Old vaio won't connect to sky router

scwba06 · 14 May 2012 at 22:36

Really strange network issue- my old vaio is the only laptop/ Internet equipped device in the house that can't connect to the router. My iPhone, ps3 and 2 other laptops can all connect to wifi.vaio only connects with a wired connection.

I've tried everything i can think of, installing drivers, deleting cache etc. any1 have any ideas?

scwba06 · 14 May 2012 at 23:04

Dano said:
Old incompatible wifi in the laptop would be a guess.

Was my guess too but it worked fine on a sky router 1 year older. Chance I could have deleted wifi drivers during a spring clean? This vaio is about 4/5 years old

scwba06 · 14 May 2012 at 23:11

It's a vista vaio, worked wpa and wpa2 on belkin/ virgin/sky routers before. Il search for drivers but have no idea what board is in

scwba06 · 14 May 2012 at 23:14

HecFam said:
I have a vista vaio as well. i think they are just destined not to work, ive had many problems with older routers. Just try and update the wifi adapter drivers and the firmware of the router.

Good shout, il give it a bash. Thanks

scwba06 · 15 May 2012 at 20:29

No idea, il break it out tomorrow and have a play, no time tonight. Will report back with make/ model

scwba06 · 16 May 2012 at 21:28

MissChief said:
Agreed, but can or should an ISP be guiding a customer through wireless card driver updates as the broadband is working, often on other devices in the home?

And having no problems with any other ISPs all over the country