Laptop cannot see other PC's ! - Please Help

darkcooleo · 29 Apr 2010 at 11:17

Laptop can't see other PC's On Wi-FI, Cable Works Fine - Please Help

Hi,

We have a wireless network set up with a series of other PC's, wired and wireless. This laptop I'm on right now ( Samsung R580 ) refuses to see any other PC, printer, will not map network drives and also windows cannot create the network map. I'm running Win7 32bit, This works fine on:

Win XP Pro desktop, Win XP Media wireless laptop, 2 x Win 7 Wireless laptop and 1 x Win 7 desktop. Simply put anything works apart from this damn laptop ! I've tried disconnecting and re-connecting multiple times and have updated wireless drivers, also disabled Kaspersky, I'm kind of loosing patients atm - hoping someone can help.

darkcooleo · 29 Apr 2010 at 15:03

Update:

> 1 out of 20 times its see's the other PC's but does not allow connections to them.

Chicken #16 · 30 Apr 2010 at 10:52

can you setup the network links by wiring it into the network via the router and then go wireless and see if that helps?
Is the laptop in a room that has poor wireless reception eg really thicker walls than the rest of the house - does it work when it is right next to the wireless router?

just a couple of suggestions you may have already tried.

darkcooleo · 30 Apr 2010 at 16:02

Chicken #16 said:
can you setup the network links by wiring it into the network via the router and then go wireless and see if that helps?
Is the laptop in a room that has poor wireless reception eg really thicker walls than the rest of the house - does it work when it is right next to the wireless router?

just a couple of suggestions you may have already tried.

Just tried it on the cable and worked straight away, I can see 3 other PC's, network drive and network printer.

Also on cable other PC's can access this laptop, but on wireless it cannot.

So works fine on wired but not on wireless, tried drivers and system restore. I'm now at a loose end, Don't want to format cause of programs and my iPod and iTunes. I just really need this working, can anyone please help?

Soon as I go wireless - Poof NOTHING AT ALL, Please Help Someone !