How do i fix my connection?

Question

My Laptop wont connect to the internet. When i go to Network Connections and click "repair" and it says it cant renew the IP address and to check with the person who manages the network. Which would be? I dont know if i should call a computer tech. or my internet service..? or if i can just fix it myself. It's very important so if i could please get some help iw ould appreciate it very much!! Thank you!

Answer 1

Try to check this article
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914440/



or follow this


Is your computer directly connected to the internet ?

If yes ... Check the ip address of the computer,

If you have an ip address starts like 169.254.x.y,

Then follow the steps

Step 1:

Resetting TCP/IP and Winsock settings.
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Make sure the computer is turned on.

The following steps require you to have administrator privileges on the system.

To clear Winsock settings, perform the following steps:

1.Start  Run Regedit
2.Backup Registry
3.Delete Winsock and winsock2 folder from
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
4.Restart the system.

To reset Winsock and TCP/IP settings, perform the following steps:

1.Click on Start, Go to Control panel
2.Open Network Connection
3.Right click local area connection  Properties
4.Click Install
5.Click Protocol
6.Click Add
7.Click Have Disk
8.Type the path to the nettcpip.inf file, c:\windows\inf and Click OK
9.You should now see "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" in the list of available protocols.
10.Select TCP/IP and Click OK.
11.Restart the computer
12.Click Start, click Run, type netsh int ip reset delllog.txt, and click OK.


Try to restart the computer and check you are able to connect to internet.


or

Download this file and run it

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.html

Answer 2

Sounds like you are connected using an ethernet connection.

1. Start -> Run -> TYPE cmd and hit the Enter key
2. You are now in a command window. Type
ipconfig /release Enter key
Type
ipconfig /renew Enter key

EXIT Enter key

Your IP should renew itself. If it does not renew it will gives you an IP address of 0.0.0.0 or 169.254.???.???
This means you do not have a connection and need to contact the network provider.

Answer 3

If the modem is directly connected to your laptop, try pulling the power and waiting a few seconds then plugging it back in. If you go through a router, try the same with that.