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Internet & Networking => Networking => Topic started by: LightUpMyLife on October 01, 2022, 07:11:13 PM

Title: Lenovo Thinkpad 430 Cannot Detect Home Wi-Fi After Vacation
Post by: LightUpMyLife on October 01, 2022, 07:11:13 PM: I just recently returned from vacation from Europe where I took my Lenovo Thinkpad 430. It was working just fine the entire time I was gone where I used a smart phone as a Wi-Fi Access Point to connect to the Internet. Got back home and the thing doesn't even SEE my home Wi-Fi. I can see Wi-Fi connections from my neighbors and other household devices on the list of available networks but my home Wi-Fi does not appear. Tried resetting my home Wi-Fi to no effect. I also used the Windows troubleshooter, and even though it says I am not connected to a network, the first network it shows to attempt to connect to is a smart light bulb with NO internet connectivity.
Title: Re: Lenovo Thinkpad 430 Cannot Detect Home Wi-Fi After Vacation
Post by: Hackoo on October 02, 2022, 01:28:30 AM: Hit on Windows Button + R to Open the Run Box and copy and paste this command line and hit enter for Network Diagnostics :
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msdt.exe -skip TRUE -path %Windir%\diagnostics\system\networking -ep NetworkDiagnosticsPNI
Title: Re: Lenovo Thinkpad 430 Cannot Detect Home Wi-Fi After Vacation
Post by: thecomputerbride on October 03, 2022, 05:03:57 AM: (How) did you solve the problem? Was it through the Network Diagnostics in the previous suggestion? I'm sorry I can't help, but since I myself encounter all kinds of issues, I would really appreciate it if you shared the solution.
Title: Re: Lenovo Thinkpad 430 Cannot Detect Home Wi-Fi After Vacation
Post by: LightUpMyLife on October 03, 2022, 07:07:43 AM: "An error occurred. This troubleshooter could not be launched."
Title: Re: Lenovo Thinkpad 430 Cannot Detect Home Wi-Fi After Vacation
Post by: BC_Programmer on October 03, 2022, 05:43:37 PM: Are you able to verify that your home Wifi is present at all via another device? eg. Does your phone see it?
Title: Re: Lenovo Thinkpad 430 Cannot Detect Home Wi-Fi After Vacation
Post by: LightUpMyLife on October 04, 2022, 06:56:16 AM: Yes. My home Wi-Fi works. There is no problem with any other device like my phone, Roku Player, Nintendo Switch, and smart light bulbs.
Title: Re: Lenovo Thinkpad 430 Cannot Detect Home Wi-Fi After Vacation
Post by: Geek-9pm on October 04, 2022, 05:47:58 PM: Well, it could be the endows PC has a hardware failure. ???
Do you have another network adapter you can use on your PC?
Title: Re: Lenovo Thinkpad 430 Cannot Detect Home Wi-Fi After Vacation
Post by: LightUpMyLife on October 06, 2022, 07:31:37 PM: Should I try getting a deeper look at hardware or should I simply just purchase an external Wifi adapter?