xael821,

You said...

Is this a hardware problem? Software, OS?

What operating system are you using? 32-bit or 64-bit?

Try running an ipconfig /all log and post it back here.

Rick

OK, so I made that script and double clicked it, but I have no idea how to access the log it should produce... any ideas? Also I'm on 32 bit

xael821,

Hit the Windows key and the R keys at the same time. Type

cmd

type

ipconfig /all          (space between the g and /)

Right click on the top ot the log, then left click copy, then paste it back here.

Rick

Ok...so the cmd where it should pop up autocloses almost instantly so i cannot access it...sorry I'm bad at being helped but any other ideas?

xael821,

On all systems, when you hit the Windows key and the R keys at the same time, you'll see...

For XP, you have the type

command

For Vista/Windows 7, you have to type

cmd

Hit enter. Type

ipconfig /all

Rick

got it... here's the entire thing

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]

Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Alex>

C:\Users\Alex>

C:\Users\Alex>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

  Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : AlexEllison-PC

  Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :

  Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

  IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

  WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

  DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : exeter.edu

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

  Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

  Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter

  Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : C4-46-19-60-07-3F

  DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

  Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

  Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c521:9ab:ccc7:845e%16(Preferred)

  IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1(Preferred)

  Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

  Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

  DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 600065561

  DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-13-CD-9B-F5-A4-BA-DB-DB-B4-C6

  DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1

  NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

  Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

  Description . . . . . . . . . . . : DW1520 Wireless-N WLAN Half-Mini Card

  Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : C4-46-19-60-07-3F

  DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

  Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

  Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::81b8:d467:5a7a:6543%12(Preferred)

  IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.116.1(Preferred)

  Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

  Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

  DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 230966809

  DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-13-CD-9B-F5-A4-BA-DB-DB-B4-C6

  DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1

                                      fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1

                                      fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1

  NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

  Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : exeter.edu

  Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller

  Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : A4-BA-DB-DB-B4-C6

  DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

  Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

  Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::31bb:8422:e343:4f3e%11(Preferred)

  IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 172.25.8.197(Preferred)

  Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0

  Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, September 19, 2011 8:07:31 PM

  Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, September 20, 2011 4:07:30 AM

  Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::6863:469e:d2fa:1ccd%11

                                      172.25.8.1

  DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.0.26

  DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 245676763

  DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-13-CD-9B-F5-A4-BA-DB-DB-B4-C6

  DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.0.61

                                      172.16.1.29

  NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{7E69CA3D-D957-443B-91B2-16E308CF46DE}:

  Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

  Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

  Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter

  Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0

  DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

  Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.exeter.edu:

  Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

  Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : exeter.edu

  Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3

  Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0

  DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

  Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

  Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

  Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

  Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0

  DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

  Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

  IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e76:3497:237e:53e6:f73a(Pref

erred)

  Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3497:237e:53e6:f73a%15(Preferred)

  Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::

  NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{B24D03E7-13E5-4744-9026-F396CADAB1EE}:

  Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

  Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

  Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #4

  Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0

  DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

  Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Users\Alex>

That was terrific, it worked! Thank you so much for helping me and dealing with my measure of ineptitude!

xael821,

Glad you got it working! :emotion-21: Thanks for posting back.

Take care,

Rick

Help!!!

My desktopPC is the main computer in this house and we have wireless.  Two desktops and both are working; however, my laptop was working this morning, lost connection to wireless and I cannot get it connected back.  I was doing what I usually do in the morning and so nothing was different. How can I reconnect?  I am so confused by this.

Appreciate any help to get me out of this jam...

Thanks,:emotion-9:

s32144,

Power off the ISP modem/routeer and the wireless router(if any) Wait 30 seconds, then power on the ISP modem/router. Wait 15 seconds, then power on the wireless router(if any).

Restart your computer.

Try to connect.

What happens?

Rick

I did that this morning because I assumed (never should assume :) I guess) that the whole network was down.  The other computers would go online but my laptop wouldn't.  

I have Windows 7.   I am just not technically inclined when it comes to this kind of thing....  

s32144,

Try Winsock2 How to determine and to recover from Winsock2 corruption in Windows Server 2003, in Windows XP, and in Windows Vista

Rick

I was looking at Kim Komando's site and saw this.  I think I could have written it - same type of thing that happened to me except mine is a DELL.

"Yesterday my wireless connection on my new Gateway computer failed. I made the mistake of calling Technical 'no' Support. I talked to someone who I could barely understand. I was told that I would have to reformat and reinstall windows. Then I would have to make arrangements to have my laptop shipped to Gateway for repair. Then the real shocker, I was told that it would take ten,(10)business weeks to repair the issue. What a joke for a solution to their product.

I did have Dual-band Wireless-N USB Network adapter that fixed the issue right now. Why do these big computer companies treat the customer like dirt?"