Why can't my laptop connect wirelessly to the internet anymore?

Question

Last night my internet worked fine, but this morning it wouldn't connect. I believe the wireless router is working fine, since the computer I am typing this on works fine. However, when I tried to connect to the internet this morning, my laptop suddenly can't find any wireless networks to connect to. Could I just need a new wireless card or is it something more than that?

Answer 1

If the network card came with your computer and you are running Windows XP, try this: go to "Device Manager" via Right clicking 'My Computer' and choosing properties, then the Hardware Tab. Right click your wireless card under the green Network Cards icon, Choose uninstall and then turn off the computer and turn back on. Sounds like your settings may have become corrupted if you have rebooted already, especially if you have other computers that are seeing the wireless router you are connecting too. What happens when you do an "ipconfig/all" at a command prompt. Start, Run, type "cmd" and the click ok. Black box is the command prompt. Then type the "ipconfig/all" without the quotation marks and hit enter. Look under Wireless Ethernet Connection. You will have Ip address, default gateway, subnet mask, dhcp servers, etc.What do you have there?

Answer 2

Perhaps w/o your knowledge your laptop has been leeching another connection, and wasn't even using your own, and that connection left...

Answer 3

if you have 3 coms using the same wireless

i have 3 answers

1. check your com bills

2. bring your com to the shop, check if there is any virus

3. if your wireless is connected with 3 or 4 coms on the

   first com ( the first com you download wen you first bought the

    wireless )

Answer 4

I sounds to me like you need to power cycle your router.  Unplug both router and cable modem for atleast 30 seconds then plug back in.  thx

Answer 5

Check Connect To and you will see all the connections including yours. click yours on. Or call your internet provider, they should be able to fix this.

Answer 6

OMG...thats totally freakkyy....my router is working fine, the comp i am typing on is fine...but mii laptop wont connect as well!!...i dunno how to fix this problem