Connecting to the internet with compaq presirio computer?

Question

The signal on my laptop computer (internal wii fi) appears to be excellent, however, I cannot seem to connect to the internet with internet explorer. Any suggestion on what I can do? What could cause this problem?

Answer 1

Are you pulling an IP address? Your computer can show excellent signal, but if you have no IP address, your Internet connection will not work. If your wireless router has WEP enabled, make sure you are using the correct WEP key in your laptop.

Also, try using an Ethernet cable to double check your router connectivity. If your able to get out to the Internet with a physical connection, then you know that you need to check your routers wireless access settings.

What operating system are you running (Vista, XP, 2000)

Answer 2

You didn't mention what your WiFi is. It is YOUR wifi isn't it? You may not know what settings your neighbor has.
Is it a new Linksys WiFi router? Mine gave me trouble right out of the box, and tech support had some new settings. Here is some of the transcript from the tech support guy. If it is not a Linksys router, these may not work at all






Herminio Jr. A. (10532): Can you please confirm the model number and version of your Linksys product?
You: wrt54g v8
Herminio Jr. A. (10532): Thank you, Jeff.
You: with the 8.00.2 firmware from the factory
Herminio Jr. A. (10532): Let me just verify. Are you chatting with me using a windows XP computer that is wired to the router?


Herminio Jr. A. (10532): On the other computer. Kindly click start and hit run, type http://192.168.1.1 click OK button.

You: it came up automatic configuration- dhcp
Herminio Jr. A. (10532): The router's firmware has been refresh. Let's reconfigure the settings.
Herminio Jr. A. (10532): First, we will setup the wireless settings.
Herminio Jr. A. (10532): Kindly go to the Wireless tab.
You: ok
Herminio Jr. A. (10532): In there, change the SSID to any name you prefer and set the channel to 1.
Herminio Jr. A. (10532): Let's leave the network mode to mixed and the SSID Broadcast to enable.
Herminio Jr. A. (10532): Then save the settings.
You: done

Herminio Jr. A. (10532): Kindly go to the Advanced Wireless Settings sub tab.
You: ok
Herminio Jr. A. (10532): On the Beacon Interval enter 75.
Herminio Jr. A. (10532): On the Fragmentation Threshold enter 2304 and on the RTS Threshold enter 2305.
Herminio Jr. A. (10532): For the DTIM enter 3. Then click on Save Settings.
You: done
Herminio Jr. A. (10532): Jeff, kindly go to the Setup tab, set the "Internet Connection Type" to PPPoE.
Herminio Jr. A. (10532): Enter your username and password given by the Internet Service Provider.
Herminio Jr. A. (10532): Kindly set the MTU to Manual or enable and then enter 1364 for the Size.

Herminio Jr. A. (10532): I will just give you the rest of the steps and you can do them after our session. Okay?
You: ok,
Herminio Jr. A. (10532): Second, connect the modem to the Internet port of the WRT54G and the computers to any numbered port.
Herminio Jr. A. (10532): We need to restart the computer first, Jeff. It's okay.
Herminio Jr. A. (10532): Third, power cycle the devices. Power off the PC, router and then modem and wait for 1 minute. Power back starting
from the modem, router and lastly your computer.
Herminio Jr. A. (10532): Fourth, check if you are able to get online and see if the same issue will occur.

Answer 3

You could try turning off your modem/router and waiting 10 seconds, then turning it back on again. You could also try going to the command prompt, Start > Run >cmd and typing "ipconfig /release" and pressing enter, then type "ipconfig /renew" without the quotes.
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