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‎05-17-2017 03:47 PM - edited ‎05-17-2017 04:18 PM

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Product: HpG60 Laptop
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista (64-bit)

I have a Atheros WiFi adapter.

It connects to my Router.  It WILL NOT connect to the Internet !

The driver is up to date. 

 

I have tried many many things - gone to Forums - News Groups - to the Thread

at the top of this forum !   NOTHING works.

 

I loaded a Roswell setup and am running a Roswell N300 Wireless USB WiFi adapter on the

HpG60 Laptop - and IT WORKS !  $25.

 

Can my Hp WiFi adapter be broken ?!   It does connect to the Router......it just refuses

to connect to the Internet !

 

Is this some incompatibility of Atheros Adapters to VISTA ?     Help !

 

DoctorBill

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‎05-17-2017 05:19 PM - edited ‎05-17-2017 05:19 PM

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Hi:

 

If your PC has the Atheros AR5007 wifi adapter, install this driver, restart the PC, and that should resolve the problem.

 

This package contains the drivers for the supported Atheros Wireless LAN Adapters in the supported notebook models running a supported operating system.

 

http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp54501-55000/sp54972.exe

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‎05-17-2017 05:19 PM - edited ‎05-17-2017 05:19 PM

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Hi:

 

If your PC has the Atheros AR5007 wifi adapter, install this driver, restart the PC, and that should resolve the problem.

 

This package contains the drivers for the supported Atheros Wireless LAN Adapters in the supported notebook models running a supported operating system.

 

http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp54501-55000/sp54972.exe

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‎05-17-2017 08:36 PM - edited ‎05-17-2017 09:55 PM

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OK...I downloaded that link -

http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp54501-55000/sp54972.exe

- got an exe file - transferred it to my Laptop and ran it.  

It made a Directory titled SWSetup.

 

I found a great deal of stuff I don't understand, but I went to Drivers | WLAN,

which contained a "Setup".

I ran the setup and it installed 'something' - what ?

I found an Atheros subdirectory in my Programs(x86) subdirectory.

 

I  went into the Atheros Adapter "Properties" and had it update the driver

via this Subdirectory you gave me (let it search  the  computer).  

It apparently found the driver and updated it......

 

The WiFi is connected to the router, and NOW it does connect to the Internet.

 

THANK YOU !   Holy Moley !

 

DoctorBill

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‎05-18-2017 06:41 AM - edited ‎05-18-2017 07:33 AM

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You're very welcome.

 

Yes, that was one way to do it, but after you ran the exe file, the package should have automatically installed the driver after you accepted the agreement.

 

In any event, glad to know the driver update solved the problem, as I knew it would.

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