Wireless Internet Connection

Question

Hello,   I seem to be having trouble with connecting wirelessly to any network, the laptop indicates that I have a connection running and working well, but the connection only sends data but doesn't recieve it.  So in essence I'm unable to connect to the internet but I''m connected.  I have no knowledge in this type of stuff and some help would be much appreciated, if I didn't describe my problem well enough please do say so and I shall give a more detailed description if I can.   My Laptop is an Inspirion 1300.   Thanks for the help

volcano11 · Answer

To help troubleshoot this problem, on the computer with the 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

Shalafein · Answer

Thanks a million, for your help. I apologize for taking so long but I had to get to my classes and didn't want to be late

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mobile1

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : phub.net.cable.rogers.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : phub.net.cable.rogers.com

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Cont

roller

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-22-AF-51-B8

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.102

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 64.71.255.198

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : November 5, 2007 12:36:28 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : November 6, 2007 12:36:28 PM

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1370 WLAN Mini-PCI Car

d

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-A5-92-E4-F2

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.101

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft TV/Video Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 0.2.0.5

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

volcano11 · Answer

Your probablem is that you have your TCP/IP properties set to a static IP address which is probably not in the range of your router. You need to set it to obtain an IP address automatically. I can tell that because the ipconfig output shows that for your wireless connection, DHCP is not enabled.  To fix this, open Network Connections, right click your wireless connection and select Properties. Find the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), select it, then click on the properties button. Put a check mark next to 'Obtain an IP address automatically', and, if necessary, put a check mark next to 'Obtain DNS server address automatically'.   Steve

Shalafein · Answer

I tried doing what you saying and I know get a small pop up saying that I my connection has limited or no connectivity, I'm not sure what that means, but still no connection.   Thanks for the help by the way

Shalafein · Answer

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]Windows IP Configuration         Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mobile1        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No        DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : phub.net.cable.rogers.com Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:         Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : phub.net.cable.rogers.com        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-22-AF-51-B8        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.102        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 64.71.255.198        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : November 5, 2007 12:36:28 PM        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : November 6, 2007 12:36:28 PM Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:         Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft TV/Video Connection        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes        Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 0.2.0.5        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:         Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1370 WLAN Mini-PCI Card        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-A5-92-E4-F2        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes        Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.209.214        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

volcano11 · Answer

Show me the ipconfig /all output as it exist now!!!   Steve

volcano11 · Answer

Now you are getting an autoconfiguration IP address, which is assigned by Windows when it can't get an IP address from the router.  This could be caused by mismatched security features between the router and the network adapter.  Do you have any security features enabled on the router (like MAC address filtering or WEP or WPA encryption?  If MAC address filtering is enabled, have you entered the MAC address of the wireless adapter into the table of allowed MAC addresses on the router?  If WEP or WPA encryption is enabled on the router, have you entered in the correct encryption key in the connection box on the computer?   Steve

Shalafein · Answer

I don't have much of an idea what any of that means lol, srry.  But I will ask the person who I'm trying to connect wirelessly with and see if he knows what this means.  Thanks for all the help

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