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.

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!

I had the same issue, and this worked for me. Thank you!! :)

That was exactly my problem. If your problem is with a wired LAN connection, right click on the icon, click "Open Network and Sharing Center", then right click on the icon for incoming connections. Delete this icon (you need administrator access). After deleting the incoming connections icon, disable and re-enable your wired network adapter and the X will go away.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVD3gbeL1cI

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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2011-08-19T23:47:03+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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2011-08-16T20:14:23+00:00

I had the same issue, and this worked for me. Thank you!! :)
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2011-08-03T21:36:55+00:00

That was exactly my problem.

If your problem is with a wired LAN connection, right click on the icon, click "Open Network and Sharing Center", then right click on the icon for incoming connections. Delete this icon (you need administrator access). After deleting the incoming connections icon, disable and re-enable your wired network adapter and the X will go away.
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2011-07-25T09:04:46+00:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVD3gbeL1cI
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