Big Steel said:
On 4/4/2011 7:32 PM, Brian Gregory [UK] wrote:
alt.windows7.general:
Is there a convenient equivalent to Windows XP's Repair Network
Connection function in Windows 7?
It's the easiest way to resume working after I've rebooted my
router.
Yes. Right-click on the connections icon in the system tray and choose
"Troubleshoot problems." You can also get there from the Network and
Sharing Center.
No, I've already tried that, it says nothing is wrong and, as far as I
can
see, does nothing, leaving it still not working.
I can disconnect and re-connect (it's a WiFi connection) but that's not
as
easy to do as right clicking and selecting Repair is on my XP system.
I use my Droid as a wireless hot spot for my Vista and Win 7 machines.
The wireless drops out sometimes and network repair has only worked one
time on Win 7. I usually just reset the wireless hot spot on the Droid,
and the machines just reconnect by themselves.
My problem occurs when I reset my router.
I think the PC "DHCPs" invalid info from the router because it takes a
few 10s of seconds to reconnect after it comes back up and it DHCPs too
soon.
Why did Microsoft have to fiddle with something that worked pretty well
on Windows XP?
Suggestion : turn off the WiFi on the computer (if wired, one would unplug
the LAN cable) before resetting, and turn it on (replug it) when the reset
is complete.
That should be easy, judging by the computers I have access to, all of
which have a little button or switch for the WiFi.
