "Use Windows to configure my wireless connections"
      5) Reinstall drivers for card.
      ... to no avail. I can't find any wireless "switch" on my machine and I don't really want to resort to opening it up and exposing the guts. I'm too nervous to change the registry stuff since it's waaaay beyond my comfort zone and I could be doing even more damage.

      Are there any other ideas out there? I'm really at a loss (but actually quite impressed that my problem is as common as this and not just something really dumb that I should have figured out days ago).

      Thanks
      - Sara



    I too am at the end of my tether. My son has an old PC operating on ME and the internet was working fine via a Belkin router (ISP-NTL). All of a sudden Internet Explorer refused to go anywhere and now the wireless connection has given up aswell. I know all the drivers are installed for the PCI card - but nothing! We have another PC and a laptop aswell and they are working fine so we know the router and modem are working ok.

    If anyone can help, I would be soooo grateful as I am losing sleep over it!

    NELLEmoticon

  User Icon popme1477

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2/15/2007 8:41:28 PM


Ok guys try this now...

Goto Network Connection > wireless Network Connection > Properties > TCP/IP > Properties
Now..
Uncheck the obtain an IPAddress Automatically option

Under Use the following IP Address...

change as follows..


IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.11 (last number (11) here can be changed as necessary)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Use the following DNS server address.
change as follows
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Close the screen in order to save the new setting.. Here we go ... Google is back.. Hurraahh..
This worked to mine.. but none of the above

Have fun..

regards,
Popme(Siraj)

  User Icon smh2000

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3/28/2007 8:24:57 PM


"MEDIA DISCONNECTED" error on "ipconfig"....

After quite a bit of research and trouble-shooting, and a happy co-incidence on another system, I realized that "media disconnected" does NOT mean there is a problem with either your PC/laptop, wireless adapter, or router. All it means is that even though the wireless card can "see" the signal, it can't "read" the signal in a meaningful way to communicate with the source.

In my experience. this is simply caused by the router broadcasting in a mode that the wireless adapter on the PC/laptop can't decipher. (Sometimes this is caused by simply updating firmware on your router, or switching to a different router.)

Things to do:
1) Verify what kind of wireless card/adapter you have: a, b, g, b/g/a, N, etc.
2) Check the broadcast mode on your router. If you have a "wireless-b" card, you need to be broadcasting in either "b-only", "mixed b/g", or "mixed" mode. Note: Sometimes the "mixed" modes don't work; and to support a "b" card, for example, you might have to broadcast in "b-only". Try each of the applicable possibilities until you get the highest common denominator that works on all of your wireless devices.
3) If there are several wireless signals within range, make sure interference is not causing problems. If you see several signals in the available networks list, I would suggest changing the channel to something other than 6 (the default) on both the router and wireless adapter and making sure you have a unique ssid (in case your neighbor has the exact same router).
4) If your laptop/PC still doesn't automatically connect, refresh the list of networks and try the usual steps. It should now work.

Note: Be meticulous on this. Don't @ssume anything.

Moving from my SMC-b router to a Belkin pre-N "broke" my wireless card and it said "media disconnected". Moving back to my SMC router did NOT automatically solve the problem. But many months later, with a new Linksys N router, I decided to try again and changing my broadcast mode corrected it in seconds. I have had similar experiences correcting connections on other systems by simply stepping the mode down to match the problem device.
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