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.

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. Try disabling the adapter, then enabling it again. That worked for me.

I just now started having this problem. I have added nothing new in 6 months. I've taken nothing away. I only ever had one internet connection set up and that is still all I have set up. Most of these suggestions do not apply and the ones that do have failed.

This works for me . Just uninstalled local area network adapter mine name is (" Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller" ) and restart . The computer will reinstall the adapter and the x icon disappear. Thank you Charlie .

I had some irritating problems, and used a few things on this post to try to correct my problem. My problem was: I was using wireless networking with netgear wg111T adapter. My net notification icon was a square thing with a red X through it. My network connection was working ok, though taking a while to recognise my network from startup or wake up. I opened network and sharing centre and clicked change adapter settings. I noticed that my local area network (wired) adapter was not in the list of adapters. The only one that was listed was my wireless network connection. I went to device manager, found my local area network adapter, and disabled it, then re-enabled it. It still did not show up. I uninsatalled it, then re-installed it. Now it shows up in my "change adapter settings" area of network and sharing centre. Both are enabled and I have the usual wireless network icon with a few bars showing signal strength. Hope this works for someone.

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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2012-04-24T17:09:03+00:00
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.
Try disabling the adapter, then enabling it again. That worked for me.
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2012-04-09T13:06:55+00:00

I just now started having this problem. I have added nothing new in 6 months. I've taken nothing away. I only ever had one internet connection set up and that is still all I have set up. Most of these suggestions do not apply and the ones that do have failed.
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2012-02-23T08:04:11+00:00

This works for me . Just uninstalled local area network adapter mine name is (" Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller" ) and restart . The computer will reinstall the adapter and the x icon disappear.

Thank you Charlie .
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2012-02-13T10:16:39+00:00

I had some irritating problems, and used a few things on this post to try to correct my problem.

My problem was:

I was using wireless networking with netgear wg111T adapter.

My net notification icon was a square thing with a red X through it.

My network connection was working ok, though taking a while to recognise my network

from startup or wake up.

I opened network and sharing centre and clicked change adapter settings.

I noticed that my local area network (wired) adapter was not in the list of adapters.

The only one that was listed was my wireless network connection.

I went to device manager, found my local area network adapter, and disabled it, then re-enabled it. It still did not show up. I uninsatalled it, then re-installed it. Now it shows up in my "change adapter settings" area of network and sharing centre.

Both are enabled and I have the usual wireless network icon with a few bars showing signal strength.

Hope this works for someone.
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