Server not found

**spot** · #11 15th Apr 2008, 01:55

There's a way to check whether it's a software or a hardware component that's screwed and that's to run completely different software for ten minutes and see if it gets through cleanly. If it does then you're chasing the problem through your configuration and drivers, if it doesn't then you're replacing your wireless hardware.

The way to do it is to boot from a Live CD which will make no changes at all to your hard drive contents. It will come up recognizing you have wireless internet and it ought to prompt you through "which SSID network shall we ask to use" "what's the key". After that you can browse a few pages and decide yes or no, it's the hardware or it isn't.

My choice of live CD would be knoppix or Mint

**spot** · #12 15th Apr 2008, 01:59

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Originally Posted by needhelp

Here is an update, I connected another computer to my wireless and that had no problems what so ever. So what ever it is it has to due with my computer solely.

That can be interpreted two ways. If it means "I connected a wireless-capable computer to my wireless router's network and it got on fine" then you've confirmed your wireless router's fine. If it means "I put my wireless card into another computer and it performed with no problem" then it's a different test which (see my last post) already confirms your hardware's fault-free. Which did you do?

needhelp · #13 15th Apr 2008, 08:17

I'll try that Live CD thing when I get home. The last point about the wireless brings up a great point, I had used a different wireless device on the other computer. When I get home I'll put my wirelesss adapter on that comp and see if that is the problem. Unfortunately I can't use the others card on mine since it is a laptop card but this is a good thing to try, glad you brought it up.

needhelp · #14 15th Apr 2008, 17:32

Definitely not a hardware problem, installed my wireless adapter to the other computer and no problems what so ever so I guess it has to do with something with my computer itself.

**computeruler** · #15 15th Apr 2008, 18:11

was it on the same netwrok as your server not found one?

needhelp · #16 15th Apr 2008, 18:36

Yes.

**computeruler** · #17 15th Apr 2008, 18:37

it might be the wireless password is set wrong or something

needhelp · #18 15th Apr 2008, 18:40

I don't think so, I have thought of that as well and have changed it. I think something is not right with the desktop itself but I can't figure out what since my test computer has pretty much rules out it being a isp, modem, and wireless problem.