Home Network Community > Range Extenders > Laptop not detecting the extender's WiFi
< Range Extenders

Laptop not detecting the extender's WiFi

This thread has been locked for further replies. You can start a new thread to share your ideas or ask questions.

Laptop not detecting the extender's WiFi

This thread has been locked for further replies. You can start a new thread to share your ideas or ask questions.
Laptop not detecting the extender's WiFi
Laptop not detecting the extender's WiFi
2016-06-24 16:51:20
Model : TL-WA854RE

Hardware Version : V2

Firmware Version : 1.0.0 Build 20150916 Rel. 34723

ISP :

I just bought the TP-Link Range Extender TL-WA854RE for my house. It seems to work fine, I was able to detect and configure it using my father's laptop (Vaio running Ubuntu), and now the four mobile phones we have in our house are able to find and connect to the WiFi of the range extender. The Vaio laptop also connects fine.

But here's the strange problem, my laptop (Lenovo running Windows 10) doesn't seem to find that WiFi, even when being just a few inches away from the device, it just ignores it. It didn't detect it the first time I plugged in, when the range extender creates a default WiFi for configuration, nor did it detect it afterwards. I tried naming the SSID the same as my main router's and also putting a different name, but with no result.

This issue doesn't make sense to me, any ideas on what's wrong and how can I solve it?
  0      
 
  0      
 
#1
Options
8 Reply
Re:Laptop not detecting the extender's WiFi
2016-06-28 09:01:16
Maybe you can download InSSIDer and use it to scan on your laptop.
  0  
  0  
#2
Options
Re:Laptop not detecting the extender's WiFi
2016-06-28 14:07:26

Alan12 wrote

Maybe you can download InSSIDer and use it to scan on your laptop.


Thanks for your answer!

I just downloaded InSSIDer 4 but it asks for a license key, no free alternatives available?
  0  
  0  
#3
Options
Re:Laptop not detecting the extender's WiFi
2016-06-29 02:31:33
Okay, just managed to get InSSIDer running.

But still the same, this software doesn't show my range extender's wifi SSID, as if it doesn't exist.

I'm guessing this is a problem of my laptop's hardware (wireless adapter?), which for some reason is not able to detect the extender's wifi, or just ignores it? I know the range extender is working fine because as I said other laptops, the mobile devices and even my Kindle detect it and connects fine.
But I have been using this laptop for about three years and never had a single problem detecting and connecting to new wifis: when moving from home, when changing the router, in the libraries, on friends houses'...

Damn, this is really annoying.
  0  
  0  
#4
Options
Re:Laptop not detecting the extender's WiFi
2016-06-29 16:48:47
It seems to be compatibility problem, what's the model of your wireless adapter?
  0  
  0  
#5
Options
Re:Laptop not detecting the extender's WiFi
2016-06-30 11:18:19

Alan12 wrote

It seems to be compatibility problem, what's the model of your wireless adapter?


Finally I managed to solve the problem, just by updating the wireless adapter driver! mine is an Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230

In case someone else runs into the same problem, I went to Device Manager -> Network adapters -> Right click on the adapter's name -> Update software
After that the extender's wifi is visible and I can connect to it perfectly!
  0  
  0  
#6
Options
Re:Laptop not detecting the extender's WiFi
2016-06-30 17:28:31

aisedehey wrote

Finally I managed to solve the problem, just by updating the wireless adapter driver! mine is an Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 In case someone else runs into the same problem, I went to Device Manager -> Network adapters -> Right click on the adapter's name -> Update software After that the extender's wifi is visible and I can connect to it perfectly!

THIẾT KẾ WEB Táº*I THIETKEWEBCHUYEN .COM THEO YÊU CẦU TRỌN GÓI CHỈ 1.990.000 VND -　0902.836.561 (VIBER-ZALO) (Mr. Ngọc)

Trang web sẽ thiết kế giao diện theo yêu cầu riêng, hợp sở thÃ*ch, phong thủy, váº*n mệnh… để giá»›i thiệu sản phẩm, dịch vụ, công ty, cá»*a hÃ*ng … để bạn phát triển kinh doanh không ngừng.

TRANG WEB SẼ ĐƯỢC BẢO HÀNH VĨNH VIỄN

Hãy liên hệ thông tin bên dÆ°á»›i ( không bình luáº*n vÃ*o bÃ*i viết nÃ*y vì mình không xem lại tin nhắn tại đây)

+ 0902.836.561 (VIBER-ZALO) (Mr. Ngọc) ( bạn có thể nhắn tin để yêu cầu gọi lại miá»…n phÃ*) - 0986.184.211
+ Email: NgocTran@ThietKeWebChuyen.com - SKYPE: confirmdnt
+ Website: ThietKeWebChuyen. com
  0  
  0  
#7
Options
Re:Laptop not detecting the extender's WiFi
2016-07-01 23:54:58

korence wrote

To Wifi password recovery, we can try Smartkey WiFi Password Recovery software, the powerful tool can help us hack lost or forgot Wifi password from any devices.




Read more:
Password lost


This has nothing to do with the subject of this thread, plus the site you link appears to be scam and malware. I'm reporting it to admins.
  0  
  0  
#9
Options
Re:Laptop not detecting the extender's WiFi
2016-07-15 19:08:54
I have got the same problem on my laptop.

OS: windows 10

wireless adapter: Intel Centrino Wireless-N 6235

Model: TL-WA854RE V2
I have also updated the driver and Firmware but it's still the same.
If you have any suggestions please let me know.

Thanks
  0  
  0  
#10
Options

Information

Helpful: 0

Views: 1352

Replies: 8

Related Articles
Wi fi laptop
163 0
 TL-WN822N is not detecting a network that my laptop detects
1277 1
WiFi USB not detecting certain WiFi's
118 0
 Not detecting WIfi card
486 0
RE200 Range Extender's WiFi Unavailable
288 0
TL-WN823N usb wifi adapter not detecting my wifi but detecting others network after one time use
4350 7
About Us
Press
Copyright © TP-Link Systems Inc. All rights reserved.