I had this problem on a new laptop I recently purchased. I couldn't find any information on how to fix it, so I chalked it up as a screwed up wireless adapter and sent for a replacement. Unfortunately, the replacement is doing the same thing now.
Basically, everything works perfectly until suddenly a bubble pops up telling me that there are no wireless connections in range. Suddenly, all wireless connections in range will have disappeared. The only one to fix the problem is by totally restarting my computer, where everything will suddenly be fine again with all connections showing up. There seems to be no set time for how long it takes the connections to disappear. It could be 1 minute, it could be 3 hours. This is not just my home connections either. It does the same thing no matter where I have it. Any ideas?
And before anyone says it, it has nothing to do with a switch being hit.
Basically, everything works perfectly until suddenly a bubble pops up telling me that there are no wireless connections in range. Suddenly, all wireless connections in range will have disappeared. The only one to fix the problem is by totally restarting my computer, where everything will suddenly be fine again with all connections showing up. There seems to be no set time for how long it takes the connections to disappear. It could be 1 minute, it could be 3 hours. This is not just my home connections either. It does the same thing no matter where I have it. Any ideas?
And before anyone says it, it has nothing to do with a switch being hit.