Wifi - No networks found

Martin2

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Ok so here's the thing. Installed W8 pro with media centre (x86). Everything worked fine, connected to internet wirelessly no problem. Then after a couple of days I get no networks found out of the blue for no apparent reason.

Here are the facts:

Router/internet connection is fine, other devices in my house still connect fine.
Network card fine. Have the most up to date drivers, device working properly etc etc.
If I connect pc to router with ethernet cable I can get on internet fine.
If I do a troubleshoot it just tells me to investigate router or access point issues (turn router off for 10 seconds etc). Like I said, router is fine; NO networks are found, neighbour's one usually comes up but not any more.

Any help appreciated!
 

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Maybe your neighbor quit broadcasting SSID. Go to Starbucks and check their wireless out, assuming your router isn't wireless. Is your router wireless? Are there any wireless computers at your place connecting wirelessly via your router? Could a mechanical wifi switch on your computer have been accidentally turned off.
 

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Thanks for your reply. I'm using a pc not a laptop so can't go to a public hotspot. I used to pick up about 7 or 8 networks in range but now nothing comes up (but i can see them when i scan for networks on xbox). My router is wireless, I connect to it with Xbox, smartphone etc. I'm replying to this very thread on my galaxy s3 via my talktalk router so i know its working. No mechanical switches on computer.
 

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Go to the ipv4 settings for your adapter, in the advanced button, add the default gateway address.(router address) ex. 192.168.0.1
 

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I'm having a very similar issue, although it seems to be intermittent. My internet will work fine for a while then I will, seemingly at random, lose it. All my devices (two smartphones, laptop, xbox) still detect the wireless signal yet no internet access. Same is true for my Ethernet connected desktop. I can reconnect if I reboot my cable modem though. I have the latest driver for my D-link DFE-530TX+PCL Ethernet adapter. I have followed the suggestion of DMHolt57 above so we shall see if it helps...
 

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I'm having the same issue as well, I don't get why windows eight is saying that the device is working fine when clearly my wireless adaptor is not working. It works fine I Ubuntu (dual boot)
My card is atheros Qualcomm wifi a500. Have the latest updated drivers. Installed. Says wifi not found.
 

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Thanks for your reply. I'm using a pc not a laptop so can't go to a public hotspot. I used to pick up about 7 or 8 networks in range but now nothing comes up (but i can see them when i scan for networks on xbox). My router is wireless, I connect to it with Xbox, smartphone etc. I'm replying to this very thread on my galaxy s3 via my talktalk router so i know its working. No mechanical switches on computer.
You are very welcome. You might try updating your router's firmware. Also, to try to gain some info, you might try running the Win8 upgrade assistant. The assistant works even if you already are running Win8. You can run it without downloading and installing it.
 

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yes,wireless gets out of whack for different reasons under win8.
My experience:
--Avast NDIS filter gets disabled and render internet unusable, found a work around for that. If you have Avast check your drivers and report back. -disable self module protection or start in safe mode and back on again
--IPV4 settings gets jacked up, and unchecks 'get ip address automatically" so had to put it back manually

Those were the two wifi prob i faced under win 8. But all working good over all.
 

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The only thing knocking Windows 8 out of whack is in fact the A/V software that is being installed which is hardly a Windows 8 problem.

It's up to those selling the A/V products to get it working with Windows 8, not the other way around.
 

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it is up to us to get at least a work around for our needs, cant wait on the mo fozz
 

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it is up to us to get at least a work around for our needs, cant wait on the mo fozz

Everything you mentioned in your previous post was caused by which ever A/V you installed. The Avast NDIS filter has been causing connection problems for a very long time now, Windows 7 machines included.

There is no work around required if the A/V's were made correctly to begin with.
 

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If not running Windows Defender, anyone thinking that AV may be the problem with connecting to a network or the internet might want to disable their installed AV product and let Windows Defender take over for awhile as a test. FWIW, I use Bit Defender without problem.
 

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I never had such problems with windows 7, not to mention never got infected either.
I agree with you, in an ideal world, yes AV should run properly off the bat, but we all know such a thing, in software rarely exists, we have to sometimes troubleshoot, fix, work around, optimize, reboot......anywho, I had the prob once and that was it.
There is no update yet from Avast but so far so good, it is a give and take situation.
 

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The only thing knocking Windows 8 out of whack is in fact the A/V software that is being installed which is hardly a Windows 8 problem.

It's up to those selling the A/V products to get it working with Windows 8, not the other way around.

It would be nice if Windows would actually make an effort to keep their operating systems working with other things for once, instead of just making everything incompatible and expecting everyone else to catch up.

I'm also having this problem, and it's been since I've installed AVG, so that sounds like something that could be causing the problem.
 

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Windows 8 is quick to have you restore or reset your OS, but Ive yet to find a shortcut to Restore or Reset your internet..

I usually uninstall the network drivers and have windows re-install the default settings which worked before any installed programs

intercepts its traffic such as AV or network managers..
 

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Hello, as this is an old thread, I assume the original issue has been resolved, but since a lot of people still seem to have problems with finding wifi or network, hopefully my solution helps someone.

I went to Control Panel, opened "Network and Internet." Under "Network and Sharing Center" choose "View network status and tasks." There probably isn't any active networks here at this point. To the left, choose "Change adapter settings." There should be "Bluetooth Network Connection," "Ethernet," and "Wi-Fi." If your problem was like mine, Wi-Fi is shown as disabled. Right click Wi-Fi and choose enable. You can now see networks in your area! :cool:

As far as I'm aware, I did not disable this nor does my laptop have any external switch to turn on/off wifi. I simple turned on my computer, and it said my Internet was limited.


Unfortunately, I am new to Windows 8 and don't know much about computers in general [I'm clueless what A/V and the other mentioned softwares (?) are!], so I probably can't answer questions or additional remarks.

Best of luck to Windows 8 users!
 

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Oh my gosh THANK YOU!!! Finally a real fix!!
I spent the last 2 hours trying to figure this out and driving myself crazy... Until I found your post. Thank you so so much!
 

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