Help with wireless internet

amsgator · #1 July 17th, 2006, 10:15 PM

My wireless card tells me I am conncected to the internet with an excellent signal, yet when I click on IE or Mozilla, it brings up the page saying the page cannot be found, meaning I dont have a connection.... Does anyone know how I can fix this because it wont let me on wireless anywhere...not the Reitz, or any place else. Help?

Aaron

amsgator · #2 July 17th, 2006, 10:22 PM

I'm not using a router...I am just talking about wireless anywhere...the Reitz Union at UF has wireless internet throughout the entire building as do most other buildings on campus....

G_Dem · #3 July 17th, 2006, 10:59 PM

You will need to run some tests when you next get a chance to.

Firstly turn off any firewalls you have running to see if that is the problem. If that dont solve your problem post your ipconfig details when you next try to connect. To do this go to: Start - run - type cmd and press ok. Then type:

ipconfig

and post your results.

amsgator · #4 July 17th, 2006, 11:06 PM

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Aaron Stemen>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

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

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.4.142
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

C:\Documents and Settings\Aaron Stemen>

amsgator · #5 July 17th, 2006, 11:07 PM

its not registering a dns suffix or default gateway and it says media is disconnected... Any ideas?

amsgator · #6 July 17th, 2006, 11:16 PM

ok i read up on the campus wireless internet and it said to have WEP turned OFF. I'm not sure if it is enabled or not but how do I find out? I tried properties under the start>run>ncpa.cpl but i cant find it....

G_Dem · #7 July 17th, 2006, 11:36 PM

The media disconnected isnt to do with your wireless connection, its your ethernet NIC card so dont worry. Your pc isnt recieving a valid ip address (169.254 is the windows default ip).

Did you try turning off any firewalls you have?
To find out if the router is security enabled, right click on the little wireless computer symbol on the bottom right and click on view available wireless networks. Underneath the wireless network you are trying to connect to should say "security enabled wireless network" or "unsecured wireless network"

amsgator · #8 July 17th, 2006, 11:39 PM

i think i got it disabled. but i noticed something else. when i unplug my computer from the AC adapter it pops up saying that my network card has been turned off to conserve battery life...would that affect it? if so how do i change that? just go to the power usage settings?

amsgator · #9 July 17th, 2006, 11:40 PM

and yes i turned the firewall off. that didnt do anything.

G_Dem · #10 July 17th, 2006, 11:46 PM

I think there is a power option if you click on the properties of your wireless adapter.

did you check if the wireless network was security enabled?

amsgator · #11 July 18th, 2006, 12:47 AM

i dont have an adapter...its a card in my laptop. and i turned off wep. havent tried it again yet. but how do i keep my network card on?>

G_Dem · #12 July 18th, 2006, 01:05 AM

Same process whether its an adapter or built in. I havent got a laptop on me now to check but if I remember correctly go to "network connections" (either from control panel or show all connections and right click on your wireless LAN and go to properties. There should be a power saving tab or option in there.