2006-12-20 04:44:12 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Unfortunately I just went through this with my wireless provider and they said it was my network card gone bad and we had to replace it.
2006-12-20 04:46:53 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sheez... doesn't anybody here actually HAVE experience with wireless?
if you're getting good signal strength, it's probably not a hardware issue. 90% of the time this is caused by a hickup in the security; either WEP, WPA or mac address filtering has garbaged somehow.
First, unsecure your wireless for a moment, then try to connect. If you hit just fine, then it's definitely a problem with your wireless security. Reset your security, reinstall the keys, etc. This should solve your problem.
Second, if this does not fix the problem, then reset your wireless device (don't just reboot. Push the reset button and reconfigure it from scratch).
Third, if this does not fix the problem, uninstall and reinstall your wireless NIC card.
Fourth, if that did not fix the problem... NOW you have a hardware issue.
2006-12-20 20:00:25 · answer #2 · answered by antirion 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your laptop can connect to a wireless router and still not be connected to the internet itself. If you're connected and have solid signal strength and you open a browser to see that you can't access any actual web content, then there's an issue with your ISP connection. Meaning either your router isn't connecting to your DSL/Cable modem properly or the modem itself doesn't have an active connection to your internet service.
2006-12-20 12:47:50 · answer #3 · answered by GrayTheory 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the network card in your computer could be bad or loose somehow.
if thats not it, you could have your hub set up so that only certain mac addresses can access the internet cia that hub. This happened to me when I bought my new laptop.
2006-12-20 13:22:32 · answer #4 · answered by Mindless 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess you mean wireless access point or router?
Read the manual that came with the device, set the security features using the web-based interface.
2006-12-20 12:48:04 · answer #5 · answered by kingsize566 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hit the wireless button on your laptop again - my laptop is forever doing this and if I re search wireless it usually finds it. Other than that just unplug and plug your router or reset as previous answer said!
2006-12-20 12:54:27 · answer #6 · answered by |Chris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it just me thinks that sounds like a Red Indian, oops Native American, oops First Nations person, talking?
2006-12-20 12:55:00 · answer #7 · answered by efes_haze 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you need to check to see if you are getting an IP address from the DHCP server.
go to Start > Run >
at the command prompt type: ipconfig /all
start your troubleshooting from this point...
2006-12-20 13:27:22 · answer #8 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reset your hub and router.
2006-12-20 12:47:07 · answer #9 · answered by Webballs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋