At my friends house they have wireless internet. They have a desktop and 2 laptops. The desktop and one laptop works and connects to the wireless internet with no problem but the other laptop stopped connecting to the wireless internet at their house this month. If we take that laptop anywhere else it connects with no problem. Any suggestions.
2007-06-08 05:40:58 · 5 answers · asked by judgmentrecovery 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
I had a similar problem and this is what I´va learned/understood.
Perform IPCONFIG or IPCONFIG /ALL on the computer with the problem. If you have an IP address 169.254.x.x it s very likely that the network card is working properly. The IP 169.254.x.x is assigned when the network adapter can not find a DHCP server.
It could be that DHCP is not enabled for your connection (not very likely).
It could be that DHCP has a small IP range and you have allocated all IPs on it (also not very likely, because you are assigned in most instances more than 20 computers that could be attached at a given moment.
That the MAC address of the network card is not in the possible range of recognized cards.
I checked the settings that I have for my connection by opening a browser page by going to the address returned by the IPCONFIG command listed as DEFAULT GATEWAY.
For my particular problem, I am using a modem/router of recent make/model (a 2wire 2701HG-T) that appeared to not be properly recognizing my network card (a RALINK wireless PCI card WgP/G with a RT61 chipset) and had to request help with my ISP to reset the WEP key for my modem/router.
In short, I would suggest to reset/change the WEP key with assistance of the ISP.
2007-06-09 12:49:27 · answer #1 · answered by daalvarez23 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
Try renewing the IP address on the laptop, checking the firewall on the laptop and also checking the wireless router to see if there are any issues there with accepting the connection. I would also retry the password entered to access the router (that is if it has WPA or WEP running).
May want to disable firewall on the laptop whilst trying some of this.
2007-06-08 06:02:07 · answer #2 · answered by evesey badger 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If WPA or WEP (YUK) is enabled on the router, click on the WiFi Icon by the clock and choose the home network. When asked, type the passphrase in to connect.
If still stuck, call the router tech support line.
2007-06-08 05:46:37 · answer #3 · answered by ELfaGeek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what channel is your cyber web using? and who's your cyber web service? i had this comparable difficulty so i'm going to objective my superb to stroll you thru it. extra: pass to initiate, RUN and then style interior the container (without the charges) "cmd.exe". as quickly as a black container looks, style in (without the charges) "ipconfig" and press enter. it might inform you your IP handle in case you have one. (write it down, you may desire it for later). in case you do no longer see an IP handle, you have purely stumbled on your connection difficulty =]. additionally, are you waiting to establish a WEP so as that no one else can get entry to your router and connect on your cyber web?? enable me understand what got here approximately and that i will be certain if i'm able to help you from there.
2016-11-07 23:19:34 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Delete the saved preferences for that network. ex. - remove it from the autoconnect list. That will promt you to input the key in again.
2007-06-08 05:45:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋