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Answer» i believe i need to update my wireless driver on my labtop but its not allowing me to connect to the internet in order to do so is there any other way for this to happen? So the first issue to be able to connect to the Internet. For the update wireless driver u can be downloaded it from anywhere (coffee net)Why do you think it needs a driver update ? ? What happened before it went out ? ? More details would be very helpful...Next time please include enough information in your first post. In the case where someone accidentally deletes some important files and his wireless stops working, he'll use the following methods. Locate the original driver disk for the laptop and reinstall the wireless drivers. Or just go buy a new external wireless device. You might be looking at one even locally for about $10 used, maybe $15 new.im sorry guys okay here is the entire story one weekend i was using the computer(which is a labtop) to do some online payment for my bills and what not and then i left and when i came back that night i clicked on the internet and it says it couldnt display the webpage. and wheni tried to repair the connection it didnt work then i tried restarting or rebooting the computer and still no solution and when i looked at the satus the i wasnt recieveing enough packages i was reciveing (24 packets when i sent out 1000+ out and i know thas not normal ) i tried connecting my labtop to my DSL modem but that was a fail as well it kept saying limited or no connection. sigh somebody please help me this is so frustrating im not really good with computers that why i turned here.....sorry for before with not having enough detailsGood. Not we can get somewhere. What I say earlier was a wild guess. Skip it. Now then, Is this your Modem? Does it look like it? HTTP://www.amazon.com/Motorola-2210-002-M022-Southwest-Region-Silver/dp/B002KCNW2Y If so, turn it off for half an hour. Let it cool down. PLUG it back in. In about 30 seconds it should be up and have a good DSL connection. Or, what modem do you have? Who is your provider? Do you have the trouble shooting guide for your modem? The Motorola2210 and others like it are bottom of the pack economy DSL modems to get customers started at the lower cost entry point. Some models have been revised to eliminate the over heating problem. Check with your provider. no that isnt my modem i believe mine is by RCA? if thats a company and my service provider is Comcast but this modem does not provide a wireless connection when i connect to the internet on my labtop it is through an unsecured network names WEST4230 and the connection strength is excellent but it doesnt allow me to browse.So you are connecting to someone else's wireless account ? ? Sorry...i'll pass on this one.no its a public wireless network u censored hole Quote from: Trackstar11s on April 25, 2010, 08:09:15 PM no its a public wireless network u censored hole "No, it's a public network" would have probably been sufficient. the SSID definitely sounds like it's probably provided by the municipality. It's not the default SSID, anyway. On the other hand, Not being able to browse would be the case if only certain mac addresses were allowed to do so- for example, coffee shops and so FORTH often have what appears to be an open network connection, but in order to browse the internet you need to pay them, and they will add your MAC address to the allowed list of computers that can browse. In either case, it's impossible to know wether your inability to browse is local (a problem with your computer) or a problem with the router on the other end and/or it's configuration. Also, since you've been connecting through a unsecured wireless then you haven't been using your own comcast account, but rather the internet of some other entity. Now, you say you have internet service- do you have a router? are you currently using it for a desktop PC? Quote i tried connecting my labtop to my DSL modem but that was a fail as well it kept saying limited or no connection. this was through an ethernet cord, correct? If your DSL modem is usually only attached to, say, a desktop, it's possible that your ISP account is "tied" to the MAC address of your desktop- this would be why you get "limited or no connectivity". More satellite details would be helpful; How many PCs you have, how do you connect to each, etc. From what I can gather, my guess would be that you have a desktop that is wired straight to a DSL modem for it's connection, and a laptop that you use a public, wireless, and unsecured connection that you've used to manage finances (not recommended). If this is the case, the best solution would be to get a wireless router, so you can use internet connection with your laptop, as well as secure the wireless connection from snooping. This would entail the installation of the router and probably contacting your ISP to change the mac address consigned to your account (the router will not have the same mac address as your PC) then you can connect the PC to the router with a ethernet cord and the laptop wirelessly. Of course, if this is not the case do explain. P.S: Name-calling is unlikely to get you additional help; while it may be true that you are frustrated it's by no means fair to take out that frustration on those of us who are trying to help Quote P.S: Name-calling is unlikely to get you additional help; while it may be true that you are frustrated it's by no means fair to take out that frustration on those of us who are trying to help Smiley I agree with the BC_Programmer . Members of this forum are volunteers and do not gain anything by catering to the frustrations of others. We have nothing to sell. At this point the best advice we can give is to make it clear to your Internet Service Provider that if they do not have a satisfactory solution for you, you will take your business elsewhere. And Have a Nice Day ! !Wait - I wasn't even involved in this. What did I miss? Can I still get in on it? yeah yeah im very very sorry guys i know u are all here to help please FORGIVE me if i offend u and thanks i will buy a router and try this as a solution and thanks again guys! Some popular home gateway routers. Top 9 Broadband Routers - DSL or Cable Modem Home Gateways The above About.com site also has basic tutorials about wireless home networks.

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i believe i need to update my wireless driver on my labtop but its not allowing me to connect to the internet in order to do so is there any other way for this to happen?
So the first issue to be able to connect to the Internet.
For the update wireless driver u can be downloaded it from anywhere (coffee net)Why do you think it needs a driver update ? ?
What happened before it went out ? ?

More details would be very helpful...Next time please include enough information in your first post.
In the case where someone accidentally deletes some important files and his wireless stops working, he'll use the following methods.
Locate the original driver disk for the laptop and reinstall the wireless drivers.
Or just go buy a new external wireless device. You might be looking at one even locally for about $10 used, maybe $15 new.im sorry guys okay here is the entire story one weekend i was using the computer(which is a labtop) to do some online payment for my bills and what not and then i left and when i came back that night i clicked on the internet and it says it couldnt display the webpage. and wheni tried to repair the connection it didnt work then i tried restarting or rebooting the computer and still no solution and when i looked at the satus the i wasnt recieveing enough packages i was reciveing (24 packets when i sent out 1000+ out and i know thas not normal ) i tried connecting my labtop to my DSL modem but that was a fail as well it kept saying limited or no connection. sigh somebody please help me this is so frustrating im not really good with computers that why i turned here.....sorry for before with not having enough detailsGood. Not we can get somewhere.
What I say earlier was a wild guess. Skip it.
Now then, Is this your Modem? Does it look like it?
HTTP://www.amazon.com/Motorola-2210-002-M022-Southwest-Region-Silver/dp/B002KCNW2Y
If so, turn it off for half an hour. Let it cool down. PLUG it back in. In about 30 seconds it should be up and have a good DSL connection.

Or, what modem do you have? Who is your provider? Do you have the trouble shooting guide for your modem?

The Motorola2210 and others like it are bottom of the pack economy DSL modems to get customers started at the lower cost entry point. Some models have been revised to eliminate the over heating problem. Check with your provider.

no that isnt my modem i believe mine is by RCA? if thats a company and my service provider is Comcast but this modem does not provide a wireless connection when i connect to the internet on my labtop it is through an unsecured network names WEST4230 and the connection strength is excellent but it doesnt allow me to browse.So you are connecting to someone else's wireless account ? ?

Sorry...i'll pass on this one.no its a public wireless network u *censored* hole Quote from: Trackstar11s on April 25, 2010, 08:09:15 PM

no its a public wireless network u *censored* hole

"No, it's a public network" would have probably been sufficient.

the SSID definitely sounds like it's probably provided by the municipality. It's not the default SSID, anyway.

On the other hand, Not being able to browse would be the case if only certain mac addresses were allowed to do so- for example, coffee shops and so FORTH often have what appears to be an open network connection, but in order to browse the internet you need to pay them, and they will add your MAC address to the allowed list of computers that can browse.

In either case, it's impossible to know wether your inability to browse is local (a problem with your computer) or a problem with the router on the other end and/or it's configuration. Also, since you've been connecting through a unsecured wireless then you haven't been using your own comcast account, but rather the internet of some other entity.

Now, you say you have internet service- do you have a router? are you currently using it for a desktop PC?

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i tried connecting my labtop to my DSL modem but that was a fail as well it kept saying limited or no connection.

this was through an ethernet cord, correct?

If your DSL modem is usually only attached to, say, a desktop, it's possible that your ISP account is "tied" to the MAC address of your desktop- this would be why you get "limited or no connectivity". More satellite details would be helpful;

How many PCs you have, how do you connect to each, etc. From what I can gather, my guess would be that you have a desktop that is wired straight to a DSL modem for it's connection, and a laptop that you use a public, wireless, and unsecured connection that you've used to manage finances (not recommended). If this is the case, the best solution would be to get a wireless router, so you can use internet connection with your laptop, as well as secure the wireless connection from snooping. This would entail the installation of the router and probably contacting your ISP to change the mac address consigned to your account (the router will not have the same mac address as your PC) then you can connect the PC to the router with a ethernet cord and the laptop wirelessly.

Of course, if this is not the case do explain.

P.S: Name-calling is unlikely to get you additional help; while it may be true that you are frustrated it's by no means fair to take out that frustration on those of us who are trying to help
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P.S: Name-calling is unlikely to get you additional help; while it may be true that you are frustrated it's by no means fair to take out that frustration on those of us who are trying to help Smiley

I agree with the BC_Programmer .
Members of this forum are volunteers and do not gain anything by catering to the frustrations of others. We have nothing to sell.

At this point the best advice we can give is to make it clear to your Internet Service Provider that if they do not have a satisfactory solution for you, you will take your business elsewhere.
And Have a Nice Day ! !Wait - I wasn't even involved in this. What did I miss? Can I still get in on it? yeah yeah im very very sorry guys i know u are all here to help please FORGIVE me if i offend u and thanks i will buy a router and try this as a solution and thanks again guys!
Some popular home gateway routers.
Top 9 Broadband Routers - DSL or Cable Modem Home Gateways
The above About.com site also has basic tutorials about wireless home networks.

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