WiFi problem

[dandnsmith]

My WiFi connection has failed. It gets used regularly for Iplayer and PC connection.
I have been using an Edimax EW7711USN, and now, on booting, a light in it comes on and stays on steadily.
When checking system status, there is a greyed out option to configure WiFi, which I take to indicate that no valid interface is being offered.
Are there any sensible options to try before getting a new WiFi stick?
I think some of the more recent offerings have changed chipsets, which don't work with the HDR-T2 - has any one experience of one which does work, and which can allow me to use an aerial extension (as does my current one)

 

[Black Hole]

It sounds like the dongle has broken. There is a comprehensive discussion about appropriate WiFi dongles on the wiki and also in the relevant topic.

 

[Ezra Pound]

The WiKi list is here :-
http://wiki.hummy.tv/wiki/FAQs#Which_WiFi_Dongle.3F

 

[dandnsmith]

Thanks for the replies.I was already aware of the two, but it seemed that here was some problem with updated devices using different chipsets, so I hoped for more up-to-date comment. I put in a temporary AP for the box,to get me working

 

[Black Hole]

There was and is, and IIRC it has been commented on - it's not a very recent problem.

 

[MontysEvilTwin]

Avoid Edimax unless you can find a seller with old stock. The only EW-7711 model widely available still is the UAN but this is now on version 2 which uses a different chipset. The best dongle still easy to source is the Tenda W311U+. They are available from couple of different sellers on Amazon for £11-12.