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1. #Broadcom 802.11n network adapter driver not working install
2. #Broadcom 802.11n network adapter driver not working drivers
3. #Broadcom 802.11n network adapter driver not working driver

I'm not using an Alienware computer, nor an NVidia-based motherboard, but an Asus. Unfortunately, this isn't working for me. 7. Click OK and wireless should work again (might require a reboot afterwards, but probably not). 3. Double-click on NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller (yes, that's the wired Ethernet adapter indeed). Normally, it should only put the Ethernet adapter to sleep when the cable is disconnected, but it's buggy and thus kills the wireless connection asįollow these steps to disable this feature on your Nvidia Ethernet Adapter: 1. Open the Windows Device Manager by hitting Win+Pause, then click on Device Manager on the left side.

#Broadcom 802.11n network adapter driver not working drivers

Disable Device sleep on disconnect Some newer Nvidia Ethernet drivers have a feature called Device sleep on disconnect. Now it works perfectly,Īlready connected to a wireless network on startup.

#Broadcom 802.11n network adapter driver not working driver

If the link is down, I copied the only section that I needed to follow out of this guide, in order to get my wireless to work repeatedly without having to uninstall the wireless driver every single reboot. Just registered to say, on an Alienware M17x system as well running Windows 7 Ultimate, here is a link to a solution that worked exactly for me:Īll I did was section I.a. I have tried over a dozen windows 7 drivers for the chip, and about half a dozen vista drivers and they all have the same results, works on the first boot, fails every time after that

#Broadcom 802.11n network adapter driver not working install

If I uninstall the broadcom chip and let windows install it after a boot up it works until the machine is rebooted a second time. When I reboot my laptop, all I get is a notification that no networks appear in range. I called Alienware/Dell Support and we spent hours trying to fix the problem and all look well until I rebooted my laptop this morning and the same issue reappeared. I live in a dorm, and everyone else on my floor has successful wireless, including my Ipod Touch, PS3 and XBox 360. Yesterday it started failing to connect to the internet, telling me that no wireless connections are available. This however just cropped up after two months of successful use. I have had several other driver incompatibility issues with Windows 7, but those I have slowly been able to resolve. As the title suggests, my laptop (Alienware m17x) is installed with the Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter and Windows 7 64bit Home Premium.