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Joshua C. Sandquist
Current focus of the lab - in a nutshell.
The actin-based motor protein called myosin-10 appears to contribute to the proper structure and function of the mitotic spindle, the cellular apparatus that separates a cell's chromosomes during mitosis. Spindle abnormalities observed upon loss of myosin-10 function are similar to spindle abnormalities observed in many cancer cells. Studying the role of myosin-10 at the mitotic spindle will hopefully (1) increase our understanding of mitosis, a process fundamental to life and (2) shed light on mechanisms of tumorigenesis. In order to examine the function of myosin-10 at the spindle my lab uses frog (Xenopus laevis) embryos and a variety of biochemical, molecular and cell biological techniques. If this sounds interesting to you please read below for more information and/or contact me (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Detailed description of lab interests.
All living things are comprised of cells. Despite their exalted role as "the fundamental unit of life", cells have some rather mundane concerns. For instance, many cells need to be able to move from point A to point B at one time or another in their existence and all cells must be able to physically separate their chromosomes in space during mitosis. Put another way, cells exist in a physical world and, therefore, must be able to generate force in order to move themselves or their components about as needed. Moreover, cells cannot just throw their weight around all willy-nilly. The appropriate amount of force must be generated at the correct place and time in order to produce the desired effect. The cytoskeleton – a collection of dynamic biological polymers and associated proteins – is the cellular system that enables cells to generate force in such a highly controlled fashion. My lab is broadly interested in understanding the functions and regulation of a particular family of cytoskeleton-based motor proteins – i.e. force producers – called myosins.
Myosins are actin-based motor proteins (see Figure 1). As motor proteins, myosins use the energy stored in ATP to do work. As actin-based motor proteins, myosins do work by moving, or moving along, filaments of a protein called actin. These actin filaments (a.k.a filamentous actin or F-actin) can be thought of either as cables that anchored myosins pull on or as tracks that free myosin motors walk along, pulling cargo. Current work in my lab is focused on understanding how one myosin motor, myosin-10, contributes to the structure and function of the mitotic spindle.
The mitotic spindle is the cellular apparatus charged with the task of separating the cell's duplicated chromosomes during cell division. In short, the cell division cycle can be thought of as alternating periods of growth and division (see Figure 2). During the growth period, or interphase, cells physically grow in size and duplicate their genetic material (DNA). The normal genetic content of human cells is contained within 46 discrete units of DNA called chromosomes. So, during interphase each chromosome is copied once and only once such that at the end of interphase the cell has 92 chromosomes. When the cell has grown large enough and completely duplicated its DNA it enters the division period, M phase. In early M phase a special cytoskeleton-based structure call the mitotic spindle forms (Figure 2). The mitotic spindle locates, organizes and then separates the 92 chromosomes into two identical pools of 46 chromosomes. This process is called mitosis. Following mitosis the cell divides itself in half between the two pools of DNA, creating two 'new' daughter cells with identical genetic content. This later process is referred to as cytokinesis. In the average human cell M phase (mitosis + cytokinesis) lasts approximately one hour. Thus, in approximately 60 minutes the mitotic spindle forms, finds and attaches to 92 chromosomes; the spindle accurately separates the chromosomes into two identical pools; and the cell divides in half. Amazing!
Previous work in frog embryos has shown that when myosin-10 protein is depleted from cells mitotic spindles develop an abnormal structure and cannot separate the chromosomes. That myosin-10, and actin-based motor, contributes in such a meaningful way to the mitotic spindle is both exciting and confusing. These findings are exciting, or at least interesting, because the abnormal-looking spindles observed in the absence of functional myosin-10 are similar to abnormal-looking spindles commonly seen in cancer cells. As these abnormal spindles are thought to contribute to tumorigenesis, studying how myosin-10 contributes to mitotic spindle structure and function will not only increase are understanding of an essential biological process, mitosis, but might also increase our understanding of cancer. That myosin-10 contributes to mitotic spindle structure and function is confusing because the mitotic spindle is a microtubule-based structure (microtubules are red in Figure 2) and several lines of evidence suggest that the spindle can form and function without actin filaments, leading to the question: what is the function of an actin-based motor at the spindle?
Much has yet to be learned about the mechanisms by which myosin-10 contributes to mitotic spindle structure and function and how the cell regulates these activities of myosin-10. Further, we are interested in understanding other functions of myosin-10 not described here. My lab uses several molecular, biochemical and cell biological approaches to study myosin-10 in Xenopus laevis embryos (and occasionally eggs and oocytes). A key technique is microscopy in which mitotic spindles are imaged in the epithelium of fixed or live embryos (Figure 3). Frog embryos are a great system to study mitotic spindles for several reasons, but a main one is that the experiments are conducted in a fully intact, vertebrate embryo. Thus, we are studying mitosis in the natural state, with all the normal regulatory systems in place. If you are interested in learning more about the cytoskeleton or mitosis or Xenopus please stop by my office (Noyce 1203) or email me (email@example.com).


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Blacksburg, Va. -- The Duke defense forced five first half turnovers, but it wasn't enough as the Blue Devils fell 14-3 to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.
The Blue Devils (4-7, 1-6) had their final chance to mount a game wining scoring drive with 1:31 remaining but Zack Asack was intercepted on first down from the Duke 18 by Victor Harris who returned the interception 23 yards putting the game out of reach for Duke.
"We carried the game into the fourth quarter, had a chance to win... The thing that I want to focus on is that you will never see a football team play together better than you saw Duke today," David Cutcliffe said. "It was an unbelievable feeling, not just today but all week long fighting back after not really playing well against Clemson."
The Duke defense put forth a valiant effort the entire game forcing five first half turnovers and surrounding just one scoring drive to Hokies (7-4, 4-3) for the entire 60 minutes as both teams dealt with temperatures in the 20s.
Led by Vincent Rey's 11 tackles, the Duke defense put their offense in a position to come away with points throughout the game by the Hokie defense responded every time forcing stop after stop.
Both Catron Gainey and Matt Daniels forced two turnovers each, an interception and a fumble recovery, with Gainey recording seven tackles, one for a loss and Daniels chipping in with three.
It was the second consecuative game that the Blue Devils recorded at least four sacks with Greg Akinbiyi, Vince Oghobaase, and Gainey all recording a solo sack while Michael Tauiliili and Marcus Jones combined on a sack.
Rey also had a forced fumble and a pass breakup, while Tauiliili added nine tackles, broke up three passes, assisted on a sack and recorded his third interception of the season as the Blue Devils held Virginia Tech to 334 yards of total offense.
The Blue Devils ran the ball 40 times on the day gaining 116 yards. Duke ended the day gaining 136 yards of total offense.
"I just kept hoping that we would bust a run, and boy we came close over and over and over to busting a run," Cutcliffe said.
After a scoreless first quarter the Blue Devils notched the first points of the ball game with 14:50 left in the second quarter. Nick Maggio connected on a 39-yard field goal from the left hash to put the Blue Devils up 3-0.
The drive was set up thanks to a fumble recovery at the Virginia Tech 43-yard line by Daniels. The freshman pounced on the football for the Blue Devils second forced turnover of the game. Tyrod Taylor was credited with the fumble on the pitch to Darren Evans.
The scoring drive for the Blue Devils lasted 6-plays highlighted by a 19 yard rush by Asack, who finished the day with a career high 87 rushing yards on 24 carries.
On the ensuing Hokie possession, Daniels intercepted Taylor, who threw slightly behind Jarrett Boykin, at the Duke 37-yard line returning it nine yards to the Duke 46, but the Blue Devil offense was unable to capitalize.
On the very next play after Duke punted, Taylor fumbled the football as he took off down the field with Gainey recovering the football at the Virginia Tech 40. Rey forced the fumble on the play. After three offensive plays the Blue Devils were forced to punt once again.
Sean Glennon replaced Taylor on the next series in the second quarter faring better than his teammate as he led Virginia Tech completing 12-of-20 for 132 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
Though Glennon had his struggles early throwing an interception in his second series, with Gainey coming up with the interception after Tauiliili deflected the pass as he rushed the quarterback. Duke took over at their 40, but once again were unable to turn the Hokie mistake into points.
Glennon found his grove with 3:02 remaining in the half orchestrating the Hokies on an 86yard drive that spanned 2:24 finding Jarrett Boykin on a skinny post for the 19-yard touchdown strike with 38 seconds left in the half. The touchdown would be the only one the Duke defense would surrender all game, but it was the only one the Hokies would need in the end as Duke entered the locker room at the half trailing 7-3.
Neither team's offense could get into a grove in the second half as both defenses prevented either offense from driving the football down the field. The longest drive by either team in the second half was 27 yards, twice by Virginia Tech and once by the Blue Devils.
The interception return for a touchdown by Harris with 1:23 left sealed the victory for the Hokies , but Cutcliffe walked off the field proud of the effort his team put forth.
"This Duke team is a pretty special football team," Cutcliffe said.

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GOP still faces an empathy gap… And it's still trying to fix it… Senate holds vote on unemployment-insurance benefits at 10:30 am ET, and right now supporters are one vote shy of the 60 needed to clear the procedural hurdle… Obama to speak after the vote at 11:40 am… RNC rolls out new radio ads hitting Dems on health care… NYT on Liz Cheney's miscalculation… And Gerlach becomes 10th House member to announce he/she's not seeking re-election.
*** The GOP still faces an empathy gap: After losing the 2012 presidential election, after that 47% comment, and after a majority of voters (according to the exit polls) said that Mitt Romney's policies favored the rich, Republicans acknowledged that they needed to close the empathy gap with Democrats. "The Republican Party must be the champion of those who seek to climb the economic ladder of life," the RNC declared in its post-election autopsy. But the GOP didn't come close to meeting that goal in 2013. For the first time ever, House Republicans decided to split food stamps (which benefit the poor) from agriculture subsidies (which benefit well-off farmers) in the farm bill. In addition, many of the party's governors and GOP state legislators opposed expanding Medicaid to provide health insurance to low-income Americans. And in the first few days of 2014, Senate Republicans could filibuster a measure this morning at 10:30 am ET -- co-sponsored by a colleague, Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) -- that would extend unemployment benefits for three months. Per NBC's Kasie Hunt, four Republicans (Heller, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Kelly Ayotte) have signaled they will vote on the motion to proceed on the legislation, but that's one vote shy of the 60 needed to clear the procedural hurdle.
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The Capitol Dome is seen on Capitol Hill, Nov. 9, 2012. To the left is the U.S. House of Representatives.
*** And it's still trying to fix it: President Obama is scheduled to deliver remarks on unemployment benefits after this vote -- at 11:40 am -- and don't be surprised if he uses that as an opportunity to chastise the GOP (if the legislation is filibustered). He might re-use this line from the economic speech he delivered a month ago in DC. "If Republicans have concrete plans that will actually reduce inequality, build the middle class, provide more ladders of opportunity to the poor, let's hear them." But as the Washington Post reports, Republicans are trying to respond to Obama's challenge. Tomorrow, marking the 50th anniversary of LBJ's "War on Poverty," Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) will give a speech on income mobility and the American Dream. (Rubio previewed his remarks in a video he released over the weekend.) Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), who was Romney's running mate in 2012, is also planning to address poverty. And as NBC's Mike O'Brien wrote last month, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) recently traveled to Detroit to propose "Economic Freedom Zones" that could turn around Motown and other troubled urban areas. Former George W. Bush aide Peter Wehner recently argued that the Republican Party had an obligation to close the empathy gap. "I want to underscore the fact that focusing attention on those living in the shadows of American society is the responsibility of a great political party; and how to create greater opportunity and social mobility for those stuck on the bottom rungs of society should be part of any conservative governing vision."
*** But will the action meet the rhetoric? The question for the GOP, however, is whether this Rubio/Ryan/Paul activity is more than words, especially as Democrats press to extend unemployment benefits and raise the minimum wage. Because right now, the GOP has a perception problem here with American voters. Per last month's NBC/WSJ poll -- which was brutal for Democrats after all the problems associated with HealthCare.Gov -- the GOP trailed the Democratic Party by a whopping 28 points (45%-17%) on which party does a better job "showing compassion and concern for people." And here's one more political point here: As we wrote yesterday, the 2014 midterms could very well come down to whether the focus is on health care (which favors the GOP) or on income inequality (which favors the Democrats). Today, the main political focus is on income inequality. Here's a release from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: "Tom Cotton Has Nothing But Disdain For Unemployed Workers, Opposes Extending Unemployment Insurance for Arkansans Looking for Work."
*** RNC rolls out new radio ads hitting Dems on health care: But Republicans are still working to keep health care in the news. Today, the RNC is launching radio ads targeting key 2014 Democrats -- like Sens. Mark Begich (D-AK), Mark Pryor (D-AR), and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) -- over the canceled health-care plans under the Affordable Care Act. Here's one of the ads: "President Obama and Sen. Landrieu said if you like your insurance plan you can keep it under ObamaCare. They lied to you. Big time. PolitiFact called that the 'lie of the year.'… 2014 is your chance to hold Sen. Landrieu accountable." RNC Chair Reince Priebus holds a conference call at 10:00 am ET to unveil these new radio ads. *** UPDATE *** DNC spokesman Michael Czin responded to the RNC strategy this way: "Today, more Americans have better, more affordable health care than before thanks to the Affordable Care Act. The GOP shut down the government trying to take it all away. Now they're standing in the way of unemployment insurance and an increase in the minimum wage. If that's the agenda they want to campaign on, they can go right ahead."
*** Liz Cheney's miscalculation: The New York Times' Martin writes that while Liz Cheney cited "serious health issues" in her family as the reason for her exit from Wyoming's Senate race, her problems went well beyond that. "She ran in a state that she had not lived in for decades rather than in her longtime home state, Virginia, she targeted a genial and well-liked incumbent with no glaring ideological vulnerabilities, and she carried the banner of a hawkish foreign policy at a moment when a more restrained approach to national security is ascendant in the Republican Party. Further, she prompted an ugly and public split with her lesbian sister, Mary, by declaring her opposition to same-sex marriage — and was nevertheless attacked with television ads by a third-party conservative group over gay rights. Most of all, though, Ms. Cheney miscalculated the degree to which her father's popularity among conservatives was transferable to her own race."
*** Gerlach becomes 10th House retirement: As NBC's Frank Thorp and Mike O'Brien reported yesterday, Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA) announced he would NOT seek re-election in 2014, giving Democrats a chance to win his seat this year. But demonstrating the power of redistricting, it's not as strong of a chance as it once was. In 2008, President Obama won 53% of the vote in Gerlach's district in the Philly 'burbs. But in 2012 -- after the GOP-controlled redistricting -- Romney got 51% of the vote in the district vs. Obama's 48%. The potential good news here for Democrats is that vulnerable Gov. Tom Corbett (R) will represent the GOP at the top of the ticket in 2014. A Dec. 2013 Quinnipiac poll found Corbett's approval rating at just 36%. Per Thorp, 10 House members have announced they aren't seeking re-election in 2014 -- nine Republicans and one Democrat. Here's the percentage of the vote Obama won in each in 2012:
Spencher Bachus (R-AL): Obama 25%
Michele Bachmann (R-MN): Obama 41%
John Campbell (R-CA): Obama 43%
Howard Coble (R-NC): Obama 41%
Jim Gerlach (R-PA): Obama 48%
Tim Griffin (R-AR): Obama 43%
Tom Latham (R-IA): Obama 51%
Jim Matheson (D-UT): Obama 30%
Jon Runyan (R-NJ): Obama 52%
Frank Wolf (R-VA): Obama 49%
So when you include the special congressional election in FL-13 -- where Obama got 50% of the vote in 2012 -- there are five open GOP-held congressional seats where Obama won at least 48% of the vote in '12. That's compared with the one almost-certain GOP pick-up opportunity in Utah's open seat.
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I recommend downloading and running Reimage. It's a computer repair tool that has been proven to identify and fix many Windows problems with a high level of success.
I've used it in the past to identify and fix everything from blue screens (BSOD's), ActiveX errors, corrupt files and processes, dll/exe/sys errors, recover lost memory, Windows update problems, defragging, malware removal etc.
You can download it direct from this link http://downloadreimage.com/download.php. (This link will automatically start a download of Reimage that you can save to your computer.)
Alright, I have had three tech support specialist from Bell remote assist me, and all of them, including one "Level 2" specialist, whom I was on the phone with while he was remote assissting me could not figure out the problem.
Anyway, I am using the Belkin N Wireless USB Adapter (Model F5D8053, Version 3) to connect to the wireless network.
I'm using my Desktop computer, which has Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)
The router/modem is the 2wire from Bell
I have uninstalled the adapter's software and removed the drivers, re-installed the software, inserted the router and installed the driver, and nothing.
I have also tried changing the wireless channel in the 2wire's settings, stop and restart the DHCP.
My Internet connection is set to automaticly obtain IP addresses.
I believe it is due to the fact that there is a number 9 after the wireless connection name. (Wireless Network Connection 9)
If there is anymore information needed, please let me know.
Thanks for all the help!
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"... The network may no longer be in range. Please refresh the list of available networks and try again."
I was given an old pc (Dell Optiplex 320) which had been used where I work. I did not reformat, but reinstalled XP Pro from the supplied Dell reinstallation disc. I have installed drivers for the graphics card and for the wireless adapter. I am unable to connect wirelessly at home or at work. I do have the network key for the workplace router, but can't get to the point where I need to enter it. I tried to connect to my smartphone's wifi hotspot, to no avail. I'm sure this is a simple fix, however my skills are spotty at best.
If these are the specs for the computer you have :- http://www.northwoodcomputer.com/Flyers/opti_320techspecs.pdf
Then, as built by Dell, it doesn't contain a wireless card ! It is of course always possible that one was fitted later. If you are certain you (1) have a wireless card, (2) have identified it correctly, and (3) have managed to find and install the drivers for it, the possibility remains that the card may be faulty. Experience shows that wireless cards can fail, and in some very non-obvious ways !
It might be worth your while trying a USB wi-fi dongle if only to check that the problem is or is not with your card. I have used one in my own computer since the day we went wireless - see picture - and is mounted in a magnetic mounted clip as far forward on the casing as it will go with a short extension cable to the back panel.
If you cannot borrow one, they are not expensive. That is why I bought one in the first place, it was cheaper than an internal card. But it will tell you if a wi-fi signal is reaching your computer and whether or not you can connect. If you can connect with a dongle, then your wireless card is probably deceased.
Chris Cosgrove
unable to connect to preferred wireless network - windows xp
When I boot my laptop (Toshiba Salellite C600) ,It connects to the wireless connection automatically using the security key,,but after few minutes it disconnects displays an error (unable to connect to preferred wireless network) .and it doesn't even detect the wireless network after that.
But if I restart the laptop some times i get the wireless connection back / in some cases i use the following command (>netsh winsock reset catalog) in the command prompt and restart.
I also updated my XP with the service pack 3 and uninstalled the wireless network card and re-installed.,but it didnt help.
This happened after I expired my free version of Avast virus guard.I use AVG as my virus guard
But I still get this error on and on...please help
nuwanju...I'm not an expert on network cards, but, when the internet connection shuts down, does the network card still show up in Device Manager? Is there a yellow question mark or a red x there?
Maybe something is wrong with the motherboard connection to the network card. I was thinking maybe it could be overheating? Just an idea...
I recently changed my motherboard to an ASUS Maximus VI Hero and am unable to connect to my home network through a wired connection. It says 'Unidentified Network, No Network Connection.'
When I set the IP address to set automatically it gives me:IP: 169.254.136.172
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
I've tried enabling/disabling the network adapter driver, reinstalling the driver and setting a static IP. None of them worked. Is there a setting in the bios for this motherboard that I'm missing or is it just bad hardware and requires a replacement?
Any help is appreciated.
Did you right click on your network icon down the bottom right and choose troubleshoot problems ?
What does the network adapter look like in Device Manager ? All OK ?
I have a dell laptop wireless router and cable modem. I ruled out the cable modem and wireless router being bad because I can connect to the internet through my phone and through ps3. The laptop can't connect through the router or directly plugged in from the cable modem.
The status of connectivity keeps reading "acquiring network address" and the ip address reads 0.0.0.0.0. There was a recent post about this but the post ended with no solution to the problem. I tried using a static ip amongst other things and can really use anyone expertise. My laptop was working fine until it just one day decided not to want to be able to connect.
Thank you in advance.
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i'm using a dell inspiron 8600, sp3. i've never had problems accessing the internet until a few weeks ago when i moved. i was slated to join in on my roommmates network, but for some reason I cannot connect. Or more precisely, I connect for about 2 seconds, and I'm immediately bumped off. My roommates tried to fix it, but in vain. the signal is coming in strong on my computer, so I'm not sure what the issue is. any help is definitely welcomed.
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I have a Dell Demension L733r with a Linksys Compact Wireless-G USB Adaptor. When I start the computer, it connects to the wireless network immediately. As I go through the day, all of a sudden I start getting "Unable to Connect to Wireless Network". I click on the popup and then click on repair. It goes through it's procedures and eventually reconnects the network. Sometimes it says "Connection Very Good" other times "Low" or even "Very Low". Several minutes later, it will do the same thing again and I go through the same procedure again. This might happen several more times then it will be okay. There are days where it never happens at all and then there are days where it happens every 10 minutes or so. It also seems to happen more at night for some reason. How can I eliminate this problem?
Please attach a screen shot of the Networks page (don't collapse the Radar, Connection or Signal History) of the Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector. If you need help with that see TSG Posting a Screenshot. FWIW to take screen shots with Windows 7 or Vista I prefer to use the built-in Snipping Tool. Also show ...
Open a (black) Command Prompt window:
Hold the Windows logo key and press r; in the Run box type cmd and click on OK.
Type the following command:
[Note that there is no space between the slash and ALL.]
Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.
If necessary use a text file and removable media to copy the results to a computer with internet access.
I am using Backtrack3 on my laptop and cannot connect to the wireless network. I tried using wireless assistant, but it kept issuing an error message: "connection failed." Its signal is pretty good, and I can connect to this network without any problems in Windows environment...
So how can I fix this problem?
P.S. I had also made sure that the interface was up.
anyone please?
Can anyone help with the following problem please?
I am unable to connect to a wireless network.
I have an Acer Aspire 5315 with an Atheros AR5007EG wireless adapter. This shows as "working correctly" in Device Manager. I have tried to re-install drivers for it endlessly. They all seem to install ok but I still have the problem.
The symtoms are....
1) If I try to setup a wireless connection I get "An unexpected error occured". There are no useful looking messages in Event Viewer.
2) If I use "Diagnose and repair" I get "The network adapter is experiencing driver or hardware related issues".
I have uninstalled just about anything that I think might be causing conflicts. I have scanned for malware. I have run chkdsk and sfc. I have all the latest updates from Windows Update. I have tried in Safe Mode with Networking but still get the same results.
OS is Vista Home Basic 32-bit SP2.
I'd be grateful for any advice that might help to resolve this please.
Try the drivers from the Acer website: -
Good day!So, this laptop always connected to a LAN cable, and we've rarely brought it away. We're rarely connected to the internet via wireless router, since I don't bring it much. In instances like that 2 years ago, we can connect it seamlessly. But lately, I've been bringing it to school, and it cannot connect by wifi to any router or hotspot.I tried the suggestions from HP Support, like the modifications done in device manager, installing an updated driver for the wireless adapter, restoring the BIOS to its default setup, and others. Still, I can't connect to the wireless networks.Any suggestions?PS: The wireless network adapter in this laptop is a 'Ralink RT3290 802.11bgn Wi-Fi AdapterRead other answers
I bought a computer yesterday and am currently unable to connect to my wireless network. The network is a shared wireless network, WEP network key and i'm using a Netcomm Np 7040 usb lan adapter. When I open wireless connections the wireless network is visible and when I try to connect it gives me the error message "windows is unable to connect to the selected wireless network. The network may no longer be in range. Please refresh the list of available networks, and try to connect again." I have already googled the problem and one bit of advise was to add the network in the advanced settings and include the network key in that. I did that and it is still coming up with the message. The usb adapter works on all the other computers when connecting to the network so I doubt its that. Any ideas?
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I have an Acer IconiaTab W500 with Windows 8 developer preview installed on it and I cannot get it to connect to my Cisco 1142 APs. I have a Guest network that is for b/g speeds only and requires [WPA2][Auth(PSK)]. I type the password in and Windows comes back and says something is wrong with the adapter or the access point.
I have taken the tablet over to StarBucks and was able to connect to their wireless network easily.
Of course Acer is no help. Since it came with Windows 7, that is the only support they can offer.
I have an Atheros AR9002WB-1NG wireless adapter. I have tried to install the Win7 drivers and it will not allow the installation to run. I can see all the wireless SSID around me, including my Guest network.
I have disabled the MS Kernal Debug Netwrok Adapter. I left the MS Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter enabled.
Any ideas?
Switch off your router, leave it for 10mins or something, try connecting again. First try without the Athros adapter.
EDIT: You could also try a different DNS server as well.
Hi I have broadband connection and was connecting to the internet using the wireless network. All of a sudden I am unable to connect to it. On the control panel "Manage wireless network" I can view my network but not in the network sharing centre.
Do you have other devices that can connect to your wireless ??
try this
Run Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector
Download and install
If you cannot access the internet with this PC, then you will need to copy the program across to the faulty PC
Save the file to a USB flash drive or other removable media. Plug it into the working computer with internet access and copy the file and install the program.
You will now need to take a screen shot and copy that back to the working PC and attach the screen shot in a reply on the forum here.
If you do not have another PC - do you have a phone connected to the internet - can you photograph the result and post the image in a reply
http://www.xirrus.com/Products/Wi-Fi-Inspector.aspx ( the site now appears to require a business email, so try the direct link below)
Direct link to the program is here http://info.xirrus.com/Wi-FiInspectorConfirmation.html
{If the above link does not work heres alternative links
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Have a brand new pavailion quad cord windows 7 home premium 64bit. i also purchased a usb wireless adapter:
this adapter was working fine for a few hours. the internet connection is cable, the adapter gets about two bars of connectivity, and now when i try to connect to network i get unable to connect to network. i have removed the wirless network, have added it back, entered the security key and nothing. i have a netgear wireless router. not sure what the deal is. i have made sure the power settings on the adapter are off, and this adapter doesnt seem to have the sleep mode option on it. windows 7 also found the drivers automatically. the machine is brand new, other machines/devices on in the house get to the internet just fine.
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Have a brand new pavailion quad cord windows 7 home premium 64bit. i also purchased a usb wireless adapter:
this adapter was working fine for a few hours. the internet connection is cable, the adapter gets about two bars of connectivity, and now when i try to connect to network i get unable to connect to network. i have removed the wirless network, have added it back, entered the security key and nothing. i have a netgear wireless router. not sure what the deal is. i have made sure the power settings on the adapter are off, and this adapter doesnt seem to have the sleep mode option on it. windows 7 also found the drivers automatically. the machine is brand new, other machines/devices on in the house get to the internet just fine.
Hi and welcome
Im assuming you are using Homegroup for networking.
Lets take a look at device manager by typing device manager in search. go to the wif tab and look to see if your card listed listed. Is it? does it have a yellow triangle on it?
Are there any "unknown" devices with yellow on them?
Let us know
Ken J
My son's laptop suddenly stopped being able to connect to the internet via wireless. I can see it okay but just unable to connect. I've checked the drivers and they are up to date. It shows on my network when wired and I've checked with the virus software and I can see no reason for it to be blocked.
Can you help?
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Hello all,
I have recently formatted my laptop because it didn't work properly anymore.
Now that it's working again, I find myself unable to connect to my wireless network.
I believe I should only have to enter my SSID code and network key while trying to access my connection.
This doesn't work.
When I try to repair the connection it hangs at connecting to wireless network.
Anybody have an idea what's wrong?
Thanks in advance
Did you install the wireless adapter drivers?
Look in device manager to see if there are any Yellow Marks indicating missing drivers.
You should be able to get your drivers from the maker of the laptop.
I have an HP Pavilion Laptop that I cannot get to connect to my wireless network. It used to connect with no problem at all. Just all of a sudden it quit connecting. And if it does connect to the network, it says that the network "has limited or no connectivity." The IP address which I get when this happens is a 169… number. I have never had problems connecting before…THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING!
The laptop recognizes that the network is in range and receives the strongest signal so I don't think it is a problem with the router. I have even reset the router settings just to try and fix the problem. Also tried disabling the security settings…still won't connect.
When I do ipconfig/all, this is what it says:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name…………………..:Amber
Primary Dns Suffix…………:
Node Type…………………….:Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled…………:No
WINS Proxy Enabled……….:No
Ethernet adapter Wireless network connection 2
Media State…………………………:Media Disconnected
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Hi all,
I'm new to this forum so please forgive me if this question has been asked and answered before-i'm not "techy" so I don't really know all the correct terms to do a search by.
I have a "new to me" laptop. Its a Dell Inspirion 9300. I am unable to log on to the wireless network. I see that there's an excellent connection and my computer is telling me that I am connected but when I try to access the internet, via Chrome, I get nada. I get a message telling me that the DNS look up failed, I'm using Windows XP, have Norton Internet Security and am using the Wise 365 Registry Cleaner (it was acting funky before I downloaded the registry cleaner). Is there anything else I need to include? I know the computer's old, but I never had a problem accessing the internet before.
Thanks in advance!
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Just started having problems connection to any network or internet. Have new lappy that was working great until today. I am going out of town for a while and I was setting up my Slingbox. Somewhere along the line, I lost ANY connections, even to the router.
Have tried 3 different restore points. Can connect with wire to the router & get internet.
HP, 64 bit.
Any ideas?
have you installed any software with fake networking such as virtual box recently? also, have you fiddled with the wireless network adapter settings? I did so and it messed up all connections :/
also, may sound like a dumb quetion, but have you accidentally flicked a wireless switch or pressed a button on the laptop that turns it off?
hey guys i'm not able to connect to my wireless network. the computer detects the network but says that network maybe longer in range
would you post back an xirrus screen and also indicate which wireless is yours
Make and model of your router
{run Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector} Download and install
If you cannot access the internet with this PC, then you will need to copy the program across to the faulty PC
Then run the program
if you get an error - You need NET Framework installed for the WiFi Inspector to function.
post a screen shot of the program running - if there are a lot of networks showing can you click on "networks" top lefthand area - so we can see all the network information, and also post which network "Adapter Name" (1st column) is yours on the list
To post a screen shot of the active window, hold the Alt key and press the PrtScn key. Open the Windows PAINT application and Paste the screen shot. You can then use PAINT to trim to suit, and save it as a JPG format file.
To upload it to the forum, open the full reply window and use the Manage Attachments button to upload it here.
Hi, i recently bought a usb wireless wifi connector & successfully installed the drivers. The problem is that whenever I click on a network to connect an error pops up saying 'Windows is unable to connect to the selected network. The network may no longer be in range.Please refresh the list of available networks, and try again.'
Plz help me to solve this problem.
Currently i am running Windows xp sp 2 on my desktop.
Why not SP3? Some networking devices will not work properly w/o SP3.
What firewall or security suite is, or ever was, on the system?
Thanx in advance to any help cause I'm sorta baffled.
Ok, I have a Dell Inspiron 5100 running WinXP that I just recently reformatted. I have a Linksys Wireless-G Notebook adapter (WPC54G ver.3) that I installed. XP picks it up and sees my wireless network(along with my neighbors) but I can't connect. I put in the correct key and it still doesn't connect.
How I got to where I am now:
The guy who own's this laptop had spilled on it. I cleaned it out thoroughly and it was working fine for him for a few months. Then the screen started flickering and typing anything wasn't working right.
Any ideas?
Let me know if you need anymore info.
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After recently resetting my laptop when I click to connect to either of the two ports available and entering my password, it says 'wait whilst connecting' then after a minute it goes back to show the two ports available?
what do you mean by
two ports ?
whats the make and model of the PC
what windows version
can you post an xirrus and ipconfig /all
ipconfig /all
If you cannot access the internet with this PC, then you will need to paste the results into something like notepad and then copy onto a machine that can access the internet and post the results in a reply here.
Save the file to a USB flash drive or other removable media. Plug it into the working computer with internet access and copy the file and paste here.
If you do not have another PC - do you have a phone connected to the internet - can you photograph the result and post the image in a reply
Note: you will see entries named Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface: we dont need to see that information - JUST the infomation above those entries
We would like to see the results from an ipconfig /all - post back the results in a reply here.
For Windows 8
To open a Cmd Prompt or an Administrator Cmd prompt from the Desktop. Use Win + X and choose Command Prompt or Command Prompt (Admin) from the list.
For windows version, XP, Vista, W7
Hold the Windows key and press R
Now type CMD
Now press Enter to open a command prompt box (A new dialogue box - black with white font, will appear on screen ):
In the command prompt window that opens, type the following command:
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Hi All,
My friend has Windows Vista and a couple of days ago he was unable to connect to a wireless network.
He has a HP laptop. The "Blue wireless light" comes on (at the front of the PC). Windows can't start the wireless service and the HP connects to the broadcom wifi thing but doesn't find any networks.
Any ideas?
I am also trying to create a "Recovery CD" from the HP built in CD creator. However, the Matshita DVD-RAM UJ-851S ATA Device (in Device Manager) has an exclamation mark right next to it.. meaning it will not work!
I have tried "uninstalling" and "reinstalling" but with no luck. I think that if I could create these CDs, I could recover the system and get the internet working again.
Hey everyone,
I've suddenly been unable to connect to my wireless network and this is the sequence of events leading to the problem. (Currently using a friend's computer). My chrome browser got hijacked by the search conduit virus. So, I cleaned it with AdW cleaner. My internet connection was ok then. After that, I ran ccleaner and cleared the registry.
Now, I find that I have trouble even connecting to my wireless - it says limited connectivity or no connectivity. The other comp's in my house can connect to the internet fine. I've checked and resetted my network adapter. It is working, but still can't connect. I restored all my registry but still it doesn't solve the problem.What have I done wrong?
I hope someone can give me a hand with this problem. It would be very much appreciated.
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I have a laptop that detects my unsecured wireless network but it is unable to connect to it. There is a button for the internal Broadcom card which I have made sure to enable. The signal strength shows as excellent, but this is what ipconfig /all reports:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Luke Thomas>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : sk8pc
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-D4-09-22-BB
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 3:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-A5-A3-A9-CE
I'm trying to connect to a Westell Versalink DSL Modem 327W. Any help would be appreciated, as I have been struggling with this problem for a while now and have not been able to find a solution.
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Recently I came across a connection problem with my PC. I have one HP compaq with all the specifications as stated below:
System Information
Time of this report: 2/26/2014, 14:55:46
Machine name: PRINCESIONG-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130828-1532)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: Presario V3700 Notebook PC
BIOS: Ver 1.00PARTTBL8
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5550 @ 1.83GHz (2 CPUs), ~1.8GHz
Memory: 3072MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3062MB RAM
Page File: 1920MB used, 4202MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode
Right now, I am living in a school hostel and they provide us with a wireless connection. No problem with the password because we got it from the school. But when I was trying to connect to the wireless network, it stated that 'window can't connect to the network'. I tried to solve the problem by running some diagnostics but it was useless. After typing ipconf/ all in the command prompt window, i got the following things:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\PrInCe SiOnG>IPCONFIG /ALL
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I use Windows XP. I am able to connect to the internet through LAN. But its not working with Wireless. It shows Acquiring Network Address..but does not get connected. The wireless network connection status shows address type as Invalid IP Address. Can anyone pls help me in resolving this.
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I recently bought a new Acer laptop with Vista Premium on it. My work has wireless internet at the office using WPA-PSK. I tried to manually add it to my list of wireless networks but there was no option for WPA-PSK. I tried WPA personal with TKIP as well as AES. It says that it has been successfully added but when I try to connect it the network isn't listed as available. I've tried all kinds of stuff. Please help!!!!Read other answers
Well I was uploading some videos on Youtube on my laptop when the wireless connection just went off on its own. It could still detect my home wireless network but when I try to connect to it from the list of available networks it just stops halfway while trying to connect and refreshes the list again. When I tried right-clicking and the connection icon on the taskbar and choose repair, I always end up with "Windows could not finish repairing the problem because the following could not be completed: Connecting to the wireless network"
I don't think it has anything to do with the settings in the laptop because I get the same thing when I restored my C-drive to how it was 3 months ago using a back-up.
The house computer that uses the local area connection can still connect to the internet but I'm not sure whether any settings were changed here that would affect my laptop. I can't really restore the stuff here too to before my problem coz there's s lot of my dad's stuff are in here.
So is my problem because of something to do with the settings or did something in my laptop got spoilt @[email protected]?
I assume you've already tried rebooting the laptop. Next step would be to shut down all computers; unplug the router; plug in the router; boot computers. If still a problem please show ...
Start, Run, CMD, OK to open a command prompt:
(For Vista or 7 type CMD in the Search box after Start)
Type the following command:
[Note that there is no space between the slash and ALL.]
Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.
If necessary use a text file and removable media to copy the results to a computer with internet access.
I have tried to follow those solved posts. However I can't make any progress.
Eventually I have to unhide the network to connect it.
Having been able to connect to the hidden wireless network, I then hide the network again. However the computer won't automatically connect to the hidden network again after the computer restarts until I unhide the network. In this scenario, it
seems to perform much worse than Windows XP.
Regarding current situation, I suggest we try to set up a new connection or network again by following these steps:
1. Select "Manually connect to a wireless network" and click or tap "Next.
2. Enter the security information for your network in the spaces provided. Please check on the option ?Connect
even if the network is not broadcasting.?
Note Be sure to enter the information exactly as it was set up on your wireless router to ensure the connection. Once the information is completed, click or tap "Next.
3. Provided you entered the information correctly, you?ll receive a notice of success.
Then, please make sure that you turn off the power-save on your network adapter:
Open Network and Sharing Center.Click the Change adapter settings link in the upper left of the navigation pane.Right click the network connection you want to enable/disable power management support on and click Properties .Click Configure .On the Power Management tab, clear the Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power check box.
Then, please check the issue again.
Hope these could be helpful and keep post.Regards,
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I've spent a lot of time looking for the answer here, I'm really hoping someone here can help. After a recent trip, I came home and was unable to wirelessly connect to my secure home network.
I can connect to it secure and wired as well as unsecured and wireless, but not secured and wireless. I have done malware scans and checked for driver updates for both my netowrking card and the Linksys WRT54G router firmware...both are good. All of the other systems in the house can wirelessly connect to it while secured, so I've narrowed it down to clearly being a problem with my computer. Any ideas? I am using Vista Home Premium 64 bit on an ASUS G50VT.
Please help!
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I'm having some trouble connecting my desktop to my wireless router. Whenever I try to connect to my own network the desktop just says connecting for a while then does nothing.
The desktop is using a Belkin F5D7000 v1 wireless adapter and is running Windows XP SP3.
The router is a Linksys WRT54G2.
Both have the most recent firmware/driver updates, though the latest driver for the wireless adapter is about 6 years old.
I have tried disabling all the network security options and still cannot connect.
I've also been able to successfully connect to my network with a laptop, as well as connect to nearby wireless networks with the desktop.
If anyone has any suggestions or advice please let me know.
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I have a laptop from work that I use at home and I have able to access the internet at home using my secured wireless network. The techs at work had to remove all information on the laptop recently and reload it.
Since the laptop information was relaoded I have been unable to access my secured wireless network using the password, but I can access my neighbors wireless unsecured network. My daughter also uses my wireless network and has had no problems accessing the network.
Can you help me?
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I'm unable to connect a Compaq TC1000 via the 802.11b WLAN Mini PCI Card. I'm using a Linksys WRK54G router with my desktop wired, Gateway 2728 Tablet PC Wireless, but unable to connect the TC1000 wireless. (Note: I can connect the TC1000 wired.)
I'm using WPA and it appears that the Compaq 802.11b WLAN Mini PCI Card does not support WPA. Is there an update or work-around? I could switch back to WEP, but I would prefer using the WPA settings.
Can anyone assist me with this problem.
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I'm new to this site. I'm also a beginner when it comes to connections and stuff.
I have a desktop and laptop that I've connected to a wireless network in my home.
I picked up an olderlaptop and have not been able to connect to my wireless network. All I need for this laptop is to edit
and upload pictures to snapfish.
My son brought over a wireless USB adaptor and couldn't get that to work either.
The laptop is an HP using windows XP Home editions version 2002 service pack 2. Pentium R 4 CPU 2.80GHz
In the device manager the network adaptors are 1394 net adapter and realtek rtl 8139 family PCI fast ethernet nic.
Neither one has a red x
Under other devices (still in device manager)
base system device
hp integrated bluetooth module
multimedia audio controller
network controller
pci modem
sm bus controller
video controller(VGA Compatible)
all have yellow question marks
It's also missing (?) the wireless icon. There is a message Local area connection a network cable is unplugged.
I can connect to the internet with a cable connection.
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\User1>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : unknown-b5c9364
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
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Usually the guys like to have make and model of the computer, copies of the ipconfig /all and screenshots of the expanded Device Manager.
Hopefully the problems are just corrupted or wrong drivers.
First thing would be to go to HP support and see if you can download the drivers for the hardware that shows the yellow ?. From your list, you probably need to do at least Chipset, Wireless, Video and Audio drivers
3 ways to find the drivers.
Enter the product name/number and search
Download and install the HP ID tool
Search by product catagory, type, name
Also, updating to XP SP3 would make things work better,
SP2 doesn't work with WPA2 unless it has patch KB 893357 installed.
I am unable to connect to my wireless home network. All the other wireless networks work but not my home network. It just wont connect. Wont even give me the option to type in the password.
I have tried restarting both the laptop and the modem to no use. Also, I have reinstalled the wireless driver but to no use....Help?
EDIT: btw, I used to be able to connect to this network a few hours ago, my modem was acting strange so I reset it....and now this
Quote: Originally Posted by tilsid
I am unable to connect to my wireless home network. All the other wireless networks work but not my home network. It just wont connect. Wont even give me the option to type in the password.
I have tried restarting both the laptop and the modem to no use. Also, I have reinstalled the wireless driver but to no use....Help?
EDIT: btw, I used to be able to connect to this network a few hours ago, my modem was acting strange so I reset it....and now this
How did you reset the modem? was it a reboot, or a full reset?? Try disabling encryption (turn off passwording)
I'm on a Dell Inspiron 530 using an Intel 82562V-2 wireless adapter.
Ever since my PC fell asleep while I was updating to iOS 5.0 on my iPhone, I havent had wireless.
It's not acknowledging my network.
I think it's a "switch"... but have no clue where that would be.
Any thoughts/ideas on a fix?
I'm at a complete loss for ideas.
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My laptop is infected with spyware. I am not even able to connect to the wireless network. without internet connection, I am not even able to do a HijackThisLog. Plzz help me!
If you do not have the program, HijackThis in your machine, you would have to download it using another computer. Save it onto a floppy/cd & transfer it to the infected machine.
Obtain the log & post it here.
Hey folks,
As of yesterday, I have not been able to get my wireless card on my Windows 7 (x64) desktop to work. When it normally gives me connectivity issues, I simply do a quick uninstall/reinstall and it worked fine. However, after uninstalling it last night I could not get it to install correctly. I tried to set it up using the installation process cd it came with, however that never got past the "Detecting USB Card..." stage, as even with the card plugged in to various ports. To compound the problem, even after telling Windows to uninstall the card and remove the drivers, it would instantly reinstall the card's drivers when I plugged it in, despite still not showing up on the installer.
The wireless card (a Cisco AE2500) would show up in device manager, and in network adapters it would show up but was disabled, and enabling wouldn't work, as in it would stay disabled. Running a troubleshoot on it just came up with "There might be a problem with the driver for the Wireless Network Connection Adapter."
Not sure if it was a problem with the card or something worse, I popped across to Bestbuy and grabbed anther card to see if it would work (a D-Link N300). I ran the installer for that, plugged in the new card, it detected and installed the drivers. But, I still can't connect to my home network as I just get "No connections are available" and still get the "might be a problem with the driver" bit. However the c... Read more
Now that my CHKDSK is done, here's the sysinfo:
Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 18.104.22.168
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate, Service Pack 1, 64 bit
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500 CPU @ 3.30GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7
Processor Count: 4
RAM: 8159 Mb
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon R7 200 Series, -2048 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 149997 MB, Free - 56808 MB; F: Total - 803860 MB, Free - 16559 MB; G: Total - 953866 MB, Free - 60537 MB; H: Total - 1048575 MB, Free - 27582 MB; I: Total - 476929 MB, Free - 32932 MB; J: Total - 859149 MB, Free - 612033 MB; K: Total - 2861575 MB, Free - 2024222 MB;
Motherboard: ASUSTeK Computer INC., P8P67
Antivirus: avast! Antivirus, Updated and Enabled
I have an Acer Aspire 5570Z that is running Windows Vista with an Atheros AR5007EG Wireless Network Adapter. The Windows installation is a brand new clean install with all drivers on the computer being the latest and greatest from their respective manufacturers. Now for my problem...
I am unable to connect to any wireless network using either the onboard wireless network card or an external USB wireless network adapter. When I scan for wireless networks my cpu will see them. I can then select whichever network I want to try and connect to but when I click the connect button it never takes me to the authentication screen to input the WEP key.
I have tried to manually enter the WEP and configure the network but then when I try to connect to the network it still tells me that Windows is unable to connect to the network. It gives me the option to diagnose connection or connect to another network but when I try diagnosing the connection it scans for a split second then it only gives me an option to go view available wireless networks.
It is like my computer has lost the ability to authenticate a network connection. Has anyone ran across this problem before and do you know a fix? I'm looking for any ideas you can give me here as my daughter starts college in a couple of weeks and she really needs this computer.
Please help me if you can.
there is an issue with vista and that adapter - see below
Just try with the internal adapter and the suggestions below - if they don't work - we can come back to the usb adapter and diagnose further
Atheros Wireless Adapter - AR5007EG & AR5007
Over the last couple of years we have been seeing a lot of problems with the above adapters, mainly concerning WPA and WPA2 encryption and mainly on windows Vista.
We have seen just a couple of issues on other windows operating system, windows XP and windows 7.
Windows XP:- A driver update has resolved the issue
Windows 7 :- No conclusive results for a fix
The wireless adapter gets an IP configuration, and shows as connected, but communication is non-existent or sporadic.
Log into the Router and disable the wireless security and see if you are now able to connect to the internet and surf OK.
Please post back a reply here, and let us know if that works or does not work.
If you post back the make and exact model of the router - we can advise how to disable the wireless security
Here are a number of possible solutions
--- 1) In Device Manager right click on the wireless adapter and "update driver."
--- 2) Download and install the latest wireless driver from your laptop manufacturer's web site support section,
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Hello All,
Can anybody help me in solving my problem. I just formatted my Dell Inspirion N5010 last week. Ever since then, I have not been able to connect to my office wireless network.
I was using this network before my system was formatted. one funny thing is that i can connect to other wireless network in range but find it difficult to connect to my office network. I always get limited network access while other people in the same office have access to the network.
Please what could be the problem?
Thank you
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Hi, i am unable to connect to wireless network in my office. the configuration and all worked out just fine and i was able to connect unsecured, however when we put a key on there, i am unable to connect. i am even able to connect to my neighbour's unsecured network and i can connect to our wireless router via ethernet cable. i sure hope you can help me. thanks.
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I have Verizon FIOS modem/router. Have a PC connected to it via hardline, works fine, the laptop cannot connect wireless to it. The Laptop was able to connect to other wireless networks. When I try to connect to home, it says "limited or no connectivity". When I connected to a router port with cable, but it worked fine when I disconnected. So it seems to me that it is having trouble with acquiring ip. When I chose "repair", it tried renewing ip and got 169 ip address instead of the usual 192.168.1.x. and could not connect. I tried giving it a static ip, but it did not work. Also, I tried changing the channel once, did not work. And I disable the XP firewall. I am wondering if perhaps changing the ip addresses on the router itself may fix the issue (perhaps in the 192.168.10.x range), perhaps with multiple open networks in the area, there is some kind of mixup. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have tried with another laptop sitting outside the house, and it went online and acquired ip correctly.
depazm said:
I have Verizon FIOS modem/router. Have a PC connected to it via hardline, works fine, the laptop cannot connect wireless to it. The Laptop was able to connect to other wireless networks. When I try to connect to home, it says "limited or no connectivity". When I connected to a router port with cable, but it worked fine when I disconnected. So it seems to me that it is having trouble with acquiring ip. When I chose "repair", it tried renewing ip and got 169 ip address instead of the usual 192.168.1.x. and could not connect. I tried giving it a static ip, but it did not work. Also, I tried changing the channel once, did not work. And I disable the XP firewall. I am wondering if perhaps changing the ip addresses on the router itself may fix the issue (perhaps in the 192.168.10.x range), perhaps with multiple open networks in the area, there is some kind of mixup. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have tried with another laptop sitting outside the house, and it went online and acquired ip correctly.
MarlonClick to expand...
Mine did the same thing this afternoon, I typed in the WPA/WEP key again and it worked.
I did try the one I created a while back but didn't work, then I used the one that was written on my modem/router and worked 100%.
Hope it helps.
After doing a clean install of Win XP Pro on a friends laptop I am having the following issues connecting to his secured wireless connection. An Apple Macbook in the family has no issues connecting wirelessly.
After selecting his wireless network and entering in the password when I had the settings set to "Obtain an IP Address automatically" in TCP/IP Properties it kept on attempting to acquire the address. When I selected "Use the following IP address" and entered in the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway it told me I was connected but I still was not able to view web sites either through IE 7 or Firefox. I had the "Preferred DNS Server" and "Alternate DNS server" fields empty.
I will attempt to use 188.8.131.52 as the "Preferred DNS Server" and 18.104.22.168 as the "Alternate DNS server". If that doesn't work could the supplied password be incorrect? Are the DNS Server addresses I will use pretty standard?
What would prevent me from using the "Obtain an IP Address automatically" option to connect successfully?
When I tried to access the settings of the Linksys G router I did not have the correct user name and maybe password also. I hope my friend knows the correct user name to modify the settings of the Linksys router.
Thank you for your expertise and time.
Try to connect without encryption first. A router reset to factory default settings will allow you to login!


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The Playlist has an excerpt from a Polish interview with action star and "Expendables 2" addition Chuck Norris in which the martial arts icon claims he wouldn't sign onto the film unless star and writer Sylvester Stallone removed all the bad language.
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Norris goes on to (allegedly - we'll give the interview a grain of salt since Norris's answers were translated into Polish and then re-translated) claim he wants the film to be PG-13 so that his younger fans - who, if they even exist, likely only know Norris as an Internet joke - can come and see him gun down entire cities full of people in a hail of CGI blood without once muttering a potentially harmful and emotionally scarring swear.
This proves that Norris not only hasn't seen "The Expendables," but that that he's sticking to his strict criteria of only accepting roles if people ask him and pay him.
Regardless, we're still looking forward to "Expendables 3," starring Jeff Speakman, Cynthia Rothrock, Michael Dudikoff, and the guy from "Gymkata."
Sylvester Stallone, who has long corresponded with Harry Knowles at the movie rumor site Ain't It Cool News, dropped an email to the AICN webmaster confirming that "Expendables 2" will indeed be suitable for fans 13 and over.
He doesn't mention Norris specifically, but does promise that the movie will be serving up helpings of, um, "Ass Bashing." BBQ-style. So if that's your thing...
From Stallone's missive:
"Harry, the film is fantastic with Van Damme turning in an inspired performance… Our final battle is one for the ages. The PG13 rumor is true, but before your readers pass judgement, trust me when I say this film is LARGE in every way and delivers on every level. This movie touches on many emotions which we want to share with the broadest audience possible, BUT, fear not, this Barbeque of Grand scale Ass Bashing will not leave anyone hungry…Sly"


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Working at NRC
Consistently ranked as one of the "Best Places to Work in the Federal Government"®, the NRC represents a career opportunity that you will find rewarding on many levels. It begins with a mission as important as it is far-reaching, and continues with a positive, collaborative, and diverse work environment.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) mission is to license and regulate the Nation's civilian use of radioactive materials to provide reasonable assurance of adequate protection of public health and safety and to promote the common defense and security and to protect the environment. To fulfill its responsibility to protect public health and safety, the NRC performs five principle regulatory functions: developing regulations and guidance for applicants and licensees; licensing or certifying applicants to use nuclear materials, operate nuclear facilities, and decommissioning facilities; inspecting and assessing licensee operations and facilities to ensure that licensees apply with NRC requirements and taking appropriate follow-up or enforcement actions when necessary; evaluating operational experience of license facilities and activities; and conducting research, holding hearings, and obtaining independent reviews to support regulatory decisions.
In conducting all of our work, we at the NRC adhere to the following fundamental organizational values. These values guide every action we take; from a decision on a safety, security or environmental issue; to how we perform an administrative task; to how we interact with our fellow employees and other stakeholders.Integrity
- in our working relationships, practices, and decisions
- trustworthy, reliable, ethical, unbiased
- to the public, and others who are affected by our work
- responsive, accountable, proactive
- in communications and decision-making
- transparent, forthright
- to public health and safety, security and the environment
- dedicated, diligent, vigilant>
- in the planning, management, and performance of agency work
- helpful, sharing, team-oriented, engaged
- in our individual and collective actions
- high quality, continuously improving, self-aware
- for individuals' diversity, roles, beliefs, viewpoints, and work-life balance
- professional, courteous, objective, compassionate
Welcome to the NRC Ethics Web site. Here you can find laws, regulations, and policies governing the conduct of NRC employees as well as financial disclosure forms and articles on ethics issues.
The fundamental ethical principles call upon Federal Employees to place loyalty to the Constitution, our public laws, and ethical standards above private gain. Every NRC employee is responsible for knowing and understanding the Federal and NRC ethics rules.
Because some of these rules are complex and may require some analysis, NRC employees are encouraged to seek the advice of an ethics counselor before taking any action that may be covered by these rules.
The NRC creates and maintains a work environment to maximize the potential of all employees. At the NRC, we encourage trust, respect, and open communication to foster and promote an inclusive work environment. Our goal is to build a diverse work force that is valued, appreciated and committed to enhancing regulatory excellence. Come join our agency team and experience a rewarding and challenging career.
NRC's approximately 2,880 employees are at our Headquarters complex in Rockville, Maryland, and in four regional offices in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, and Texas. Our workforce represents diversity in gender, ethnicity, education, occupation, and age.
The agency's workforce is 40% female and 60% male. Workforce under the age of 40 is 22% and workforce over the age of 50 is 57%. Ethnic and racial demographics are African-American—15%; Asian Pacific American—10%; Hispanic—7%; Native American—less than 1%; Two or more races─less than 1%; and white—63%.
It is the policy of the NRC to foster equal opportunity for all employees and to promote principles of diversity management that will enhance the level of effectiveness and efficiency of its programs. The concept of diversity management is a strategic business objective that seeks to increase organizational capacity in a workplace where the contributions of all employees are recognized and valued. NRC's goal is to build a high-performing, diverse workforce based on mutual acceptance and trust. It is also NRC's policy to select the best-qualified applicant for the job, regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
The Commission and senior management continue to support the Comprehensive Diversity Management Plan (CDMP) to guide individual behaviors, decisions, and diversity management initiatives that gauge how well the agency is achieving its diversity management objective. The CDMP represents a structured approach to ensure continued progress in reaching its diversity management goals, promoting a discrimination-free work environment, and providing opportunities for all employees to use their diverse talents to support the agency's mission.
The CDMP sets expectations that managers and staff must be engaged in order for the agency to make progress. To further this goal, a set of relevant CDMP performance measures were developed and incorporated into the agency's operating plan to measure, monitor, and assess progress in diversity management. Each office is expected to report on its progress and accomplishments achieved consistent with the CDMP goals.
The agency has eight Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Committees to assist agency management in accomplishing diversity objectives. These include the Advisory Committee for African Americans, Advisory Committee for Employees with Disabilities, the Advisory Committee for Asian Pacific Americans, Advisory Committee for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Employees, Diversity Advisory Committee on Ageism, Federal Women's Program Advisory Committee, Advisory Committee for Hispanic-Americans Employment Program, and Native American Advisory Committee. These committees provide advice and recommendations to the Director, Office of Small Business and Civil Rights, regarding policies, procedures, and practices related to career development of NRC employees and selection of applicants for employment.
On July 2010, Executive Order 13548 was signed which required Federal agencies to improve their efforts to employ individuals with disabilities through increased recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. For more information, please see the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Disability Program Strategic Project Plan, FY2019 – FY2024.
On January 3, 2017, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued an update to Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1614.203(e)(2), each agency shall make an affirmative action plan for the hiring, placement, and advancement of individuals with disabilities and make it available to the public. This plan is updated on an annual basis. Click on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Affirmative Action Plan to access the agency's 2018 Disability Affirmative Action Plan, which was approved by the EEOC.
NRC provides reasonable accommodation for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities except when doing so would pose an undue hardship on the agency. Information about accommodations can be found in the Procedures for Providing Reasonable Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities.
NRC sponsors an annual Diversity Day and several special emphasis exhibits or celebrations at its Headquarters offices to highlight contributions made to this country by people from various cultures. Similar events are frequently sponsored at the regional offices.
|Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday (Poster Exhibit)
|African American History Month (Poster Exhibit/Program)
|Women's History Month (Poster Exhibit/Program)
|Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (Poster Exhibit/Program)
Older Americans Month (Poster Exhibit/Program)
|Diversity Day Celebration
|Women's Equality Day (Poster Exhibit)
|Hispanic Heritage Month (Poster Exhibit/Program)
|National Disability Employment Awareness Month (Poster Exhibit/Program)
|Native American Heritage Month (Poster Exhibit/Program)
Never before has our culture placed so much emphasis on maintaining a balance between the professional and the personal. "Work/Life Balance" is not just a phase that gets tossed around but is part of who we are. Our programs help employees cope with the dynamic complexities of today's life and offer the opportunity to balance career and family. Programs include:
Striking a balance between work and life obligations requires some of the more difficult decisions in anyone's career. The NRC allows for telecommuting and flexibility in scheduling working hours to better fit the rest of your life.
Allows an employee to use up to 13 days of their available sick leave per year to provide health care for a family member or to attend a funeral of a family member.
- ON-SITE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (Headquarters only)
Our Child Development center is located at our headquarters complex. Children are accepted from ages 6 weeks to 6 years old. The Center is open from 6:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The program balances play and work in satisfying and productive ways, develops basic readiness skills, and assists the children to challenge and test themselves and experience the joys of learning in a whole-child environment, and it includes all-day Kindergarten.
- ON-SITE FITNESS CENTER (Headquarters only)
The NRC maintains a state-of-the-art fitness center in the headquarters building complex. The NRC Fitness Center is equipped with bikes, treadmills, ellipticals and other such equipment. The Fitness Center also staffs professional trained exercise physiologists and provides an array of health and fitness programs to meet your individual needs for achieving and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. NRC headquarter employees are eligible to join.
- ON-SITE HEALTH CENTER (Headquarters only)
The NRC provides an on-site health center that is staffed with nurses and a doctor. Services include various screening programs, such as diabetes, glaucoma/vision testing, and high blood pressure testing. Employees who must have allergy shots can have them administered at the health unit if prescribed by their personal physician.
- ON-SITE EATING ESTABLISHMENTS (Headquarters only)
Cafeterias are located in each of our buildings. The One White Flint Cafeteria is open from 6:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.; the Two White Flint cafeteria is open from 6:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. The coffee shop is open from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. In addition there is a snack shop operated by the Maryland Workshop for the Blind.
Do you use public transportation to get to work? If so, you may be eligible for a transportation subsidy each month. The headquarters complex is located on the Metro system Red Line.
- Opportunities to travel
- Ability to publish
- Public Service
- Providing advice on public safety issues
- Working with world class scientists
- Relocation possibilities
- Training, both on-the-job and formal study
- Portable retirement benefits
NRC employees receive a competitive salary and enjoy a superior benefits package. Pay rates are competitive with the private sector and generally include annual pay increases, longevity raises, and the possibility of cash awards and bonuses. Salary for new employees depends on the grade and geographic area of the position you are selected for, as well as any prior Federal or private sector experience you may have.
Below are the NRC current salary charts.
- The year 2020 base and locality pay tables for the General Schedule which are used for GG-1 to GG-15 positions in the NRC.
- The year 2020 special pay table for the Engineering and Scientific group which is used for GG-5 to GG-11 positions in the NRC.
- The year 2020 pay table for the Resident Inspector Pay Schedule which is used for GG-11 to GG-14 Resident Inspector positions in the NRC.
- The year 2020 Nuclear Regulator Apprenticeship Network Pay Progression table.
- The year 2020 salary ranges for the Senior Executive Service Schedule positions in the NRC.
- The year 2020 salary ranges for the Senior Level Service positions in the NRC.
- The year 2020 salary ranges for the Administrative Judge positions in the NRC.
How NRC decides what salary to offer
When offering starting salaries to prospective employees, NRC strives to be fair and competitive, and typically considers and uses a range of available pay setting flexibilities. For non-Federal applicants, this may include offering a step and corresponding salary above step 1 (the minimum of any grade) for candidates with superior qualifications, and generally taking into consideration current or recent pay, within applicable parameters/limitations; and bringing on certain candidates at pre-determined steps/salaries (typically entry level professional positions) and in some cases offering standard recruitment incentives (signing bonuses). For current or former Federal candidates, NRC may be able to offer higher salaries through use of Maximum Payable Rate rules.
The Office of Personnel Management has issued various fact sheets on Federal pay setting flexibilities, many of which are applicable at NRC.
If you would like to contact us about Pay, see Contact Us About Employment and select "Pay" from the dropdown list.
Paid Time Off
- Annual Leave: Full-time employees earn from 13 to 26 days paid vacation per year depending upon their years of Federal service.
- Sick Leave: Full-time employees earn 13 paid sick days per year, which can be used for personal illness, care of sick family members, adoption, and medical appointments.
- Holidays: Full-time employees enjoy 10 paid holidays per year.
Retirement Plans
The NRC has two primary retirement plans. The first is for NRC employees who were Federal employees before December 31, 1983 and is called the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). The CSRS is a defined benefit system with no portability outside the Federal sector and with no benefits for employees who do not stay until retirement.
The second retirement plan, which is available to new employees, is the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS recognizes that not all Federal employees stay long enough to qualify for retirement, so it is a three-tiered design with portable benefits. The basic components of FERS are (1) Social Security; (2) automatic enrollment in the Thrift Savings Plan; and (3) a defined benefit (Basic Annuity) element based on years of service, pay level, and age at retirement. Other applicable retirement plans include CSRS-Offset, CSRS- and FERS- Special (for law enforcement officers), and social security.
Thrift Savings Plan
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) is a retirement savings and investment plan for Federal employees. The purpose of the TSP is to provide retirement income. It offers Federal civilian employees the same type of savings and tax benefits that many private corporations offer their employees under ''401(k)'' plans.
The TSP is a defined contribution plan. The retirement income that you receive from your TSP account will depend on how much you (and your agency, if you are a FERS employee) have contributed to your account during your working years and the earnings on these contributions. The contributions that you make to your TSP account are voluntary and are separate from your contributions to your FERS Basic Annuity or CSRS annuity.
Insurance Benefits
As a new/newly eligible Federal employee, you may be able to enroll in health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and/or apply for long term care insurance.
Employee Assistance Program
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides professional counseling services for NRC employees who are experiencing personal problems that may be affecting their ability to perform on the job. The program offers assessment, referral, short-term counseling, and follow-up for employees dealing with family and marital problems, substance abuse, stress, depression, and many other personal challenges.
All employees of the NRC may use the program at any time. Employees are encouraged to contact an EAP professional whenever they are experiencing personal problems. In many situations, family members of NRC employees are also eligible for the services of the program. Supervisors and managers may also seek the guidance of the EAP to help determine the appropriateness of referring employees who may be experiencing work performance and conduct changes due to personal problems.
Recruitment Incentives
For entry level engineers and scientists and certain other "hard-to-fill" positions, the NRC may provide a one-time recruitment incentive. Employees receiving a recruitment incentive are obligated to continue their service with the NRC for a specified period of time.
Relocation Expenses for New Employees
For certain "hard-to-fill" positions, some relocation expenses may be authorized. Such determinations are made on a case-by-case basis. Employees receiving relocation expenses are obligated to continue their service with the NRC for a specified period of time.
Student Loan Repayment
The NRC may pay a portion of an employee's federally guaranteed student loan. Employees for whom student loan expenses are paid are obligated to continue their service with the NRC for a specified period of time.
Union Representation
The National Treasury Employees Union is the exclusive representative for many employees at the NRC. Those employees may contact NTEU for further information on their services.
Knowledge and experience are the keys to carrying out the NRC mission. If you do not have all the required knowledge and experience for some of our technologically advanced positions, the NRC will provide you with what you need. The NRC offers on-the-job training; supervisory and management training; and specialized training. This training provides you unprecedented opportunities to gain expert knowledge, develop your career, and stay a step ahead of changing technology and industry. Here are a few examples of the kinds of training and career development programs we offer:
New Employee Briefing: As a new employee, you'll attend a briefing that will familiarize you with the NRC.
Employee Training: The NRC provides employees with instructor-led, computer-based, and self-study training opportunities in a wide spectrum of technical disciplines in support of the NRC's regulatory programs and in broad areas of interest to NRC employees. Training is offered using traditional classrooms, computer laboratories, full-scope nuclear power plant control room simulators, and web-based training.
Technical Training: Whether in the classroom or simulator, on-line, or through on-the-job training and self-study in the field, our training programs provide engineers and other technical professionals with the latest information and valuable practical experience in evaluating the design and operation of the various types of nuclear power facilities in order to develop the competencies required to carry out their assigned regulatory activities. Employees learn how to perform inspection, investigation, licensing, and enforcement activities and gain an understanding of nuclear facilities and engineering principles in order to enhance communication and decision-making abilities.
Group Training: Comprehensive group training programs are offered for executive, supervisory, and management development, including training in equal employment opportunity and diversity.
Continuing Education: Courses that provide education in a variety of areas are offered on-site or at local colleges and universities. The NRC may pay tuition and fees for job-related courses taken at approved colleges and universities at the undergraduate and graduate level.
Career Counseling: Your professional advancement is important to us. To ensure that you and the NRC are working together to achieve your career goals, we offer one-on-one career counseling.Training Facilities: The NRC maintains and operates a Technical Training Center in Chattanooga, TN and a Professional Development Center at NRC headquarters in Rockville, MD.
The awards and recognition received by the NRC are listed below.
Some of the links on this page are to non-NRC servers and websites and are provided solely as a reference for the convenience of users. NRC cannot guarantee the authenticity of documents or the validity of information obtained at these non-NRC websites. See our Site Disclaimer for more information.
|Listed in the 2017 "Top Supporters of HBCUs" by Career Communications Group
|Ranked one of the "Best Places to Work in the Federal Government"
Employee Satisfaction Survey Results
|American Indian Science and Engineering Society Top 50 STEM Workplaces for Native STEM Professionals
Ranked in the "Top 20 Government Employers" in Women Engineer Magazine


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Simplification for the Sake of Productivity
Here's a B-axis multitasking machine designed to simplify the setup process so that more people on the shopfloor will feel comfortable running it.
It's a challenge that high technology has come to embrace. For years we watched the conveniences that technology sought to bring to life muddled by the operational complexities that users of the technology had to deal with. Remember the well-known anecdotes about attempts to set the clock on a VCR? Lately, technology has begun to swing back to the importance of addressing the needs of the user. Not only are engineers trying to provide products that are faster and more effective, they are making an effort to simplify product use.
I have noticed a theme running through the marketing of the new Microsoft operating system, Windows 7. This latest version does not seem as focused on new features as it is on making it easier for the user to take advantage of many features that already existed in the previous versions. Some of the most significant updates that are being marketed with this operating system include improved desktop navigation, the ability to start programs faster and more easily, and simplified network connectivity and communications. It's about ease of use.
At a recent multitasking seminar at Methods Machine Tools Inc., I saw the introduction of the company's latest B-axis multitasking machine, the Nakamura-Tome Super NTMX. Billed as a fusion between a five-axis machining center and a lathe, this machine is designed to simplify setup and tool change by providing twin 24-tool ATC magazines.
According to Richard Parenteau, director of application development at Methods, a lot of the company's customers have B-axis machines with only a limited number of people who can operate them. "The technical degree of the machine and the complexity of the programming make it difficult for some people to step up and run those platforms," he explains. "So they have one, two or three key people who run those machines, and when they aren't there, the machine might just sit idle.
"We're simplifying the understanding of the machine, but not the complexity of the parts that can be run," Mr. Parenteau continues. "This design gives the operator a better comfort level to be able to run the complex parts and know exactly what is going on. The ATC on the left is dedicated to the left side and the one on the right is dedicated to the right side." That's not to say tools can't be taken from one side to do work on the other. The complexity is there for the user that needs it, but it can be simplified to a level that more people can understand how it operates.
For either a complex or simple part, most of the time 24 tools will be in each ATC. From the operator's perspective, a tool comes out of the left, works on the left and is returned to the left. On a conventional B-axis machine, the tool comes from the magazine in the back of the machine and works on either the left or right. It's the offset adjustment the operator must deal with that can cause problems, not knowing how a change on one side will affect the other. The NTMX segregates the tools on the left and right. An offset is made just as it would be on a vertical machining center.
The front location of the ATC magazines also helps to simplify operations, and the ability to change inserts without stopping the machine allows faster tool change time. The Fanuc 31i-A5 control requires minimal programming and checking for increased ease of use.
To learn more about the features of this multitasking system, read Twin-ATC B-Axis Turn/Mill.


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