Connected to wireless network, but no internet access?

Stiffy · 05-08-2008, 05:37 PM

Well, I have the linksys wireless WRT54g 802.11b adapter installed into my personal computer, and it seemed to be working fine after reformatting and reinstalling it. I connected to my home network and attempted to launch internet explorer. It didn't work.

So now, I'm puzzled. It says that I am connected but I can't get access to the internet. Please help.

johnwill · 05-09-2008, 06:38 AM

Hold the Windows key and press R, then type devmgmt.msc

Please respond to all the following steps.

Under Network adapters, please tell me all the devices listed.
Are there any devices under Network adapters that have a red x displayed?
Also, are there any devices anywhere in the Device Manager display with yellow ? or ! displayed?

Let's see this as well.

Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD to open a command prompt:

In the command prompt window that opens, type type the following command:

IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.

05-08-2008, 05:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Stiffy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 12 OS: WinXP	Connected to wireless network, but no internet access? Well, I have the linksys wireless WRT54g 802.11b adapter installed into my personal computer, and it seemed to be working fine after reformatting and reinstalling it. I connected to my home network and attempted to launch internet explorer. It didn't work. So now, I'm puzzled. It says that I am connected but I can't get access to the internet. Please help.

05-09-2008, 06:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 27,300 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Connected to wireless network, but no internet access? Hold the Windows key and press R, then type devmgmt.msc Please respond to all the following steps. Under Network adapters, please tell me all the devices listed. Are there any devices under Network adapters that have a red x displayed? Also, are there any devices anywhere in the Device Manager display with yellow ? or ! displayed? Let's see this as well. Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD to open a command prompt: In the command prompt window that opens, type type the following command: IPCONFIG /ALL Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter. Paste the results in a message here. If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience