Question to all---repaired a toshiba satellite laptop, reinstalled the original vista OS since client didnt want to replace hard drive and OS...everything works as it should except wireless drops. its a b/g Realtek NIC that doesnt work unless i go into properties and change it from b/g to b only. I tried changing my access point to send g only it didnt work, to send g on different channels and didnt work. tried using drivers from toshiba support and also went straight to realtek and no change, aside from the amount of options in the properties tab. anything im missing?
It sounds like a driver issue so what you've been doing sounds like the right path to take. I use to have Toshiba drivers for that WLAN but I can't find them right now. Make sure to totally remove the old diver before installing a new driver this will do two things, it will prevent Vista from trying to use the bad driver instead of using the new driver since it may think the old driver is better, and it will remove any Property Settings that you had changed before that could be the issue with your NIC's operation.
You say repaired - if you had it apart, did you verify the antenna connectors were securely attached when you put the casing back on? I find they can be a real pain and keep popping off unless attached 'properly', which depending on the layout of the laptop, can be quite a fiddly job.
Originally posted by ddp: Deadrum33, where did you get the drivers from?
Indeed. I have a toshiba laptop. It was quite difficult to find the right drivers. Fact is, Toshiba's site was wrong, Ralink was wrong. I ended up getting them from a third party site! Boom! Done!
That is true I've used 3rd party drivers for Toshiba's too. The drivers they post when the laptop first comes out are normally good but as time goes on and they update things all goes awry. I've even used drivers for other laptops on Toshiba's site that work when the ones they have posted for a specific model don't work.
