Windows can't connect to hidden network.

[fhschmid]

I have an HP G71 laptop with an Atheros AR9285 WiFi adapter.  I am trying to connect to a Netgear WGT624v3 router.   It was working but stopping.  I can connect with other wireless devices and my laptop has good signal strength of the network.  I was hiding the SSID but I turn it back on.  This did not fix the problem.  I had an access list set up in the router but turned this feature off.  This did not fix the problem.  I turn off my Norton firewall.  This did not fix the problem.  When I ran the update driver, it said the drivers were up to date.  When I ran the diagnostics on the adapter, it said the network connection was not connected to the adapter.  Does anyone know what that means?

Thanks,

Fred

[banhien]

Hi,

The following method may help:

  http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/windows-cannot-connect-to-hidd...

Regards.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Try this driver.

Using the update driver only works when the PC manufacturer sends the latest driver to Microsoft to post on the Windows Update website.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=32...

I'm pretty confident this will take care of the problem for you--especially if your current driver is more than 2 years old.

Paul

[fhschmid]

Thank you very much!

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome!

[RonJ1100]

Your solution points to a website that is no longer available. 

Please let me know where the solution can be found. Thank you.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

This was probably the driver I posted over 2.5 years ago...I can't say for sure.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-108905-1&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en...