false no wireless networks in range message

emanuel mocean

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Hi. A friend of mine bought a HP compaq nc6320 and asked me to install windows for him. Wireless connected easily at my home on my router but shows : "no wireless in range" on HIS router . Both routers are TPLink so I don't think the configuration is a problem. Also a wi-fi tool I found on the net sees the network and even shows me the level. I already have the best wireless driver from producer's website. Manual configuration does not allow me to ad the ssid. Any ideas ?

Edit: I messed a little with services.msc for "optimization" before. Could you please tell me what services are needed except wireless zero configuration ?
I am on XP PRO.
I am guessing is more of a driver problem as it doesn't show neighbour's networks either yet that utility (i can't remember its name) shows a lot of neighbour networks.
 

emanuel mocean

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I am on XP so no "WLAN AutoConfig".
My problem is really , really strange.
Why would it work at my place , see my router yet NOT see his router at his place and not the routers of the neighbours either ???
Yet a free wi-fi utility program can see his router and other 5 neighbours' routers around.
How can I "debug" this ?
 
t may be that it can't "see" some routers is if they were wireless N only and if the settings were changed to B/G/N it could cure that. Also, if it can connect to some but not others, it may be taht the wireless adapter can't handle the WPA2 security level. Apart from that, I'm out of ideas.