Comments on: Force Vista To Connect To Wireless Network When SSID Is Not Broadcasting http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html Computer - Internet - Technology Tips And Tutorials Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:12:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mike http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-115154 Mike Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:10:05 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-115154 Did you check for an update of your network card's driver software? If not, I would first delete the network, then add with "Connect ... if SSID not broadcasting: YES". I have found that, depending on your machine, Windows would not connect against a network that was not broadcasting its SSID without this. And don't forget that someone could be messing with your network and how/why that might be. Did you check for an update of your network card's driver software? If not, I would first delete the network, then add with "Connect … if SSID not broadcasting: YES". I have found that, depending on your machine, Windows would not connect against a network that was not broadcasting its SSID without this. And don't forget that someone could be messing with your network and how/why that might be.

]]> By: 22curious http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-112624 22curious Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:38:35 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-112624 Still not working. Same problem. Have ticked the boxes over and over. Deleted networks, manually re-added them with the boxes checked. But still, looking in Event Viewer as admin, it is obvious that VISTA is IGNORING the box status: "...Connect even if network is not broadcasting: No Result of diagnosis: Problem found Root cause: Windows cannot connect to "default" Wireless association failed because Windows did not receive any response from the wireless router or access point. Detailed root cause: Wireless association to this network failed. Windows did not receive any response from the wireless router or accesspoint." BUT THE BOX WAS CHECKED for connecting even if network is not broadcasting. Arrggh. Still not working. Same problem. Have ticked the boxes over and over. Deleted networks, manually re-added them with the boxes checked. But still, looking in Event Viewer as admin, it is obvious that VISTA is IGNORING the box status:

"…Connect even if network is not broadcasting: No
Result of diagnosis: Problem found
Root cause: Windows cannot connect to "default" Wireless association failed because Windows did not receive any response from the wireless router or access point.
Detailed root cause: Wireless association to this network failed. Windows did not receive any response from the wireless router or accesspoint."

BUT THE BOX WAS CHECKED for connecting even if network is not broadcasting.

Arrggh.

]]> By: Max http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-53534 Max Sat, 26 Feb 2011 17:29:46 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-53534 @<a href="#comment-12694" rel="nofollow">Watching The Net</a>: steps you hasve provided ONLY work for PRE SP2 Vista. On SP2 it DOES NOT work for some reasons! Please remove this "how-to" or add a subscript that this will not work on Vista with SP2 installed. Otherwise, you are confusing users. @Watching The Net:
steps you hasve provided ONLY work for PRE SP2 Vista.
On SP2 it DOES NOT work for some reasons!

Please remove this "how-to" or add a subscript that this will not work on Vista with SP2 installed. Otherwise, you are confusing users.

]]> By: chuck http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-45460 chuck Fri, 14 Jan 2011 02:21:51 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-45460 First go to your device manager and look under Network Adapters there should be 2 drivers listed there, one for ethenet and one for wireless(WLAN) if there are any others delete them they will conflict with the WLAN. Also if there is no WLAN driver thats why you can't connect. The fix, go to your computer manufacturers web site or use a recovery disc and reload the WLAN adapter driver and then go to your security set-up screen and disable the auto search for updates function.When your computer was new it worked for a while or not at all then the excess drivers started a turf war on your mother board and your most needed one lost out thats why it won't connect now,so even if you reload the proper driver the auto-up date function will go out on the net and get more unneeded drivers and continue this process untill you put a gun to your head or run down Bill Gates' with a Mack truck First go to your device manager and look under Network Adapters there should be 2 drivers listed there, one for ethenet and one for wireless(WLAN) if there are any others delete them they will conflict with the WLAN. Also if there is no WLAN driver thats why you can't connect. The fix, go to your computer manufacturers web site or use a recovery disc and reload the WLAN adapter driver and then go to your security set-up screen and disable the auto search for updates function.When your computer was new it worked for a while or not at all then the excess drivers started a turf war on your mother board and your most needed one lost out thats why it won't connect now,so even if you reload the proper driver the auto-up date function will go out on the net and get more unneeded drivers and continue this process untill you put a gun to your head or run down Bill Gates' with a Mack truck

]]> By: cheylee http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-44748 cheylee Mon, 10 Jan 2011 01:54:00 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-44748 here's my story. I randomly get notifications saying a computer has the same IP address as me. so I was like, what the hell. let me try to make a password for my network. i typed in google and got yahoo answers and they all gave the same url to 192.168.1.1.com or something. it said to "disable ssid broadcasting" and as soon as i saved it, it knocked my connection out. i can't do anything. i tried the "connect if not broadcasting" crap and it didnt work. i have windows vista. someone help me, please? here's my story.

I randomly get notifications saying a computer has the same IP address as me. so I was like, what the hell. let me try to make a password for my network. i typed in google and got yahoo answers and they all gave the same url to 192.168.1.1.com or something. it said to "disable ssid broadcasting" and as soon as i saved it, it knocked my connection out. i can't do anything. i tried the "connect if not broadcasting" crap and it didnt work. i have windows vista. someone help me, please?

]]> By: Dennis http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-43459 Dennis Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:03:48 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-43459 Hi, my problem is like this...I have one laptop that with xp version that seen SSID: Dlink_wireless and can connnect well with it. but my vista desktop also have a wireless card installed and that computer desktop just beside this xp laptop but the problem is, It shown other SSID but just cant seen SSID: Dlink_wireless and how do I fix it...? I already try the top example manually connect to hidden connection but just cant.. note:Sorry for bad grammar... If you have information that solve the problem please send me a email Thanks. Hi, my problem is like this…I have one laptop that with xp version that seen SSID: Dlink_wireless and can connnect well with it.
but my vista desktop also have a wireless card installed and that computer desktop just beside this xp laptop but the problem is, It shown other SSID but just cant seen SSID: Dlink_wireless and how do I fix it…?
I already try the top example manually connect to hidden connection but just cant..

note:Sorry for bad grammar…

If you have information that solve the problem please send me a email Thanks.

]]> By: Amanat http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-28526 Amanat Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:54:44 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-28526 Hi guys I created my network ssid and set all but it,s not working on my laptop with windows vista, if some one has some suggessios let me know.. Thanks my email is amanatali_80@yahoo.com Hi guys I created my network ssid and set all but it,s not working on my laptop with windows vista, if some one has some suggessios let me know..

Thanks

my email is
amanatali_80@yahoo.com

]]> By: Chas Harris http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-28177 Chas Harris Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:43:03 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-28177 Hi all, Aaaaaaaaaaagh, we have a very similar problem. A laptop running Vista will not find our home wirelss network.... but gives a list of every other network in the area that we cannot delete from the list. In the main network and sharing menu it has our network listed on auto connect but it won't as it's not 'detecting' it! Does anyone know how to fix this??? Thx. Hi all,

Aaaaaaaaaaagh, we have a very similar problem. A laptop running Vista will not find our home wirelss network…. but gives a list of every other network in the area that we cannot delete from the list. In the main network and sharing menu it has our network listed on auto connect but it won't as it's not 'detecting' it! Does anyone know how to fix this???
Thx.

]]> By: home techie trouble shooter http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-26860 home techie trouble shooter Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:23:00 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-26860 the fix that worked for my vista laptop was removing all the multiple network names of the same SSID eg. homenetwork 1 , homenetwork 2, homenetwork 2 3, etc. and even those that were suspect of the same router SSID, ie. Linksys then rebooted the laptop and re-entered in all the information. let it find its bearings, and once stable rebooted it for the 2nd time and the non-broadcasting SSID did an auto connect, no further problems. hope this one can help the fix that worked for my vista laptop was removing all the multiple network names of the same SSID eg. homenetwork 1 , homenetwork 2, homenetwork 2 3, etc. and even those that were suspect of the same router SSID, ie. Linksys

then rebooted the laptop and re-entered in all the information. let it find its bearings, and once stable rebooted it for the 2nd time and the non-broadcasting SSID did an auto connect, no further problems.

hope this one can help

]]> By: Damon http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-26182 Damon Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:10:48 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-26182 I have the same situation but with an Vista that connects and an XP that won't, do I just make the same setting adjustments but on the XP? If it makes a difference the Vista is a 2008 while the XP is a 2005. I have the same situation but with an Vista that connects and an XP that won't, do I just make the same setting adjustments but on the XP? If it makes a difference the Vista is a 2008 while the XP is a 2005.

]]> By: Mike http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-24370 Mike Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:55:04 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-24370 Ok, here's one for you. I have several machines connected to a wireless router that is not broadcasting its SSID. But if the power cycles on the router, the one Vista machine won't connect. If I reboot it will connect, however this was more elegant in XP. In Windows 7, I don't have these problems, everything just works. My question: In Vista, when I go to manage the wireless networks that I've created, I can highlight the one that needs changing, but there's no button to just force a CONNECT. How can this be done? The only way I have found that seems to work but is very not elegant is to uncheck the always connect, hit ok, and recheck it, and wait. (And wait.) And it might not work. But it might! Any suggestions? Ok, here's one for you.

I have several machines connected to a wireless router that is not broadcasting its SSID.

But if the power cycles on the router, the one Vista machine won't connect.

If I reboot it will connect, however this was more elegant in XP. In Windows 7, I don't have these problems, everything just works.

My question: In Vista, when I go to manage the wireless networks that I've created, I can highlight the one that needs changing, but there's no button to just force a CONNECT. How can this be done? The only way I have found that seems to work but is very not elegant is to uncheck the always connect, hit ok, and recheck it, and wait. (And wait.) And it might not work. But it might!

Any suggestions?

]]> By: Watching The Net http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-21294 Watching The Net Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:24:39 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-21294 @Jason Good point (and tip) about the SSID being case sensitive. I know for the most part, Linksys routers are case sensitive, but not sure about other manufactures. @Jason

Good point (and tip) about the SSID being case sensitive. I know for the most part, Linksys routers are case sensitive, but not sure about other manufactures.

]]> By: Jason http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-21293 Jason Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:27:51 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-21293 Not to bring back an old topic ... but ... this site came up in search while trying to find something for a friend ... So if this helps anyone it's worth it... Was trying this thru win7 and having same experience as vista users here. Attempt 1 - Desktop While trying to add wireless connection to un-broadcasted router it wouldn't connect. Router name was Jason and I was putting in ssid as jason under manage wireless connections ... as soon as I capitalized J it connected! Seems like it might be case-sensitive, not sure but make sure your spelling ssid EXACT same way as it is in router. Attempt 2 - Laptop "Other network" showed up in my task bar network connections list when I tried to connect to that it asked me for ssid ... from here same situation as above.. Put in jason no connection ... tried again put in Jason and connected. Good Luck! Not to bring back an old topic … but … this site came up in search while trying to find something for a friend … So if this helps anyone it's worth it…

Was trying this thru win7 and having same experience as vista users here.

Attempt 1 – Desktop
While trying to add wireless connection to un-broadcasted router it wouldn't
connect. Router name was Jason and I was putting in ssid as jason under manage wireless connections … as soon as I capitalized J it connected!

Seems like it might be case-sensitive, not sure but make sure your spelling
ssid EXACT same way as it is in router.

Attempt 2 – Laptop
"Other network" showed up in my task bar network connections list when I tried to connect to that it asked me for ssid … from here same situation as above..
Put in jason no connection … tried again put in Jason and connected.

Good Luck!

]]> By: erjon http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-18238 erjon Sat, 02 May 2009 15:35:21 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-18238 this does work only for you... this is my problem , my wireless router does not appear in the " manage wireless connections " how do i connect?? plz help; thnx; my email: erjonkatrini@yahoo.com this does work only for you…
this is my problem ,
my wireless router does not appear in the " manage wireless connections "
how do i connect??
plz help;
thnx;
my email:
erjonkatrini@yahoo.com

]]> By: Ryan http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-18193 Ryan Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:35:02 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/force-vista-to-connect-to-wireless-network-when-ssid-is-disabled-or-not-not-bradcasting.html#comment-18193 Thx alot...not its work on my vista...i got headache searching for an answer...but this time it work perfectly Thx alot…not its work on my vista…i got headache searching for an answer…but this time it work perfectly

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