Should I have two Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapters?
While doing some diagnostic work on my wife's Dell I noticed that it has two MVWMAs:
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 3:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter #
2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 88-53-2E-93-7B-FB
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 88-53-2E-93-7B-FB
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
She is running Windows7 with a CoreI7. Could this also be making it difficult for her to connect to remote WIFI? She can connect fine at home, but cannot connect to other routers when travelling. Thanks for any info you can give me.
June 23rd, 2012 10:58am
are the remove access points open or are they secure?
if there are multiple miniports its usually due to the driver design
make/model of machine?
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June 23rd, 2012 2:31pm
if networking is a mess it might be time for a backup and clean install of windows
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June 23rd, 2012 2:34pm
Hi,
Firstly, regarding Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter, please refer to
About the Wireless Hosted Network.
Meanwhile, regarding the issue, please let us know the error messages when your wife cannot connect to other wireless networks.
When issue occurs, please use the
Network troubleshooter in Windows 7 and see how it works.
More information:
View and connect to available wireless networks
Wireless networking: frequently asked questions
Wired and wireless network connection problems in Windows
Use Network troubleshooter event logs to solve network problems
Hope this helps.
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June 25th, 2012 6:20am