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[erik_26]

I have cable internet. I have my own wireless cable modem (fairly new).

When I boot up my laptop, I am connected to the network. But the wireless indicator on the task bar says "no internet access."

After several minutes (5-7 min) I will finally internet access.

And while I have you calguns experts attention, I have issues with printer conductivity. It is on the network wirelessly too. Sometime I have to go through the setup wireless connection on the printer.

So some reason it seems like everything is having a hard time establishing or maintaining an IP address.

[bigmike82]

Do this.

After you turn on your computer but don't have the Internet Access message: Hit the windows key and the r key, then type in cmd and hit enter.

Then type ipconfig and paste the output here.

After you receive the Internet Access message, do the same.

[FluorideInMyWater]

probably a ****ty or defective router..maybe short ip lease-times, configured improperly. lots of these routers need to be rebooted often, either your internal router or most likely the router connecting to ur ISP. roadrunner told me that their routers needed to be reset at least once a month, which personally i think is ****, but......if they have ****ty routing tables on the ISP side then that's what u have to do. might not be the equipment, but ****ting ISP routing tables that need to be flushed by re-initializing ur connection.

[badfish2]

I've had a dell AIO printer that was configured wirelessly that would give me connection trouble all the time, Id check for a firmware upgrade on your equipment.

[Ricky-Ray]

Did you check and see if there's an updated firmware for your wireless router? Upgrading the firmware might resolve this. It has for me on several occasion's in the past.

[redrex]

What kind of router do you have. How far away is it. Are there any items that might interfere with the signal? Cordless phones, old microwaves, large electrical motors. You may laugh at the last one but I had a client once who would lose their Wifi connection all the time and no one could figure out why. Well their office was in a converted warehouse, on the top floor, next to the freight style elevator. Every time that motor would kick on it would cause their access point to lose it's mind.

Also, we know that WiFi is supposed to be a standard protocol but anyone who has done this long enough knows that not all wifi devices are created equal. Maybe the make and model you have just don't like to talk to your system. Maybe just try another one.

[erik_26]

Do this.

After you turn on your computer but don't have the Internet Access message: Hit the windows key and the r key, then type in cmd and hit enter.

Then type ipconfig and paste the output here.

After you receive the Internet Access message, do the same.

NO INTERNET

C:\>ipconfig
Windows IP Configuration

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:
Media State...............................: Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix.:

wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv^ Address . . . . . . . . : fe80::4819:bb15:3c82:5c91%12
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address..: 169.254.92.145
Subnet Mask...............................: 255.255.0.0
Defaul Gateway..........................:

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State.................................: Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffic....:
Tunnel adapter isatap. {C1BB3695-47FB-45DB-A252-7661A0AB6538}:
Media State.................................: Media disonnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix....:
Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Media State.................................: Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix.....:
C:\>

YES INTERNET
C:\>ipconfig
Windows IP Configuration

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:
Media State...............................: Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix.:

wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv^ Address . . . . . . . . : fe80::4819:bb15:3c82:5c91%12
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address..: 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask...............................: 255.255.0.0
Defaul Gateway..........................: 192.168.0.1

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State.................................: Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffic....:
Tunnel adapter isatap. {C1BB3695-47FB-45DB-A252-7661A0AB6538}:
Media State.................................: Media disonnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix....:
Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix....:
IPv6 Address................................: 2001:0:4137:9e76:1428:102b:b8af:1a6e
Link-local IPv6 Address................: fe80::1428:102b:b8af1a6e%14
Defualt Gateway..........................: ::
C:\>

[Ricky-Ray]

Did you change the wireless network name to something else besides it's default??? I've seen it where some of my friends didn't change it and there were multiple same routers in the area and because they were all left on the default they kept going in and out because they would connect to one and then disconnect and connect to the other because they were all the same name.

[erik_26]

I use to use a different wireless router that had the same network name.

[Rivers]

Try entering a static IP address. Instead of it going to a dynamic (DHCP) address (where it picks the IP address for you, like 192.168.0.{2-255}), you set the IP address within that 2-255 range. You should look at the settings you listed in YES INTERNET and just type them in, then save that as your "home" location. Then try the connection. If you have any problem, recheck the ipconfig results to be sure you have the static settings. Also try to find the DNS server IP addresses for your service provider. These affect how quickly and accurately your request for, say Yahoo.com, goes to the actual IP address that Yahoo.com is really located. Bad DNS means lousy web surfing.

BTW, it REALLY helps when you identify your service provider, your locale, your operating system, etc. when you post questions like this. Better info could get you better answers.

[erik_26]

Try entering a static IP address. Instead of it going to a dynamic (DHCP) address (where it picks the IP address for you, like 192.168.0.{2-255}), you set the IP address within that 2-255 range. You should look at the settings you listed in YES INTERNET and just type them in, then save that as your "home" location. Then try the connection. If you have any problem, recheck the ipconfig results to be sure you have the static settings.

Should I do this for both the IP6V and IP4V or just one of those? If one, which?

Also try to find the DNS server IP addresses for your service provider. These affect how quickly and accurately your request for, say Yahoo.com, goes to the actual IP address that Yahoo.com is really located. Bad DNS means lousy web surfing.

Not sure how to do this.

BTW, it REALLY helps when you identify your service provider, your locale, your operating system, etc. when you post questions like this. Better info could get you better answers.

My bad, Santa Clara County, Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, and Charter is my ISP.

[high_revs]

usually when that happens to me, it's my router. but i do unplug the modem too at the same time. migth as well hard-boot both of them.

like others said, see if you can test another router (can you disable the wireless featuer of your modem?). this is probably why i don't want a combined modem and wireless router. if 1 part fails, the whole thing fails.

btw, is this something you bought from your dsl/cable company? can you exchange it still?

[bigmike82]

Reboot your wireless router (if you haven't done so already).

What's happening is that your computer is very slow to pick up an IP address. It could be due to low signal strength.

Try sitting your laptop right next to the router, then reconnect. Does it work better?