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stoni_b

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    Laptop says connected to internet but isnt
    « on: August 31, 2009, 07:48:52 AM »
    -My daughters Toshiba Satellite Laptop has a an icon in the bottom showing it is connected to our internet as unidentified network.
    -Trend Micro Antivirus keeps popping up saying No Internet Conncetion Found.
    -When trying to go to a site the computer reads - Internet Explorer Cannot Display webpage.
    -I went through START cmd and typed in firefox and google websites manually but get the error www.google.com is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file (no other info such as sent and receivced or lost follows).
    PLEASE HELP!!!

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    Re: Laptop says connected to internet but isnt
    « Reply #1 on: August 31, 2009, 07:51:08 AM »
    You are not connected to the internet. Would you like to provide some details about how you are connecting / trying to connect?

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      « Reply #2 on: August 31, 2009, 07:52:37 AM »
      ADDITIONAL INFO: The laptop has worked fine and ran internet up until yesterday.  She is running Windows Vista. We do not have a password protected internet and she is wireless.  I also tried direct connect line to the interent and no luck.  We have unplugged both the modem and linksys and restarted her laptop.  Nothing seems to help.

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        « Reply #3 on: August 31, 2009, 07:56:10 AM »
        Her internet status changes from "connected to unidentified" to "identifying Lynksys" - but never connects.  All other laptops in the house are working fine.

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        Re: Laptop says connected to internet but isnt
        « Reply #4 on: August 31, 2009, 07:59:55 AM »
        Control Panel - Network Connections - Local Area Connection - what does it show?

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          « Reply #5 on: August 31, 2009, 08:09:00 AM »
          Shows "her PC" going to "unidentified network" trying to go to "internet" but not making the conncet (has a red X).
          WRITTEN INFO ON SCREEN STATES:
          Unidentified Network (public network) and changes back and forth to Identifying Network
          Access Local -Only
          Connection- wireless network connection Linksys
          Signal strength - excellent

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          Re: Laptop says connected to internet but isnt
          « Reply #6 on: August 31, 2009, 08:11:30 AM »
          Does it only show that one "unidentified" network? How do the other computers identify your network? What happens when you try to let the network applet try to "fix" the problem?

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            Re: Laptop says connected to internet but isnt
            « Reply #7 on: August 31, 2009, 08:11:46 AM »
            On the Connect to a network window, although it says she is connceted it shows the Linksys Iconw ith a yellow shield with an "!" on it.

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              Re: Laptop says connected to internet but isnt
              « Reply #8 on: August 31, 2009, 08:15:58 AM »
              try uninstalling the driver for it and then reinstall it I just had to do it with my niece's laptop and it's the same brand  and it worked. Click on uninstall then click on update driver and reboot it should reinstall for you and it should work.

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                Re: Laptop says connected to internet but isnt
                « Reply #9 on: August 31, 2009, 08:18:05 AM »
                Others that are connected including my sons identical Toshiba laptop and the one I am on now shows connected to "Linksys 2"  (The "Linksys 2" name, may be because the neighbor has a password protected linksys that also shows up).

                Not Sure what Applet is...please explain.

                When I run the repair and diagnose I get "there may be a problem with one or more network adapers on this computer, so I automatically get new IP settings and then get get windows tried but didn ot fix the problem.  

                This is where I unplugged the modem and wireless, restarted her PC etc... no luck

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                Re: Laptop says connected to internet but isnt
                « Reply #10 on: August 31, 2009, 08:21:02 AM »
                The applet to which I was referring was the Network applet in Control panel - but you already did what you are supposed to there. Please open device manager and see if there are any yellow exclamation marks.

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                  « Reply #11 on: August 31, 2009, 08:22:31 AM »
                  ADG - Im Opening device Manager now...

                  How do I find/uninstall/reinstall the driver?

                  Upon startup she also gets an error "Could not locate a valid definitions file.  Please go tot he Program Operations page and click "Update definitions" to download a defininitions file.  (This should not affect her connection, right?  We think this is a Spy Sweeper error)

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                  Re: Laptop says connected to internet but isnt
                  « Reply #12 on: August 31, 2009, 08:24:22 AM »
                  That would be from one of your malware apps - don't worry about it for now. Any yellow asterisks?

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                    Re: Laptop says connected to internet but isnt
                    « Reply #13 on: August 31, 2009, 08:26:41 AM »
                    No yellow that I can see but where specifically shoudl I be looking??
                    Network Adaptors = none
                    Modems = None

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                    Re: Laptop says connected to internet but isnt
                    « Reply #14 on: August 31, 2009, 08:29:39 AM »
                    I was hoping there was a problem with your network adapter. Everything certainly pointed there.

                    Okay, let's go to the network adapter in device manager. Identify the make and model and then go to the manufacturer's website and see download the driver and install it. If you can't do it that way, then in device manager right-click on the network adapter's name and then update driver. Let it look on the web for a newer driver.