. In the normal online process, it will inevitably encounter some network problems. At this time, we need to check the status of the network connection and find the root cause of the problem. In Windows XP, everyone will open the "Network Connections" window from the Start menu or Control Panel to check for network problems, but for a newcomer to Windows 7, it seems a bit difficult to find this window, but I found it still unable to connect. this is why?
I recently installed a computer to Windows7, but found it impossible to log in to any web page with the IE. Check the connection status of the wireless router and find that the signal is strong but it has not been able to connect successfully. I thought that the WPA wireless password I set was changed, so I re-set it and still can't connect successfully. Then wireless encryption was cancelled, but the result is still unable to connect.
Is the wireless router's wireless function fails it? I try to connect to a wireless network system in WindowsVista found the wireless connection very smooth. There is no way, I have to find a friend who also installed Windows7, use his computer to wirelessly connect the author's wireless router, but found that there is also the problem of unable to connect. Therefore, the author judges that the wireless router may conflict with the wireless network system of Windows 7. The author replaced a Huawei 3Comwbr204g wireless router for testing and found that the Windows 7 system successfully connected to the wireless router and can access the Internet. It seems that the author's wireless router is really a problem.
Since the wireless router not compatible wireless network system Windows7, then it means that you must replace it? To save money, I decided to find relevant information of the wireless router for further troubleshooting. On the management page of the wireless router, I found that its firmware version is 4.2.0Build081225, it should be released in December 2008, relatively old, and Windows7 was released in October 2009. It seems that there may be wireless router firmware. Support for Windows 7. On the official website of the wireless router, I downloaded the relevant firmware updated on July 30, 2009. After upgrading the firmware, I found that the firmware version of the wireless router has been updated to 4.2.0Build090730.
whether the firmware update can solve the problem? After setting up network parameters, the author of Windows7 no longer refuse to wireless router, you can finally surf the Internet under the Windows7.
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wireless router system software In addition to hardware, but also with the work of directing the hardware - firmware. Users generally manage wireless routers with a simple web page mode, and it is likely that the web page is actually the outer shell of the wireless router software system. When the Internet is unavailable, the user can check the working status of the wireless router through the management page of the wireless router. If the wireless router is working properly but cannot connect to the wireless network under Windows 7, it is likely that the wireless router's software system is not compatible with Windows 7's wireless connection. Many older wireless routers did not take into account the applications under Windows 7 when designing the firmware. Therefore, Windows 7 refused to be a wireless router.
Microsoft claims Windows7 perfectly compatible with more than 90% of the hardware, in other words, Windows7 or some hardware conflict exists. At present, the setting of the wireless router has been fooled, upgrading the firmware is easy, and users who are ready to use Windows 7 should upgrade the firmware of the wireless router in time.