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.

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. thank you very much. this has solved my problem..

For my entire pc was going down the drain after it randomly updated to windos 8.1 and ever since then things have been getting worse and worse

My daughter found a solution to this problem by accident - based on an earlier suggestion in his thread. (I'm usually quite good at solving these problems, but this one had me baffled!) From the Network and Sharing Centre, select Manage Wireless Networks (on the left). If there are several networks listed there that you no longer use, remove them. ALSO ( this maybe the most important step), remove the network that will not connect properly - i.e. the one with the red x! You computer should then automatically search again for networks, and, with any luck, re-find yours and re-connect. If your network is protected, you will have to re-enter the security key. I hope it works for some of you, at least! Graham Solved! This works! I have a Windows 7 Pro on a DELL Precission 6800 corporate computer with Single Sign On (SSO) let's say the wireless network PINKSSO had a big red X Icon, however it was attaching quite nicely to ds.logon.pink.com. It would attach to my home network and show the correct bars Icon. The laptop is very heavily locked down but I can run as administrator but cannot change certain settings. The hard drive is encrypted and the computer will "rat you out" for doing certain things. So deleting the PINKSSO worked quite nicely and after the following things were done and after a reboot the Icon became the signal strength again. First Look at PINKSSO's Wireless Network properties since you will have to add it Manually. Record all the Security information since the Auto Connect will not work! Tab Connection: Name: PINKSSO SSID: PINKSSO Connect Automatically when this network is in range. Tab: Security: (MOST IMPORTANT since the lockout process does not allow you to enter credentials) Security type: WPA-Enterprise Encryption Type: TKIP Authentication method: Cisco: PEAP Advanced Settings: User of computer authentication Settings: User Credentials: x Use saved user name and password Username 123456789 Password xxxxxxxxxxxx Password xxxxxxxxxxxx After Reset add all this back in the wireless network NETWORK CONNECTIONS>ADD>Manual The Icon with PINKSSO will be in your wireless networks on left click. Left click connect. Voila it works! Thanks to Grahams 14 year old!

its worked for me.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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2014-12-03T10:57:03+00:00
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.
thank you very much. this has solved my problem..
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2014-11-23T12:21:16+00:00

For my entire pc was going down the drain after it randomly updated to windos 8.1 and ever since then things have been getting worse and worse
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2014-11-07T20:34:44+00:00
My daughter found a solution to this problem by accident - based on an earlier suggestion in his thread. (I'm usually quite good at solving these problems, but this one had me baffled!)

From the Network and Sharing Centre, select Manage Wireless Networks (on the left).

If there are several networks listed there that you no longer use, remove them.

ALSO ( this maybe the most important step), remove the network that will not connect properly - i.e. the one with the red x!

You computer should then automatically search again for networks, and, with any luck, re-find yours and re-connect. If your network is protected, you will have to re-enter the security key.

I hope it works for some of you, at least!

Graham
Solved! This works!

I have a Windows 7 Pro on a DELL Precission 6800 corporate computer with Single Sign On (SSO) let's say the wireless network PINKSSO had a big red X Icon, however it was attaching quite nicely to ds.logon.pink.com. It would attach to my home network and show the correct bars Icon.

The laptop is very heavily locked down but I can run as administrator but cannot change certain settings. The hard drive is encrypted and the computer will "rat you out" for doing certain things.

So deleting the PINKSSO worked quite nicely and after the following things were done and after a reboot the Icon became the signal strength again.

First Look at PINKSSO's Wireless Network properties since you will have to add it Manually.

Record all the Security information since the Auto Connect will not work!

Tab Connection:

Name: PINKSSO

SSID: PINKSSO

Connect Automatically when this network is in range.

Tab: Security: (MOST IMPORTANT since the lockout process does not allow you to enter credentials)

Security type: WPA-Enterprise

Encryption Type: TKIP

Authentication method: Cisco: PEAP

Advanced Settings: User of computer authentication

Settings: User Credentials:

x Use saved user name and password

Username 123456789

Password xxxxxxxxxxxx

Password xxxxxxxxxxxx

After Reset add all this back in the wireless network NETWORK CONNECTIONS>ADD>Manual

The Icon with PINKSSO will be in your wireless networks on left click.

Left click connect.

Voila it works! Thanks to Grahams 14 year old!
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2014-10-02T13:05:14+00:00

its worked for me.thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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