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 the way,i would say forget all others but in the particular case this worked 100%.

Thanks, Billy. That worked for me (only rebooted instead of manually selecting scan - see below.) Then the solution was undone after I installed Java Update 51 for Windows 7 and again I had the red X icon and had to apply your solution again. After installing that Java update it also set WWAN AutoConfig back to manual. I never had this problem before installing Java updates previously. I decided to post this to help anyone else who installed this Java update and then got a red X in the wireless icon but was still connected. The only difference in my applying your solution was that I rebooted to re-install drivers as since I uninstalled them all there is no place to right click on for them at that point. Then you have to connect by entering your wireless key again because uninstalling the network adapters wipes it out. (For whom may be concerned or experience this problem, I submitted a bug report to the Java team for them to investigate the problem I found after installing the update.)

I want to thank you for your repair,after going everywhere BUT here i found your repair to work.once again big up to you.

I had the same issue and this is how i solved it services.msc set "WWAN AutoConfig" to automatic, and start the service. in device manager uninstall ALL network adapters. Then right click and select "Scan Hardware For Changes" allow windows 7 to install the adapters. (No need to select remove driver) This solved the problem for me. Thank you! Worked a treat!

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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2014-02-17T00:05:36+00:00

This is the way,i would say forget all others but in the particular case this worked 100%.
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2014-02-16T00:29:41+00:00

Thanks, Billy. That worked for me (only rebooted instead of manually selecting scan - see below.)

Then the solution was undone after I installed Java Update 51 for Windows 7 and again I had the red X icon and had to apply your solution again. After installing that Java update it also set WWAN AutoConfig back to manual. I never had this problem before installing Java updates previously. I decided to post this to help anyone else who installed this Java update and then got a red X in the wireless icon but was still connected. The only difference in my applying your solution was that I rebooted to re-install drivers as since I uninstalled them all there is no place to right click on for them at that point. Then you have to connect by entering your wireless key again because uninstalling the network adapters wipes it out. (For whom may be concerned or experience this problem, I submitted a bug report to the Java team for them to investigate the problem I found after installing the update.)
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2014-01-08T02:17:49+00:00

I want to thank you for your repair,after going everywhere BUT here i found your repair to work.once again big up to you.
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2013-12-19T12:26:05+00:00

I had the same issue and this is how i solved it

services.msc set "WWAN AutoConfig" to automatic, and start the service.

in device manager uninstall ALL network adapters. Then right click and select "Scan Hardware For Changes" allow windows 7 to install the adapters. (No need to select remove driver)

This solved the problem for me.

Thank you! Worked a treat!
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