I've found numerous posts like this around the internet, but they haven't really come to any conclusions.
I am dual-booting Ubuntu 8.10 and Windows XP, and I have an Intel mini wireless-n card installed. My internet works just fine in Ubuntu, but when I power up XP it fails to work. I have a wireless signal and can connect to my home network, but I can't get access to the internet. I had this problem since the very moment I installed Windows, and once managed to fix it by doing ipconfig /release /renew, unplugging the modem/router, and then putting it back in. While I was downloading some Steam things overnight, the internet cut out, and doing the ipconfig and modem trick didn't work. Is there anything else I should try or anything in the config settings that might be affecting my internet?
Thanks in advance,
Romanian
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Please list your laptop's make and model, the wifi card make and model, the operating system (XP has three service packs, and also has Home and Pro versions - which one are you using and which SP?), and the current driver.
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Clevo M570RU, 3945ABG/4965AGN WLAN. Windows XP Media Center, SP1. Current driver 1.11 ( from here).
This has happened on another older laptop in the house as well, but it was fixed. -
start > run
cmd
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ipconfig /all > c:\ipconfig.txt
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these are the most current drivers:
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21149&view=findpost&p=91328
what is the status? does it even say local only? or that it cant connect to the router or network?
which ipconfig trick did you try? -
Assuming you don't have the same problems while flying with Ubuntu 8.10, i'd say a sudden cut-off of the internet connection leads me to the followin questions:
- can you ping your router / DNS server ?
- when resetting the router, your IP still has no access?
- If so change DHCP range @ router and try again
- any other history of side-effects (blue screen, hangups)
I remember there is a way to reset the TCP/IP protocol stack to default values using
$dosprompt: netsh int ip reset
If a reset helps, there is/was something very wrong down there in the stack. -
addendum to Nomad's post
netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt
You need to include the "c:\resetlog.txt" at the end for windows xp -
TheNomad:
1) Yes
2) Correct
3) ?
4) If I go into sleep mode twice, the second time I wake it blue-screens me; possible memory error.
zfactor: I just did /release /renew, but after just resetting everything this morning to make it work, I guess it wasn't ipconfig but rather resetting that made it work.
IPConfig.txt
Resetlog.txt
I managed to make it work again this morning by unplugging both modem and router for a minute, then putting them back in. It's still really ticking me off though, having to do this every time I want to use Windows XP internet.
Thanks for the link to the updated driver. -
Our desktop which is hooked up via LAN had no internet for about 3 days, so we unplugged and re-plugged everything today. Solved the desktop's problem, but now my laptop has no connection.
The problem still persists; no other ideas? -
Are you using encryption on the network?
WEP + Wireless N = exactly that you're seeing. -
What brand of modem and router are you using, and how old are they?
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Strong wireless signal, no internet connection
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Romanian, Dec 16, 2008.