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Old 02-28-2009, 07:00 PM

I wasn't sure where to stash this post, so if it needs to be moved, please move it.

I need technical help. Cause this is really starting to irritate me!
My laptop does not want to connect to my internet connection at home.
I'm sitting in a library at the moment using their wireless connection with no problem at all. Yet I cannot use the connection I have at home, wireless or wired.

It says it's connected, yet it's not pinging the DNS.
I think a setting is just screwed up somewhere, I just don't know where.
Can anyone help me out? With even just a suggestion or tow on what it could be??

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Old 02-28-2009, 07:06 PM

I've moved this thread into our Computer & Video Games forum.

Hopefully you'll get the help you need here. :yes:

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Old 03-01-2009, 06:24 PM

You could try this: open up your network connections > right click the connection> hit properties > scroll down the list to "internet protocol" and click it so its highlighted > hit properties (it'll be the third button over just below the scroll down box) and make sure you're set on "obtain an IP address automatically"

OR

There is a chance your virus scanner is set to "halt internet traffic" in which case you will connect to the internet, but be unable to use it. I've had this happen once and felt silly when I figured it out. Simply change the setting if that's the case.

OR

You may just have a password on with your home computer and not realize it (though with most routers they will inform you if you need one while trying to connect...)

OR

It could just be a problem with your internet provider that day and you can call them up. Even so, if the first mentioned method doesn't work it's probably a good idea to call them anyways because the other methods I know of fixing it require changing things and if you're unsure of what you're supposed to do it could get messy.

When all else fails call the ISP. :]

Hopefully this was able to help at least a little bit.

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Old 03-02-2009, 07:14 PM

Thanks for the suggestions Mn!
I didn't need them though, since I managed to get my internet working.

 


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