Help with wireless connection pls

[Lilly the flower]

I am not sure what has happen, but I can not connect to my wireless connection on my laptop, it has been fine, but to day all I get is 'Limited or no Connectivity, I have tried 'repair' not much luck, I have the little icon, saying I am connected, but I'm, not, I guess I need to click'something' but not sure what. can any of you guys please help me....two other laptops are connecting and working fine, but the third one won't and I have my tree and bookmarks on there lol....many thanks for any suggestions or help,( I suppose I have clicked something to disconnect, by mistake...).....Lilly

[lorry53]

What do you get when you right click on the icon and choose View Available Wireless Networks? Are you on XP or Vista?

[Lilly the flower]

Hi and thanks, its so difficult to explain, I have clicked on 'View Available Wireless Networks' I am on XP, I get Wireless network connection status box, with Limited or no connectivity, there is a box under these words that says, 'details', if I click on that I get' network connections details,' there is also a box saying 'repair'...going back to the start when I first click on 'view available wirless networks, I get, ' a blue box with secuity-enables wireless network, you are currently connected to this network, in the right hand corner it says limited or no connectivity...also signal strengh 64% link quality 71. does this help or make any sense????.when I try to get on to a web page, i just get advailable, not connected??? hmmm.....Lilly..:o

[Guest]

hi are you using all 3 together at the same time?? maybe try one only as the signal might be a bit weak tonight

[Lilly the flower]

Hi Val, no I'm not,!! only using second one, because I can't get on to the main one....daughter has a mac, and she is out tonight, just seem odd as I was using it ok on Saturday morning, and just wanted to check emails, about half an hour later, and it just wouldn't contect!!! daughters boyfriend is over on Wednesday I will see if he can fix it...thanks for the suggestion anyway....Lilly;)

[Genealogy Printers]

Try turning the router off for 20 seconds and then turn it back on again at the mains plug.

[Lilly the flower]

Thanks Ron, I have tried your suggestion twice, with no luck, just can't understand it....all the lights are glowing and its showing that its connected, but its not!!!, just keep getting Limited or no connectivity...looks like one laptop going out of the window!!!!! lol, thanks anyway....:oLilly

[Barbara Dodds]

Is there a button on the front of the laptop which says Wireless? If so have you inadvertently turned it off

(I have been known to do that)

[Lilly the flower]

Yea lol, done that lol....it is showing as connected, that is what I can't understand, but when I type in a web page, it just comes up, 'Not connected,' although the wireless iton is still showing, just completely lost how to deal with it...:o it is even showing that I have excellent strengh and signal.....but I haven't, such a pain thanks anyway.....:(Lilly

[Guest]

I had the same problem with my new laptops which are indoors and the router is in the garage which is my office ,got the same as you, I eventually found I had to buy another router for these and problem solved .
Wonder if the router needs configuring for it ??????

[Lilly the flower]

Hi Val, just can't understand this problem, this route is working fine on the other laptop and the mac, so why only this laptop?....I am sure I must just need to click a few clicks..:( and it would be fine....its knowing what to click...lol....still waiting for daughters boyfriend to come down from Oxford to sort it for me....but that could be another week, as she has gone up there today...hmmm plodding on, I have even google, without much luck...I think I must have accidently switch something off......hey oh....lol.....:DLilly

[Guest]

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is also worthwhile checking the IP Properties to see if it is set to Automatic or if it is set to use a specific IP Address. If it is set to a specific IP address then that could be causing the problem. Normally you can check by right clicking the network connection in Network Connections and choose Properties, TCP/IP.

found that googling

[KiteRunner]

Could it be your security settings or something like that?

[MarionH]

This is probably a stupid thought - are you saying that when you try and connect to IE (or Mozilla) it is coming up with "no connection" at that point?
If that is the case have you checked under IE/File and made sure that Work Offline is not ticked?
As I said - only a silly thought but I speak from experience on that one!
Marion

[Lilly the flower]

Just an update on this problem, in case anyone has the same problem, I had to put in my 'key' number and password again, not sure why. but its fine now...it seems it just 'dropped off' once it was put in again, it was fine!!! who am I to reason why!!! lol....Lilly

[dave pusey]

Try clicking the Repair button that you mentioned in your first post. That is often worth a try.

[Lilly the flower]

Thanks Dave, I have clicked the repair button so many times that I worn it out, lol. I think it is sorted now, thanks goodness, I put in the 'Key' number and password again!!! and it seems to have sorted it now...thanks anyway....;)Lilly

[jaydax]

Have you been playing about with your computer's firewall settings? If so you may need to tell it that the network is safe.

One other thing you could do would be to go into system devices (in Control Panel). Find your wireless network card and delete it. Then restart your computer and let it re-detect the card. You may then find the problem is cured.