I am sharing a wireless modem connection with my neighbour (long story - he has the modem and has loaned the secured access key to me) and he only just gave me the access key today. I initially had issues with connecting the modem (ie was recieving "Limited or no connectivity" messages even though I had a strong signal) until I figured out how to connect it [ie by changing the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) settings; User Configured to IP address:192.168.0.2; Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0].
However, this has not solved the problem of connecting me to the internet! When I attempt to use ie7 to browse, I still get the error "Internet Explorer cannot display web page" even though the moden is definitely connected (55 packets sent, 0 recieved so far). Here are some things that I have done so far:
- In ie7, I made sure that under "Internet Options" , the "Never dial a connection" radio button is selected.
- In ie7, I have also ensured that under LAN settings, the "Automatically detect settings" tickbox is the only box ticked.
- In the Command Prompt, I ran a "ping" (ie ping 4.2.2.2) and the stats show no lost packets with an average round trip of 553milli-seconds. I guess this means that I do have a connection to a network (right?)
- In the Command Prompt, I also ran "ipconfig" which confirmed that my "Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection" = Autoconfiguration IP address:192.168.0.2; Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Still no internet and I am outta ideas!!!
Can anyone suggest what I need to do to make my internet connection work??
Check and see if you have an IP Address confliction within the network. In other words 2 computers with the same IP addresses. If you do, just change the last number of the string.
Here's how:
Go to Settings (where the Start is at bottom left) and select Network Connections.
Find Wireless Network Connection. Right mouse click on it and go to Properties.
Highlight on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on Properties.
At IP address: , change the last digit of the IP address. Chose a higher number. Chances are the lower numbers are all taken. Click Ok and exit out of all the settings.
Forgot to mentioned that at the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties, the Default Gateway must be the same of the router that it is used. If you're not sure, ask your neighbor to look it up in his/her computer and see what is that number and set it to the same number.
Thanks a million for your life-saver post on how to change the IP address to a higher number. Before that, I just couldn't figure out why FireFox keeps telling me that it can't connect to the server when I was obviously connected to the internet, as indicated by the Wireless Network Connection icon in the system tray.
I discovered that under Internet Protocol Properties, the Use the following IP address option was selected. I don't even remember ever configuring that :p. Anyway, I've changed the selection to Obtain an IP address automatically. Now everything is a-o-kay and I am back surfing the internet (^__^)
For anyone who's experiencing the same problem, of being connected but unable to load any webpage on the browser, should really give this solution a try.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I have been racking my brains out for MONTHS with this problem and have just not had the time to mess with it. ive just been connecting via cable and accepting that my wireless card was probably bad! lol.. im only a TINY bit computer savvy... anyway... point being... your suggestion about the detect IP address thingie fixed it immediately... amazing!
hi, I have the d-link router WBR-1310 and I have it connected and everything is on, when I turn on the computer my desktop comp, I have a connection for about 10 min, or if I have a connection and log off for a while I come back and I dont have the connection, I dont know I have tried reseting the modem, I just dont know what the problem might be, could it be the firewall, or the d-link router connfiguration?
Go to Control Panel> System>Device manager [vista]Hardware>Device manager for XP>Scoll down the list and click on the + to the left of Network Adaptors>Right click on what shoots out and click Properties>Click on the Power Management tab and remove the check mark from the box there. Click OK and close.
I have the same problem. All using Netgear, I have one computer that can get on the internet and two laptops that can't. But my lP is already set to "obtain IP address automatically." Any suggestions for me? Thanks for sharing your expertise.
Bless you for that answer...I had the same problem with a laptop that worked fine, but a desktop that would not work on IE or Firefox. When I checked the IP address where you said on the laptop the internet protocol had no IP addresses but the 'obtain DNS server address automatically' checked. I went into the desktop and checked the same button and damn if it does not work perfectly now. Thanks so much for getting me to the right place.
I cannot get any website to display in IE, despite having an excellent internet connection, and want to try the suggestions on this website. How do I find the check box for 'obtain DNS server automatically'?
i also have the same problem few days ago. I searched the solution for around 10 days, but all in vain. and after some days this probelem was automatically gone, so don't worry , u should wait for some days and u will get ur result.
This has been driving me crazy for a week, and no IT folks could help! I didn't think it would apply to me aa I'm a Mac user, but I just went to Network Preferences, and changed the IP address, and VOILA! Genius!! Thank you thank you!
Your suggestion and directions were excellent. There was an IP address in the setup and changing to automatically get an IP address was on the money. Thanks,
Basically, if you set up manuall settings on your network, you had better know what dns and gateway to use. Pinging 4.2.2.2 proves nothing. It means it can reach a dns. 4.2.2 2 can be used as dns if you do not know what dns to use for your isp. What are stuck on itdummy? The OP hacked his neighbors access because he shouldnt have to go through the manual process. Make certain the dhcp scope on your router has enough seats to accomodate all devices in the residence.
well I finally figured out the problem, turned out there was nothing wrong with the modem, or the router, or the IP address, I just had the password wrong!
my landlord didnt realise that his password had been changed a while back and thats what was causing the problem, even though the failed connection kept saying it was the IP address thing.
someone has put a post on here about changing the last digit of the IP address, so I asked my landlord to look up his IP address with his provider and thats how we realised the problem.
maybe some of you guys have the wrong password too?
your neighbour's router might be configured to issue out only one IP address so even if you have the key, if neighbours pc is on then you will not be able to obtain an IP address and therefore browse
I have the same issue but possibly with an even stranger twist. I have a wireless HP desktop which finds the network and gets into the internet fine. My laptop finds the network ("signal- very strong") but when I go to my browser, cannot get into the internet. All pages fail.
Then I take the same laptop to my office, and I am able to access the net there through that wirelss network with no problem at all.
So its not the router, or the HP desktop would not work. It can't be the laptop, or my net connection at work would not work. I am afraid to change any settings on the laptop, for fear that the it won't work at the office either. Please advise if possible.
no I didn't! honestly i'm going mad here, even all the IT whizz-kidds don't know what the problem is and I can;t imagine why when there seems to be quite a few of us with the same problem! I honestly don't know what else to do. :-(
hi I am having the same proplem but when I do this does it have to be on someones computer that works and then do these steps cause I cant when I do it on mine . Pls reply or add my msn! Email Id removed for security need help soon!
I have the same problem as you described since last friday. Browser do not work from home, even though there is strong connection. Am able to VPN and connect to internet. The same borwsers, ie & FF works fine from work network.
Did you have any soultion for your problem?
Goe,
Did you get any solution to the problem? I have same exact problem. Tried all cmd promt - ping, tracrt etc - nothing worked. Its not working from home, but is ok at work network.
Please let me if you get any solution.
Hi, just wanted to know if you ever fixed that problem, my lapop is connectedthru wireless thru my local intenet provider and I can not get into anything involving the internet. It says I havea strong connection but get nothing. HELP!!
First connect your nertwork by 'connecting network'
then go to your CMD window
Type following in 3 steps, after every step use ENTER bUtton.
1. type IPCONFIG/ALL (then ENTER)
2. type IPCONFIG/FLUSHDNS (then ENTER)
3. type EXIT (then ENTER)
Please let me know if this work, then u can create a batch file rather than typing every time.
Thanks..
Vijay Pillai,ND
Hi! I need your help!
Windows 7 - I connect via my modem, but it says I am not connected to any network in the network and sharing center. Internet is working, but I am not able to share my internet connection via ad-hoc connection (because of windows not being able to recognise it is connected via modem) I solved this once by restoring PC to a prior state, but I cannot do that again!
Also, my wi-fi connection does not work - it seems like it is just ignoring the conncection, it shows NOTHING even though other devices connect without a problem. My wi-fi is functional, I can connect to other networks, but not to mine!
omg omg!!! thx so much I have been on the phone for weeks with all kinds people. Not helping me but wanting me to pay for their services and its not cheap but I tried your way and..... IT WORKED IT WORKED!!!! thank you soooo much vijay
Hi,
my brother lap top is connect with my home internet.only my laptop is not connect with modem and internet.But when I turn on wireless it show the full connectivity with optus net but when I see in the network and sharing there is unidentified network.Because of that I need your help to re-connect with internet and modem. Will u please help.
Thank you.P
Hey,
recently our internet stopped working so we bought a new modem, this didn't help so we called our ISP and they fixed it. Then our new modem stopped working so we reverted back to the old one. NOW we can only have one connection to the internet at a time using our old wired router. we plug in 2 with LAN cables and only the first one will work! and even when that one DOES work the internet is extremely slow! Please offer a solution as this is REALLY annoying!
hi, my wireless is working in other computer,but is not working in my computer problem is my internet option connection is change is a my mistake problem is dial up connection is change. pls help
To answer your question, have your neighbor do the following,
(Don't type the quotes just the command inside)
Click on start, then run
Type 'cmd'
hit enter
type ipconfig/all
hit enter
You need to have a different IP address than he has, so if his is 192.168.1.11, pick the last number and add 100 to it to be safe, so yours would be 192.168.1.111 (just an example)
Your netmask will be the same as his, 255.255.255.0
your gateway will be the same as his
You also need to have the DNS servers that are listed, there should be 2 of them, write both of them down.
So, on your sheet of paper, you will have a unique IP address, the same netmask and gateway, and 2 dns servers.
Go to your PC, start, control panel, network connections, right click on Wireless Network Connection, then select properties, On the general tab screen, Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click properties,
Then enter your unique IP address, netmask, gateway, and both dns servers. Click ok, then ok again.
Then on your notebook/pc, click on start, run, type cmd, hit enter
type 'ipconfig/all'
hit enter, your info should match your neighbors except for the IP address
type 'ipconfig/flushdns'
hit enter
type 'exit'
now try to get online with internet explorer, you should be successful, if your not, post back on here with your results and I'll get back to you.
Hey.
I have the same problem that the guy who started this topic had.
My main pc at home is connected to the internet at everything works.
But yesterday I just coudnlt connect with my laptop.
I did what u said to do in your post but still, nothing.
Oh, and it only shows 1 DNS server on both computers.
I am having the exact same problem as gab. and I was wondering if u could type me through the process. I have tried most of what u have told gab to try with no success. I went to the cmd box, I tried the ipconfig, I flushed teh dns, an dtried to renew with no success. I was wondering if u could help me with the router configuration page ( I dont know how to get there). I tried going through the wireless networks, authentication, the Ieexp box was unchecked already and still nothing. please pleas help. thanx
Hai TJ..i've gone thru ur steps..i've use the command for the DNS and tried ping both using dns and ip..both doesnot work..dns..google ....ping request can not find host while using ip ..request time out ....but the wireless connection says that im connected with excellent connection...
i have tried using wireless at home and it works..i can surf internet..
i have even tried using the broadband usb stick..it also works....
it is only when I tied to connect using free wi-fi in public area..eg cafe, fast food rest that I can't...but all says that I am connected but stil im unable to access internet.
Hey TJ, I have actualy read your coments and advice and thaught you might help.
My laptop is connected to the internet via Modem and router, I can connect via both ethernet and wireless withought a problem, NOW I can not open webpages by typing web addresses like www.google.com but when I type the DNS it brings up the homepage of the site I typed by DNS, I have checked everthing I know and seems to work perfect, and I can chat and talk via SKYPE without a problem, so why cant I open web pages normaly? Can you please help...As chrismas is here I dont want to be having nothing by missing internet...
i need a solution before this holliday ends and we back to work again... lol....
Hey anyone with help please im waiting, I wrote TJ just because he was ansering more and people were quite happy..
Fully
You know what it is? It's Skype. I had the EXACT same issue. (Cannot load browser windows, when clearly online) I used "System Restore", and chose a point before I had installed Skype, and I didn't have any issues. Originally, I had thought it was a Windows Update or something that did it.
I then downloaded Skype a few days later, and BAM. Problem returned. I did "System Restore" one more time, and haven't had any troubles since. I don't know how to fix the problem, but at least you now know what is causing it.
Sorry for the trouble, but you are the only person that seem to know about the confusion over the dsl->wifi router->pc problems out of the whole bunch of forums I have gone through during the past 3 days.
I carefully looked at the suggestions you were posted, but could not exactly match them to my situation that I am hoping you would be able to help me resolve.
So, my problem is, when I am connecting my laptop tp the ADSL modem (speedtouch smth, I believe), I have no prob accessing the internet. Although, when I try using the internet through the Lynksys WRT300N V1.1 router, I cannot open any web page neither in IE, nor in FF. My skype is connected though, no problem calling, talking, messaging...
This problem drives me nuts, as I disabled all the security features in the router, except for mac filtering, tried mac cloning and whole bunch of other suggestions I found on the WWW.
I saw somebody else having similar problems in the forum, but did not see your response with a solution to this particular problem and figured you might have sent it via e-mail.
I will greatly appreciate your help on this TJ, and will be looking forward to your reply.
TJ,
This is my first post oremail in this site. I am happy to tell you that my wifi internet connectivity problem is solved by following your instructions. I had probem for last 6 months on my new Aspire 5920G vista!!!
I went thru many site, technical experts on respective make of my PC, MODEM and serive provider.
Today it get connected and thank you so much and respect ur knowledge on networking.
Since I get just connected now, I have to watch for sometimes and probably come back to you for a 100% clear connectivity.Even though internet get connected, I could see 2 problem. Every time I have to manually type IP address on IP/TCP-4 setting, Automatic detecting is not working. At command prompt, when I type ipconfig/flushdns, it shows 'The required operation requires elevation' (even though internet get connected).
Let me ork couple of days and check how it works.
Thanks in advance
regards
Vij..
I am not piggy backing service off anyone, but have same issue as the others. Can connect hard line, but not wireless.
I did everything you suggested - no luck.
I have Comcast service - Netgear - Averatec computer
Changed the IP address and when I perfomed the ping command, the address did change, but still no go.
I have been fighting with this issue for 7 months off and on (b4 I go crazy), so any other suggestions? The obvious thing I think I am missing is the DNS servers.Where do they come from?
I'll will be very interested in the answer to Jules as I have a similar problem. At home, I have the router connected to my PC and my daughter has a laptop with wireless. All this worked fine before she left for the summer. Now that she is back, her laptop sees the internet wireless connection but does not connect to the Internet. Now two weeks later, I moved my PC to another room and the same thing is happening to it. Connection is there but can't access the Web. I know that the adapter is working properly as I use it on my work laptop and everything is fine. Got any ideas for me too?
If the adapter works on a different device, then we know the router, modem, and adapter are working correctly. That leaves both your PC and other laptop.
Let's start with your PC,
click on start,
then control panel,
then network connections,
then right click on Local area connection (Or wireless depending), and select properties.
On the first window, select TCP/IP, then click the properties button,
Obtain an IP address automatically and DNS automatically should be selected. (if not, do so for now)
If that's ok, close the windows, click on start, then run, then type cmd and hit enter
Type ipconfig/all and copy and paste what you get on here.
A problem where the devices can see the network, but not the internet, usually has to do with the DNS Servers, so after you do your ipconfig/all, type the following,
ipconfig/release (then hit enter)
ipconfig/flushdns (then hit enter)
ipconfig/renew (then hit enter, and wait, it may take a minute)
ping news.google.com (then hit enter, if this replies, then you have internet access, if not, last step)
ping 74.125.19.104 (then hit enter, if this replies, you have internet, but not DNS, so you cannot type names to get to websites, and the fix is a tad more complex.
I'm having similar problems and was wondering if you can help. You were helping someone and told her to ping news.google.com. I tried that and I could not find the "host". Then I pinged 74.125.19.104 and got a response. You stated the fix is a bit complex.
"ping 74.125.19.104 (then hit enter, if this replies, you have internet, but not DNS, so you cannot type names to get to websites, and the fix is a tad more complex.
Yes, this is what is happening to me as well. I tried everything but it seems it is not working. I have used the laptop on a different network and it works just fine.
I cannot ping names of websites only numbers. The ping states packets are sent and dropped. Please can you type the solution for me, as you state it is a little more complicated to sort out the DNS. I phoned my cable company and they said I need to update my TCP/IP settings but couldn't help me! The LAN settings state computer is connected, I can use my laptop off the wireless, but cannot type web addresses to get internet. Get message stating this page is unavailable. Please can you help?
slightly different setup than everyone else that I could use some help with . . .
router with laptop setp up (linksys n)
attempting to set up older pc through usb wireless card (think usb may only be 1.0)
connected per wireless network connection but no ie or firefox
went through previously listed fixes and with ping of both webpage and ip address, I get sent 4 packets but 0 received 100% loss for both
I think I'm having a similar problem. I was on the phone with Comcast tech support yesterday and tried the config/release and config/renew trucks but no go. The modem appears to eb working, the router appears to be working. I have an IP for the router and nothing for the internet and I keep getting the low/no connectivity message.
Hi TJ or Others:
I am having almost exact same problem. Have 5 computers at home, 3 wireless and 2 wired. The Dell Dimension 3000 cannot connect to browser (ie or ff) any longer. All other computers are working properly. I have tried it wired with various ethernet cables and wireless. When wired, connection states 100Mbps and wireless is 36Mbps with upwards of 500 packets sent in 60 min and 33 received. Son can play world of warcraft and aim, but no browser. Have don e system restore several times, worked first time, not any longer, even with older dates. Tried the tcpip settings, did not work. Here is my log from the ipconfig/all. I noticed the IP routing and WINS proxy are not enabled. Any and all advice is appreciated.
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name........................: newin2005
Primary Dns Suffix.............:
Node Type........................: Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled............: No
WINS Proxy Enabled..........: No
DNS Suffix Search List.......: Belkin
Belkin
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix.....: Belkin
Description.................................: Intel(R) Pro/100 VE Network Connection
Physical Address.........................: 00-13-20-88-57-EB
Dhcp Enabled..............................: Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled............: Yes
IP Address..................................: 192.168.2.6
Subnet Mask...............................: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway..........................: 192.168.2.1
DHCP Server...............................: 192.168.2.1
DNS Servers...............................: 192.168.2.1
Lease Obtained...........................: Satruday, March 07, 2009 11:34:27 AM
Lease Expires..............................: Monday, January 18, 2038 7:14:07 PM
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection -specific DNS Suffix......: Belkin
Description...................................: NETGEAR WG311v3 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter
Physical Address...........................: 00-0F-B5-8C-D4-A2
Dhcp Enabled...............................: Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled.............: Yes
IP Address...................................: 192.168.2.7
Subnet Mask................................: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway...........................: 192.168.2.1
DHCP Server................................: 192.168.2.1
DNS Servers................................: 192.168.2.1
Lease Obtained............................: Saturday, March 07, 2009 11:34:30 am
Lease Expires..............................: Monday, January 18, 2038 7:14:07 PM
We have three wireless computers (one desktop, plus two notebooks), two of which are connected to the internet with no problems. My notebook works for Skype, but not Internet Explorer --it "cannot display" any website (name or IP address). The modem connection is excellent.
I tried netsh winsock reset catalog and netsh int ip reset reset.log . I tried ipconfig/release >> flushdns >> renew. I am able to ping both news.google.com and 74.125.19.104. Nothing is checked in TOOLS > INTERNET OPTIONS > CONNECTIONS > LAN SETTINGS. My notebook is set to automatically obtain IP and DNS. I have checked the IP addresses of all three computers and they are all different.
Can you suggest anything else to try?
Bless you for your knowledge and clear instructions!
thank you very much, TJ, for getting back to me. Still not working. I thought it would be best for me to copy here the response I got for both the laptop and PC. Hope it helps to figure out what is wrong.
C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Owner>ipconfig/flushdns
Windows IP Configuration
Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.
C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Owner>ipconfig/renew
Windows IP Configuration
No operation can be performed on Local Area Connection 2 while it has its media
disconnected.
An error occurred while renewing interface Wireless Network Connection : unable
to contact your DHCP server. Request has timed out.
C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Owner>
Your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks again and I will look forward to see if you have something else I can try. Have a great day.
Gab, you didn't lose me, I got caught up with way too much other things...my apologies.
On your desktop PC, you either have one of three things, a bad cable, a bad network card (Built in most likely), or my suspicion is a bad port on your router.
On your laptop, if it cannot receive an ip, which we all realize via the router's DHCP server, it should, I'm also suspecting your router.
Do you happen to have a spare around? Wired or wireless, it doesn't matter right now, we just need to see for sure that you can hook up a different router, and get an IP from both your desktop, and laptop. You may be able to search Craigslist and get one really cheap, else try a big box retailer to get one cheap and quick for probably around $25 or so, you don't need anything fancy like "Wireless N" or any of that, you just need a basic wireless router.
With that being said, what type of router do you have, you could try factory resetting the router, plug the PC into a different port, with a different cable, and see if it works. Get me the make/model and I'll talk you through it.
Hi TJ,
I have a strange problem. We have a router and 2 computers. One runs on vista and other on XP.
The one with vista, wont open websites in IE or Firefox(thought skype gets connected and I have done voice chatting which mean there is an internet connection). I tried to do repair /diagnose and it says windows cannot repair this connection, contact admin, might be problem with your Domain Name Server DNS configuration.
The other computer with XP just works fine with no issues. I tried changing cables and everything , but my vista computer doesn't seem to work. I did ipconfig and the router did assign a IP to the one with vista , but when I ping any website it cant connect.
i am wondering why just only skype works and why shoud it when there is no internet connection?
please help me out. I tried a lot of things but no success so far.
dasa
Hey Dasa and anyone else with this problem (IE/FF not working, but Skype working). I just fixed this on my friend's computer, at least temporarily.
After checking IPCONFIG and PING, everything seemed fine.
What it turned out to be, was that PROXIES had been setup for both browsers to point to a fake server.
I think Ad Aware removed the nasties, but the browsers were still wacked.
In IE, go to TOOLS > INTERNET OPTIONS > CONNECTIONS > LAN SETTINGS. Make sure that NOTHING is checked. if it is, uncheck it. Click OK, restart IE. You should be fine now.
In FF, go to TOOLS > ADVANCED > NETWORK > CONNECTION > SETTINGS. Make sure that you have DIRECT CONNECTION TO INTERNET selected. If anything else is in there, check off the first option as I suggested and erase anything else.
Thank you so much, dadafz. After trying every solution in this thread (ipconfig commands, verifying that ip/dns were set to automatic, running winsock fix, system restore, DNS manual/automatic setting, etc.) your solution, which took all of 3 seconds as it only involved unchecking two boxes , had me browsing in IE7 in no time.
I have the same problem. xp laptop works but vista only local connection no internet. It does connect in safe mode but not in normal? Did you happen to find out the problem? Please get back to me with any info. I would really appreciate it.
I just switched from att to comcast on the my internet and now my internet connection will not work. It says that I am connected through my broadband with my direct line connected to my computer but I still cant get an internet webpage to come up. It will recognize a page when I type it in by numbers (ie: 85.34.65.34) that way but not when I type www. is there something you can tell me that will help me establish this problem. Please help me out it is driving me insane! Thanks very much and have a great day!!!
hi! I have a similar problem to most people here, the internet on my laptop does not work. I know i'm connected though, because I can use applications like G talk (similar to IM) but no web pages are able to open up. my family uses linksy (sp?) and evey one elses laptops work just fine. i've tried the ip config and nothing seemed to work. I also changed my ip address to one greater, people said that was supposed to have helped. i've gotten rid of norton and macfree, hearing that those might be the cause of problems, but nothing seems to be working, I appreciate any help!
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Hello, I have the same problem as most of you guys! My internet says it's connected on all the computers at my house. But, it says waiting for page whenever I go to open a browser or enter in a url. It never loads the page! Please help me I would greatly appreciate it!
Thank you TJ. Sorry, I did not mean to be impatient and no need to apologise. Of course, I understand that you have other things that need looking into.
My work laptop, thanks to which I am still connected to the Internet, uses my D-Link wireless adapter and my router (a D-Link too) so I know all that is working fine, which is why I am sort of baffled by all this.
You need to get onto the D-link router's configuration page....see if by chance there is a limitation with the number of DHCP clients that are able to connect. I sometimes only set that number to 1 or 2 depending on the client's connections so that way any other connections are rejected. Set it to a range of 10 or so if it's not.
Also while you are in there, there should be a status page, or a page that states something like, DHCP Client's list. Click on that, and see if there are any connections other than your work laptop. If all is like you state, there should only be one DHCP connection, your laptop. If there are any other connections, your security may have been breached if you have it enabled, if you don't, you'll need to enable some sort of security because your neighbors may be pulling off your network.
Look onto the back of your PC for a second, where your ethernet cable plugs in, do you have a green link light back there (a tiny green square should be lit right above the cables connector). If that is not lit, the adapter or the cable, or the port on your dlink is bad. First, try a different port on the dlink, if it lights up...good...if not...it's the cable or nic.
Let me know if you see anything odd in the dhcp client listing....I sure hope so....if not, and you do have a link light on your pc, we're going to have to factory reset the router and reconfigure it to see if that helps you. I'm heading to bed so I may not reply until morning...(I'm in Omaha, Nebraska, Central Time)
Hey, I have the exact same problem but if I use a cord to hook up to my laptop from the router it works fine. I still dont have a valid ip or any for that matter but my wifi is asstablished with full bars.. any help is greatly appreciated thanks....
hello,
i am a single computer connected to my isp through a dial-up connection,i use window 2000 and ppp as the protocol,the ip addresses are leased dinamically.My computer was connected both to the network and internet,but for a week now it's been giving me some trouble.the sstatus of the connection indicate that it is sending more bitsthan it is recieving which is unusual. for exemple 12,555 bits are sent while 312 bits are recieved.since then I am unable to open any web page.
i will glad if you help me solve this problem.
thanks.
Just adding my input. Have a router issued by our local telephone service (telkom - South Africa). Enabling MAC list and many other solutions offered here were helpful in the scenario of my current laptop able to connect wirelessly and via ethernet no problems but bringing home a new laptop would connect hardware wise but would not allow internet explorer access the internet. I simply did the ipconfig /all thing and looked at the DNS setting and on my new laptop inputted that DNS number and presto!!! Maybe that will help others. I am pretty sure I may need to do this at a new site with either cable or wireless. Thanx for lstening Q
Hi everyone,
Sick of this conundrum yet?
I've spent the last few days trawling the internet looking for a solution and this site is the closest I could find to being helpful.
I have a Macbook and an iPod touch, both with wireless capability, and both work with wireless connections everywhere i've tried apart from my own home which is pretty frustrating. we have two other Mac laptops in the house and neither one has a problem connecting. It cannot be a problem of too many computers connected because I have tried disconnecting all other computers and it still doesn't work. I have full connectivity, an IP address and a subnet mask, but whenever I try to use Safari or Firefox I get the 'safari cannot open the page because it is not connected to the internet'.
AAAARGH!
Please, any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Thank you TJ. Where can I see the router's config page? Is it possible from my work laptop or should I reconnect my PC directly to the router as it was before I moved it? I looked for it on this laptop but to no avail, maybe because I am connected with an adapter. Would it work if I try to connect my daughter's laptop directly to the router? I'll fill you in on the results later this evening.
hello everyone,
well TJ
i have same problem aswell just that I have LAN connection at home and suddenly it stoped working,so I tried it with aniother computer and its working fine,it gave me the same error as shown
C:\Documents and Settings\XXXXXXX /renew
Windows IP Configuration
No operation can be performed on Local Area Connection 2 while it has its media
disconnected.
An error occurred while renewing interface Network Connection : unable
to contact your DHCP server. Request has timed out.
i am really confused,because it show me the I am connected to a network with 100,0 mb speed and it show me strange IP address as : FC8:-gh7:-tf4-:hf4::-hgy5.........
and it show my DHCP enabled :OFF
eventhou I am sure I enabled it and I check it several times and it was enabled.
note : I have Hp-compaq presario X1000 "Realtek LAN"
HELP PLEASE
Hope you had a great day. Well I did connect my daughter's laptop directly to the router and everything is working fine. Now my problem is locating the config page of the router. Still searching around for that but not sure what I am looking for. Also should I be setting up a home network? Would that help? Just wondering.
Take care and I'll look forward to hearing back from you.
I had the same problem as the person above, but my DNS was not on 'automatic' and that was my problem!
You saved me a sleepless night
Miche