Can't get access to the internet
#1
Posted 05 August 2007 - 01:15 PM
#2
Posted 05 August 2007 - 01:30 PM
#3
Posted 05 August 2007 - 02:39 PM
could it have anything to do with the DNS? When I try to open the net it says it's trying to download something to do with the DNS but obviously it can't as it doesn't have access.
help me please xD
Ok after a little fiddling round with it...it now says I'm connected yet the internet still won't work. I just get "this page cannot be displayed"
#4
Posted 06 August 2007 - 12:14 AM
#5
Posted 06 August 2007 - 12:22 AM
Would I lose all established connections if I was to reset the router? There is another laptop and a desktop that are connected to the router also.
Thanks for the reply by the way. I was beginning to think this thread was a lost cause
#6
Posted 06 August 2007 - 12:25 AM
Thanks for the reply by the way. I was beginning to think this thread was a lost cause
Yeah, but then the laptop and the comp would just automatically renew their IP address (or a new one) and keep going... just make sure you're not downloading anything.
... and no problem.
#7
Posted 06 August 2007 - 12:49 AM
... and no problem.
So just to clarify....There is no chance of me breaking anything by doing this?
EDIT: I just went to the control pannel of my router and there is no option for a reset. There is disconnect and refresh....would that do the trick?
Or should I use "restore" from the start menu?
Edited by Oaken, 06 August 2007 - 12:34 AM.
#8
Posted 06 August 2007 - 12:50 AM
EDIT: I just went to the control pannel of my router and there is no option for a reset. There is disconnect and refresh....would that do the trick?
Or should I use "restore" from the start menu?
On my router, there's a button the back to press. You may lose whatever custom settings you had before like passwords, and stuff... it may restore the router to factory defaults, cause I'm not sure what kind of router you have. I just know that it works for me.
#9
Posted 06 August 2007 - 12:58 AM
One possible solution I have found is it to assign the laptop with a static IP...but I am unsure how to do this.
#10
Posted 06 August 2007 - 10:05 AM
One possible solution I have found is it to assign the laptop with a static IP...but I am unsure how to do this.
You need to login to your router and define specific MAC addresses. Each computer has a physical address called a MAC address. You will have to configure your router to recognize these MAC addresses and then assign specific IPs to computers based on the MAC address. That would mean disabling DHCP altogether.
Don't ask me how to do this though, that's just the whole concept of it all. I happen to like DHCP on my router.
#11
Posted 06 August 2007 - 12:31 PM
One possible solution I have found is it to assign the laptop with a static IP...but I am unsure how to do this.
If you have a Linksys (most common wireless/wired router sold at WalMart) It's probably a WRT54G.
Log into the router. Go to "Administration" tab. Then to Factory defaults. Select YES. Click "Save Settings".
You have nothing to fear on connection. If you have done nothing else to the router EVERYTHING (including the out going IP) is set to DHCP. SO you'll be fine.
But this honestly sounds more like a problem with your GF's computer. First, unplug your router (after about 10 seconds, let the RAM clear) then plug it back in . It should come on automatically. Wait about 30 seconds for all the IPs to be assigned. Check you desktop connection. Then check the laptop's connection. Power cycle the laptop if it still refuses to work. Other wise, pawn the bitch.
#12
Posted 06 August 2007 - 12:43 PM
Don't ask me how to do this though, that's just the whole concept of it all. I happen to like DHCP on my router.
Ok thanks for the help SL
I'll work on what Cataliste says now and see if i have better luck. How do I "Power Cycle" the laptop? At the moment that question is just out of interest as it's not come to doing that yet
#13
Posted 06 August 2007 - 12:46 PM
I'll work on what Cataliste says now and see if i have better luck. How do I "Power Cycle" the laptop? At the moment that question is just out of interest as it's not come to doing that yet
Power cycle is a big technician word. It means turn it off and turn it back on. xD
#14
Posted 06 August 2007 - 12:53 PM
Simple as that? I was expecting something tricky with a name like that.
Also, when you say "unplug your router"...you mean from the mains right? or just from the Computer?
#16
Posted 06 August 2007 - 12:59 PM
Problem solved; Else:
Start > Run > CMD
Enter this in:
ipconfig /release (press enter)
ipconfig /flushdns (press enter)
ipconfig /renew (press enter)
/smokebomb
#17
Posted 06 August 2007 - 01:19 PM
seems like a weird thing to type in. Struggling to pick up a signal now (really starting to annoy me) so I'll try the CMD commands soon. Thanks Trevor
ok I unplugged the router and waited for 15 seconds. I then tried all the CMD commands and still nothing.
I just keep getting the message "there is little or no connectivity"....yet the signal strength is excellent and it says I am connected. Apparantly the laptop was not assigned a network gateway.
I also checked the Administrator section of the router configuration panel but there is no option to restore the factory settings. There is "restore" in the start menu though.
#18
Posted 06 August 2007 - 01:25 PM
seems like a weird thing to type in. Struggling to pick up a signal now (really starting to annoy me) so I'll try the CMD commands soon. Thanks Trevor
Ignore that. xD
seems like a weird thing to type in. Struggling to pick up a signal now (really starting to annoy me) so I'll try the CMD commands soon. Thanks Trevor
ok I unplugged the router and waited for 15 seconds. I then tried all the CMD commands and still nothing.
I just keep getting the message "there is little or no connectivity"....yet the signal strength is excellent and it says I am connected. Apparantly the laptop was not assigned a network gateway.
I also checked the Administrator section of the router configuration panel but there is no option to restore the factory settings. There is "restore" in the start menu though.
Thats a problem with your laptop most likely. Make sure it is set for DHCP....
#19
Posted 06 August 2007 - 02:07 PM
I manually filled in all the details for the internet connection like the IP, deafult gateway etc and the "there is only limited or no access" message disappeared. Yet the homepage does not come up when I open IE. I tried other site's too but nothing opens.
#20
Posted 06 August 2007 - 02:38 PM
I manually filled in all the details for the internet connection like the IP, deafult gateway etc and the "there is only limited or no access" message disappeared. Yet the homepage does not come up when I open IE. I tried other site's too but nothing opens.
Hmmm
Set your router for static IPs. Then fill in the info manually.
#22 Guest_Rambo_*
Posted 06 August 2007 - 11:16 PM
Once there make sure that 'Assign an IP address automatically is ticked' and so is 'obtain DNS'
If it still not working, I talk you through a manual IP address
Edited by Rambo, 06 August 2007 - 11:16 PM.
#23
Posted 07 August 2007 - 08:44 AM
#24
Posted 07 August 2007 - 02:35 PM
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