topic Re: Broken WLAN switch?? in PCs & Accessories

Broken WLAN switch??

vijsingh — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:25:26 GMT

I switched on my AR61M today and it didnt pick up any wireless networks and then I noticed the WLAN light was not showing on the front of the laptop so I flicked the switch on only to find it was already switched on but the light was not on.
When I try to connect it thinks that the wireless tab is switch off but it isnt. Ive tried rebooting but still no luck.

HELP

Re: Broken WLAN switch??

Blencogo — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:40:07 GMT

Double-click on the green (or blue) square in your taskbar to open the Wireless Device Switch window.

Make sure 2.4GHz wireless LAN is selected and 5GHz deselected.

Re: Broken WLAN switch??

vijsingh — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:42:16 GMT

Tried that, it was already on 2.4

Re: Broken WLAN switch??

Blencogo — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:52:00 GMT

Hum - sometimes these things fix themselves in Vista after a few reboots.

Check in Network Connections that your wireless LAN shows as "CONNECTED".

If not, click on it and try 'CONNECT'.

If no joy, go to Device Manager and check your wireless adapter is installed and working correctly. You will find it under NetworkAdapters.

Re: Broken WLAN switch??

vijsingh — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:08:52 GMT

Hum - sometimes these things fix themselves in Vista after a few reboots.

Check in Network Connections that your wireless LAN shows as "CONNECTED".

If not, click on it and try 'CONNECT'.

If no joy, go to Device Manager and check your wireless adapter is installed and working correctly.  You will find it under NetworkAdapters.

In Network Connections its showing 'Not connected'

In Device Manager it is showing as 'This device is working properly.'

could it be a hardware issue?

Re: Broken WLAN switch??

vijsingh — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:38:35 GMT

I was in Network and Sharing Center and was playing with the WLAN switch flicking it left and right then the light came on and it started connecting.................. I then flicked the switch off to see if if it was sorted and would work fine but it didnt comeback on

was it stupid of me to turn it back off

Re: Broken WLAN switch??

Blencogo — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:53:56 GMT

It sounds like a hardware issue with the switch if the problem is intermittent. You were probably right all along.

Time to phone Sony Support? They will almost certainly ask you to carry out a System Recovery to eliminate any software causes.

Re: Broken WLAN switch??

vijsingh — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:33:29 GMT

I used system recovery to go back a day and the WLAN is now working, im afraid to turn it back off incase it doesn't come back on.

Re: Broken WLAN switch??

dapowel2886 — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:15:28 GMT

I have been havings problems with the WiFi switch on my AR11S. It is definately breaking down and only works when I push it as far right as possible and even then it sometimes fails. A friend has suggested it may be possible to bypass the switch having it turned on permantly but I'm not sure how to do this. If anybody can help please let me know.

Re: Broken WLAN switch??

Thalamus. — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:42:19 GMT

I used system recovery to go back a day and the WLAN is now working, im afraid to turn it back off incase it doesn't come back on.

Hi vaioAR61M,

I agree with Blencogo that Sony support is the best option...

However in the meantime you could try leaving the wireless switch in the on position and try turning the wireless LAN off or on via the Wireless Switch Utility in your system tray..

Re: Broken WLAN switch??

vijsingh — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:40:37 GMT

I switched the laptop on today and found the WLAN switch was off, I must have done it accidently whilst picking it up and now it doent work again

I might have to make that call then.

Re: Broken WLAN switch??

Thalamus. — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:46:40 GMT

I might have to make that call then.

Good luck..

Re: Broken WLAN switch??

vijsingh — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:23:02 GMT

I was online right now using my USB network adapter and got a bit bored so I started flicking the switch and after 15 secs the WLAN light came on so its definetly a fault then

Re: Broken WLAN switch??

efpanay — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:44:44 GMT

i had the same problem also on my AR-21S, the wireless was working 10 minutes and then it went off. I noticed that after several restarts than the wireless turns off in Power Saving mode (although i check the options for Not power saving the wireless) and also in Vista Basic theme i got the same problem. So i tried the Vista Aero theme with the power options On High Performance and it works just fine. It may sound weird but with those options it works perfectly