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deer-hunter1
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My laptop will not connect to my wireless internet. It cant find the ip address. Any help would be great.
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the computer was working as far as the internet goes and then it would not connect. My wireless is password protected but thats not the problem. Could it have lost the drivers or something else?
Make sure nothing is interfering with the signal and "cold-start" everything. You should also have some troubleshooting program for connection problems. Otherwise, you might have to check with your internet provider or laptop manufacturer. Good luck.
Your ip address is 72.8.249.101 but maybe your wifi is password protected.
Most likely that is the address of his public facing gateway... I'd say that unless he is connected via dialup modem, he is going thru NAT ...
quote:Originally posted by South40
Did you accidently turn off the wireless mode? It is activated by simultaneously hitting the FN key and one of the keys at the top of the keyboard. Typically it is the F5, F8 etc. key and has a little picture of an antenna in the same color as the writing on the FN key. S40
This is common. There are also some laptops that have a sliding switch on them either on the bottom or on the edge of the keyboard half ...