WiFi Problems

Question

Hey guys! So I'm new to the Dell Community Forums, but I am currently a university student and I am home on spring break, and my school laptop won't connect to my home WiFi! I find it odd because at school my laptop works great on the network. I have had this problem before, but yesterday when i walked away from my laptop for an hour or so the home network said 'limited access', and 'identifying'. I'm not sure as to why my computer is doing this because on our WiFi network we have another laptop, Xbox 360, 4 iPhones and an iPad connected as well. I tried updating my Intel drivers for networking, and I tried restoring my computer to before the last windows update with no luck.  Currently I have a Cisco Linksys AE1000 connecting my laptop to the network, but otherwise the WiFi will not work and I would have to use a Ethernet cord. The laptop I use is a Dell Inspiron 5520 Intel i7 Windows 64 bit.  Any help would be appreciated to fix this WiFi issue! Thanks! Tom

PudgyOne · Answer

Tom,

Power cycle the router(s) for 30 seconds, then allow them to restart.

Start, control panel, network and sharing center, manage networks. Remove your home network.

Try connecting to your home network.

Start, control panel, network and sharing center, click on your connection, click on properties. Look for TCP/IPv4 and TCP/IPv6 and click on properties for each. Have your settings match mine.

Rick

Thomas Single · Answer

I tried to reconnect my computer after removing the profile, but the it says its unable to connect to my wifi. Do i need to reset my router?

Thomas Single · Answer

So I actually figured out my problem! Thank you for the help!

PudgyOne · Answer

Thomas Single,

Glad you got it working! :emotion-21: Thanks for posting back. Would you like to share the procedure you used to get your connection back, in case others have the same problem?

Thanks,

Rick

Networking, Internet, & Bluetooth

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