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.

There are a few other things that may cause this. For instance I don't share the driver that the others had nor do I have multiple connections, but what I was looking at I found there was a Hotspot Shield driver installed into the network connection itself. This is needed for the service to work, but when you're no longer connected to the actual service it shows as being disconnected. Immediately it removed the "x" after I uninstalled the item. In case you want to find this for me it was under: My Computer>Control Panel>Network and Internet>Network Connections> Right-click the connection you use to get online and select "Properties" then click the Hotspot shield item and "uninstall"

thanks a lot... this was my problem. it was the F2 button that i accidentally pressed. All these experts are there for nothing. They didnt even know it was that simple.

I recently had the same problem. I have a belkin router set up on a desktop and I knew it was working right because I have a Playstation running wireless from it. My laptop worked fine until out of no where it said "no network connections available" and had a red x through it. I checked and updated all drivers and enabled and disabled the connections. Turns out my Dell laptop has manual wireless switch on the keypad itself. Mine happens to be the F2 button. it actually has a little icon of a tower on the button. Hope this helps!!

I installed SP1. Then I got the red X on the wireless ico, even though I was connected. Unable the drivers or delete the connections and reset the modem didnt work. I unistalled all the network driver. Shut down. Took battery off. Turn on, Windows reinstalled the drivers. IT WAS GONE!!!. Restarted again to check....and it was gone for good (so far). Maybe my case was diff. By the way, I also updated the drivers but they were up to date. Good luck!! its soooo annoying indeed!

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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2011-09-30T09:21:45+00:00

There are a few other things that may cause this. For instance I don't share the driver that the others had nor do I have multiple connections, but what I was looking at I found there was a Hotspot Shield driver installed into the network connection itself. This is needed for the service to work, but when you're no longer connected to the actual service it shows as being disconnected. Immediately it removed the "x" after I uninstalled the item.

In case you want to find this for me it was under:

My Computer>Control Panel>Network and Internet>Network Connections>

Right-click the connection you use to get online and select "Properties"

then click the Hotspot shield item and "uninstall"
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2011-09-06T21:11:40+00:00

thanks a lot... this was my problem. it was the F2 button that i accidentally pressed. All these experts are there for nothing. They didnt even know it was that simple.
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2011-08-21T20:22:47+00:00

I recently had the same problem. I have a belkin router set up on a desktop and I knew it was working right because I have a Playstation running wireless from it. My laptop worked fine until out of no where it said "no network connections available" and had a red x through it. I checked and updated all drivers and enabled and disabled the connections. Turns out my Dell laptop has manual wireless switch on the keypad itself. Mine happens to be the F2 button. it actually has a little icon of a tower on the button. Hope this helps!!
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2011-08-19T23:47:03+00:00

I installed SP1. Then I got the red X on the wireless ico, even though I was connected. Unable the drivers or delete the connections and reset the modem didnt work.

I unistalled all the network driver. Shut down. Took battery off. Turn on, Windows reinstalled the drivers. IT WAS GONE!!!. Restarted again to check....and it was gone for good (so far). Maybe my case was diff.

By the way, I also updated the drivers but they were up to date.

Good luck!! its soooo annoying indeed!
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