Window vista command prompt – General Failure

Window vista command prompt showing General Failure

In this post I would like to share with you regarding error message: GENERAL FAILURE, when you try to ping on command prompt, e.g. ping default gateway

e.g. 192.168.1.1 (depend on your default gateway)

Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:

General failure.
General failure.
General failure.
General failure.

Ping statistics for 10.10.3.2:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss)

When you received the above result, it some short like you network adapter is not working properly , no worry go further step which you can try to ping the loopback address: 127.0.0.1

127.0.0.1 -Loop back address that exists on every computer. For you to test whether you network adaptor is working?

Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms ttl="128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms ttl="128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms ttl="128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms ttl="128

Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

If you found that is working (Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0) means non-thing wrong with you network adapter.

This could be due to setting on the computer or software that you just install which not compatible

For my past experience, what I do is, I turn off my anti-virus then It work

anti-virus i'm using at the moment is McAfee- firewall

If you are using other anti-virus you also can temporary turn it off / temporary disable it , this is only to isolate whether this is due to anti-virus or not.

How to secure wireless connection

How to secure wireless connection

How to make your wireless connection MORE secure, is disable broadcast SSID/ Disable AP broadcast, this means, on other pc not able to know / scan your SSID

Yourself also not able to see it, so on your own computer you need to manually add in your wireless setting like your SSID , Network key

For existing connection what you can do is, just tick on “connect even if the network in not broadcasting”

Start >> connect to >> your wireless name>> right click >> properties >> connection tab >> tick on “connect even if the network in not broadcasting”

For new computer you haven’t connect to this network before, you need to connect to wireless manually

Start >> connect to >> set up a connection or network >> manually connect to a wireless network >> feel in network information >> e.g wireless name /SSID, and your network key /security key/ passphrase , please do remember to tick on “connect even if the network in not broadcasting” and click on next … done

How to disable SSID broadcast, below are my router setting UNTICK on enable SSID Broadcast

Window Vista – Not Turn on wireless Capability

Error message: “Turn on wireless Capability
This can be done by using a switch, which is usually found on front or side of the computer, or a function key combination “

This normally happen when window not able to detect the wireless capability on your computer, this could be due to
• Your wireless switch is not turn on
• Wireless adapter hang
• Wireless adapter not function

What you can do is
Try to turn on your wireless switch , it should be working , if you aware that the wireless switch is already turn on but still not working, try to restart your computer.

If after restart computer still not working you can either try to reinstall the wireless adapter driver or contact your computer vendor


The following video show how to troubleshot for not turn on wireless switch

Window Vista – Incorrect Setting in Wireless Connection Properties

Window Vista – Incorrect Setting in Wireless Connection Properties

Error message:” The setting save on this computer for the network do not match the requirement of the network”

For my past experience, this error message happen due to the wireless properties, setting is not match with the router, support SECURITY, ENCRYPTION
Type

Please make sure, your modem supported SECURITY TYPE is [WEP , WPA] and the ENCRYPTION TYPE [WEP, NO] , in order for your computer to scan or detect the wireless signal , after set it correctly it should be working


Please refer to the following video, for further step, to changing wireless properties

Window Vista - Wireless - Connected with limited access Part 2

Connected with limited access Part 2

If you found out the video 1 is not working for your case, please refer to part 2 video, this video will work for those already try to type in the correct WEP , NETWORK KEY , but still not able to get connected



This could be due to the prefer wireless list that you save not able to capture the new WEP, NETWORK KEY, you update or type in, that why you need to delete your prefer wireless name , and try to reconfigure your wireless connection

if it persist you can refer to your pc vendor for more assistance, this could be some issue on your wireless adaptor

Windown Vista Error wireless connection , Connected with Limited Access

Window Vista - Error Message - Wireless connection
"Connected with Limited access"

While you see this message, most of the time you are not able to surf internet,
this due to your computer is not connected/communicate to your modem/router

This error happen most of the time is due to "NETWORK KEY , WEP OR SECURITY PHASE "
is not match
please refer to the following video on how update or change your new NETWORK KEY

• connected with limited access (for vista)
• limited or no connectivity (for XP)
  

how to identify "connected with limited access"

• system try will showing the network connection icon, with [triangle with escalation mark]
• command prompt - IPCONFIG" in IPV4 show IP address start with 169. 0.0

the above two example is the common symptom

Windown Vista - Configure Wireless Connection

On this post will share with you all , is about configure wireless connection
if you use wireless connection before , this configuration will easy for you

Don't worry if you are first time user, actually it is easy as long as you do it correct
the most important thing before you configure wireless connection

• Wireless name also know as SSID
• Network key (XP)or Security phase (Vista)

Be sure , to turn on your computer wireless switch before you start configure
Below are the example video on how to configure wireless connection for vista





referring to video above the 2Wire888 is SSID or Network Name