Running Windows 7 Ultimate and I recently tried installing the new softwarer/driver for the Netgear WPN111 wireless adapter. Before the install everything worked normally with the older version 2.1, but after installing version 3.0 it does not. When the network icon in systray comes up you get the disconnected icon with the circle while it searches. Once it finishes it goes back to the disconnected icon, even though it is now connected to my wireless. Here are somethings I've tried: clearing all network locations clearing tray notification cache using CCleaner uninstalling the adapter itself from device manager including checking delete driver removing the wireless network and adding it back manually hiding and unhiding the network icon in the tray uninstalling version 3.0 and reinstalling version 2.1 uninstalling version 3.0 and reinstalling version 3.0 restarting the Network Location Awareness service disabling and renabling the Network Location Awareness service after a reboot Here are some things I've noticed: the network icon used to change to the wireless icon during connecting and once connected, now it always shows the wired network icon tried connecting to a wired connect and the same thing happens, it goes back to displaying the icon with the red "X" even though it is connected booted into safe mode with networking and the icon works normally in safe mode Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated. It's one of those things that doesn't really affect the functionality of Windows, but it's annoying as all.

Hmm... a complete reinstall seems a bit premature at this point. Why not first try the following: Clear all preferred wireless networks from your network configuration. Right click to manage, click wireless on the left, delete everything. Ensure the network manager service is running. A reboot may be required, but it was not in my case.

This is what worked on my computer when I had the red x problem for wifi Control Panel - Network and Internet Change Adapter Settings Wi-Fi - Right Click Click Diagnose - And Windows fixed it! This worked on Windows 10! Hope this helps all that needs it!

helped with windows 10 also thanks a lot

This was extremely helpful but you forgot a step Open Network And Sharing Go To Change Adapter Settings (this was the part you forgot to say) find the Incoming Connections Icon Right-Click and Delete Then On Your LAN Connection Disable (now this step may take some time it did for me and my pc didn't do anything for like 1 min so just wait till it Disables) Then Enable it again Restart You Computer!

This fixed the problem for me. Required a reboot. Many thanks.

Network icon show red "X" even though wireless adapter is connected and working...

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Running Windows 7 Ultimate and I recently tried installing the new softwarer/driver for the Netgear WPN111 wireless adapter. Before the install everything worked normally with the older version 2.1, but after installing version 3.0 it does not.

When the network icon in systray comes up you get the disconnected icon with the circle while it searches. Once it finishes it goes back to the disconnected icon, even though it is now connected to my wireless.

Here are somethings I've tried:

clearing all network locations
clearing tray notification cache using CCleaner
uninstalling the adapter itself from device manager including checking delete driver
removing the wireless network and adding it back manually
hiding and unhiding the network icon in the tray
uninstalling version 3.0 and reinstalling version 2.1
uninstalling version 3.0 and reinstalling version 3.0
restarting the Network Location Awareness service
disabling and renabling the Network Location Awareness service after a reboot

Here are some things I've noticed:

the network icon used to change to the wireless icon during connecting and once connected, now it always shows the wired network icon
tried connecting to a wired connect and the same thing happens, it goes back to displaying the icon with the red "X" even though it is connected
booted into safe mode with networking and the icon works normally in safe mode

Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated. It's one of those things that doesn't really affect the functionality of Windows, but it's annoying as all.

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Hmm... a complete reinstall seems a bit premature at this point. Why not first try the following:

Clear all preferred wireless networks from your network configuration. Right click to manage, click wireless on the left, delete everything.
Ensure the network manager service is running.

A reboot may be required, but it was not in my case.

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2015-12-24T17:02:39+00:00

This is what worked on my computer when I had the red x problem for wifi

Control Panel - Network and Internet

Change Adapter Settings

Wi-Fi - Right Click

Click Diagnose - And Windows fixed it!

This worked on Windows 10!

Hope this helps all that needs it!
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2015-11-19T16:17:58+00:00

helped with windows 10 also thanks a lot
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2015-10-28T14:09:49+00:00
This was extremely helpful but you forgot a step
1. Open Network And Sharing
2. Go To Change Adapter Settings (this was the part you forgot to say)
3. find the Incoming Connections Icon
4. Right-Click and Delete
5. Then On Your LAN Connection Disable (now this step may take some time it did for me and my pc didn't do anything for like 1 min so just wait till it Disables)
6. Then Enable it again
7. Restart You Computer!
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Anonymous

2015-05-17T15:03:30+00:00

This fixed the problem for me. Required a reboot. Many thanks.
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