laptop wfi troubles..

[cjhutch]

Is the router broadcasting in the same wireless frequency as the laptop? b/g/n?

I don't think that's the problem. All modern laptops with wireless cards have b/g compatibility and routers are also backwards compatible if it's an n capable router. Also he says he has connection to the router, but just can't get on the internet. When I was a network admin the kind of problem he described almost always was the TCP/IP settings.

[JITB]

I don't think that's the problem. All modern laptops with wireless cards have b/g compatibility and routers are also backwards compatible if it's an n capable router. Also he says he has connection to the router, but just can't get on the internet. When I was a network admin the kind of problem he described almost always was the TCP/IP settings.

i cant get to the ip settings, the laptop is from school.. will i need admin prviledges to do so?

[cjhutch]

Hmmm, I don't think so. I don't have a PC right now to test it. If you can't get to those settings it will tell you that you don't have sufficient privileges. Just to make sure you are going to the right place.

Go to your control panel and then click on network connections. Find the wireless connection in the list. Right click on that connection and then click properties. From there another box will pop up and look for the option that says TCP/IP Connection. Click on that and then click on the button labeled properties. You will see the next window and from there the Ip and DNS settings boxes will be towards the bottom. Click on the box that says obtain automatically for both.

[92mr2T]

i cant get to the ip settings, the laptop is from school.. will i need admin prviledges to do so?

Try right clicking on the network connections icon and see if you can do a repair on that connection. Sounds like you may need admin privileges if you can't change any ip settings.

[JITB]

Try right clicking on the network connections icon and see if you can do a repair on that connection. Sounds like you may need admin privileges if you can't change any ip settings.

wont let e repair..b/c it says nothing is wrong..