I've been having trouble with my laptop's internet connectivity for the past two months. Everything was working just fine one day, but the next, when I turned it on, it did not automatically connect to the internet. When I tried to manually connect to a network, I found my home network was inexplicably missing from my list of available networks. I'm definitely in range of my router, so that's not the problem.
I've tried manually creating a new profile for my network in the network and sharing centre, correctly entering the SSID and password. That did not work. I've checked to see if the wifi of my notebook is on, and it is. I've tried switching it off and on, but to no avail. I've uninstalled and re-installed the network card. I've tried turning my router off and on. I've checked the box in the network properties dialog that says 'Connect even if network is not broadcasting SSID'. I've updated my driver software after connecting to the net using an Ethernet cable. I've updated my antivirus and run a full computer scan, which came up clean. None of this is working. For some reason, my home network simply does not show up on my list of networks, even though others are showing up just fine.
This isn't the first time this is happening to me, but normally the issue resolves itself within a couple of days at most after I switch my computer's wifi switch off and on a few times and create a new network profile for my existing network. That hasn't worked this time. When I click 'see full map' at the top of the Network and Sharing Centre, the computer tells me the adapter is not connected. When I troubleshoot, it tells me that I've not connected to a network! In the 'Network Connections' tab, there's a red cross against 'Wireless Network Connection', and below that, it says 'not connected'. My Wifi card is 802.11bgn Mini Card Wireless Adapter.
I've scoured the net for info, and have tried just about every suggestion apart from replacing my network card. I'm at wit's end; it's very frustrating to have to use an Ethernet cable every time. So help, please! I would seriously appreciate it.
Probably irrelevant to the problem, but I have an MSI U230 Light notebook.
I've tried manually creating a new profile for my network in the network and sharing centre, correctly entering the SSID and password. That did not work. I've checked to see if the wifi of my notebook is on, and it is. I've tried switching it off and on, but to no avail. I've uninstalled and re-installed the network card. I've tried turning my router off and on. I've checked the box in the network properties dialog that says 'Connect even if network is not broadcasting SSID'. I've updated my driver software after connecting to the net using an Ethernet cable. I've updated my antivirus and run a full computer scan, which came up clean. None of this is working. For some reason, my home network simply does not show up on my list of networks, even though others are showing up just fine.
This isn't the first time this is happening to me, but normally the issue resolves itself within a couple of days at most after I switch my computer's wifi switch off and on a few times and create a new network profile for my existing network. That hasn't worked this time. When I click 'see full map' at the top of the Network and Sharing Centre, the computer tells me the adapter is not connected. When I troubleshoot, it tells me that I've not connected to a network! In the 'Network Connections' tab, there's a red cross against 'Wireless Network Connection', and below that, it says 'not connected'. My Wifi card is 802.11bgn Mini Card Wireless Adapter.
I've scoured the net for info, and have tried just about every suggestion apart from replacing my network card. I'm at wit's end; it's very frustrating to have to use an Ethernet cable every time. So help, please! I would seriously appreciate it.
Probably irrelevant to the problem, but I have an MSI U230 Light notebook.
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