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rfon4

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August 30th, 2006 23:00

Wireless Connecting, won't open internet

I had been using my wireless with no problems in a variety of settings. I received a message a number of months ago stating that I should update my Windows, which I did. After this I have been having trouble connecting to the internet. At my new apartment there were no problems until a few weeks ago. My computer says it is connected in the wireless network but when I try to open up the internet it does not work. It does work when connected through the Ethernet cable. I don't understand why it would say I am connected wirelessly and that the the connection is excellent but it won't actually open anything up. Any help?

volcano11

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August 30th, 2006 23:00

Have you tried power cycling your router?  Do you have any security settings enabled on the router?   If so, try temporarily disabling the security to see if that is what is causing the problem.  Otherwise, to help troubleshoot this problem, go to Start > Run and type cmd then click OK. In the command prompt window that opens, type ipconfig /all then hit the enter key. Write down the output from this command or select it and save it to a txt file, then copy this output into a reply to this message. 
 
Steve

slutisky

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August 31st, 2006 00:00

I am having the same exact problem.  If you find a solution will you let me know.

Message Edited by slutisky on 08-30-200609:01 PM

akriyas

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August 31st, 2006 17:00

I had the similar problem, if not the same. I got my notebook to connect today! I had reformatted mine and the wifi shows connected.However IE showed nothing. Try this out:
 
In command mode, run ipconfig/all. Compare the ip addresses from the Ethernet LAN and Ethernet Wireless. If the starting 3 digits of the IP address are not the same, then there is something wrong with the wireless modem transmission. If this is the case, then use the following solution:
1)Go to Network Connections -> Right click on Wireless Connection-> Select TCP/IP -> Click on Properties ->Select "Use the following IP address". Enter the Ethernet LAN values from the results of ipconfig/all (not the Ethernet Wireless).->Select "Use the following DNS Server".Once more enter the values from ipconfig/all.Press OK.
2)In Network Connections, disable the Ethernet LAN.
3)The Wifi should reconnect automatically.Otherwise make sure it is connected once this is done
4)Try opening IE.If it works, good.
 
There is more to be done though coz we are using the IP address normaly used by Ethernet LAN.What I've done is found the range of IPs used by the router and used that IP in my wireless properties.I am not sure if this is the right way, but here in the MiddleEast it is weekend and my call to Siemens (router) were unanswered.
 
Hope this works out. Peace!!

Message Edited by akriyas on 08-31-200601:37 PM

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