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Timmah! on 03 July 2008
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kitler53 said:
so i have a friend that is having internet problems. she wrote;

"pedro.... i don't know anything about computers and my internet is f'd.

soooo.. i have wireless and if it says (when i'm repairing the connection) that it can't connect because it can't renew the IP address, how can i fix this? everyone i've called has been less than helpful, to put it diplomatically

amanda, the computer retard"

i won't be seeing her until saturday so i don't know anything else about the problem but if any of you have any ideas about what the problem is i'd appreciate the input.

First, reset the power on the internet router AND the wireless router, then try the repair operation.

Try the computer hard wired in. If that doesn't work, you may have a problem with your router, or the network protocols on the computer.

Try to bypass the wireless router completely and connect the computer directly to the internet router (reset the internet router if you don't get an address at first). If you can get connection on the internet router, but not from the wireless router, try resetting the wireless router and reconfiguring it (use the reset button on the back) or getting a new wireless rtr.

If it still won't work, try a known working computer on the network, if the known working couputer doesn't work, on either the wireless router or the internet router, try getting the ISP to send you a new internet router.