Windows Server 2008 (“Longhorn”) Wireless Gotcha
Well, it seems that yesterday’s issue was not hardware or driver related at all (sorry Asus!). Windows Server 2008 (“Longhorn”) does not install wireless networking support by default and you must install it by adding the Wireless Networking feature (details at http://blog.kirupa.com/?p=99). Although I do feel a little stupid (especially after buying a second wireless adapter) it would have been nice if the Network Diagnostics told me that Wireless Networking had to be installed rather than suggesting a hardware/driver issue or a missing TCP/IP protocol.
I just had the same problem with my Lenovo z61p. Thanks for helping me figure it out!
configurator
January 15, 2009 at 11:53 pm
Thankyou soo much – caused no end of hassle wondering why the hell my wireless wasn’t working >_<
Daniel Sullivan
June 9, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Argh! I also bought a new network adapter because of this
Thanks for the help!
Oliver
July 17, 2009 at 10:05 pm
This is very helpful. Although I didn’t go and buy new adapter but I spent almost 3 freaking hours trying to reinstall all the drivers possible for my laptop. I thought my wireless adapter is dead or something, but this is Windows Server 2008 and every freaking thing need to be “add feature”, even browsing the internet needed to be enable first before you can browse… Thank you so much for the tip. =D
huakwong
January 6, 2010 at 1:07 am