How do I fix my laptop's internet connection?

Question

Recently whenever I try to go online using my laptop it gives me the message "limited or no connectivity". I am currently subscribed to Verizon fios, and have a wireless router set up. My PC is plugged directly into the router and the internet works fine. When I was unable to connect online using the wireless connection I tried plugging the laptop directly into the router, but it gave me the same message.

I tried using the auto-repair function to fix the problem, and when that yielded no results I tried to renew my IP address using the command console. When I do the "ipconfig /renew" command it gives me the message "No operation can be performed on Wireless Network Connection while it has its media disconnected".

This problem has just occured about a week ago, and earlier that day I was able to connect online using the laptop, but when I went on that night it didn't work. I am unsure how to proceed, and am at my wit's end. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

is it worth it to you to go buy a ten dollar usb wifi to see if its a hardware problem? you'll at least have an answer

Answer 2

Some P2P programs mess that up because of port forwarding problems. I can go into it a little more but then that would make it a different question. It may or may not apply to you. Hope it helps, though.