While doing some diagnostic work on my wife's Dell I noticed that it has two MVWMAs: Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 3: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter # 2 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 88-53-2E-93-7B-FB DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 2: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 88-53-2E-93-7B-FB DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes She is running Windows7 with a CoreI7. Could this also be making it difficult for her to connect to remote WIFI? She can connect fine at home, but cannot connect to other routers when travelling. Thanks for any info you can give me.

are the remove access points open or are they secure? if there are multiple miniports its usually due to the driver design make/model of machine? Windows MVP 2011-12, XP, Vista, 7 and 8. Hardcore Games, Legendary is the only Way to Play Developer | Windows IT | Chess | Economics | Vegan Advocate | PC Reviews

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Hi, Firstly, regarding Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter, please refer to About the Wireless Hosted Network. Meanwhile, regarding the issue, please let us know the error messages when your wife cannot connect to other wireless networks. When issue occurs, please use the Network troubleshooter in Windows 7 and see how it works. More information: View and connect to available wireless networks Wireless networking: frequently asked questions Wired and wireless network connection problems in Windows Use Network troubleshooter event logs to solve network problems Hope this helps. Jeremy Wu TechNet Community Support