internet ,wireless router, windows 7
my boss rang up and said i got a new wireless router at home from verizon and my laptop windows 7 shows that i am connected to the router. it shows 65mbps, but when he opens internet it is blank page
i told hi that do ipconfig/all , he did and got IP : 192.168.something he didn't get 169. ip .
he got dns 192.168.1.1 , i told him to do ipconfig/ relaese renew
but that didn't work out.
can you tell if anything he needs to check
i told hi that do ipconfig/all , he did and got IP : 192.168.something he didn't get 169. ip .
he got dns 192.168.1.1 , i told him to do ipconfig/ relaese renew
but that didn't work out.
can you tell if anything he needs to check
When you are connected to a router and you end up with a 169. 254.xxx.xxx address, its Microsofts way of saying "we cant get you a REAL address so we're just stuffing this phoney one in here instead of admitting that we dont know whats wrong!"
It sounds very much to me as though your boss isnt connected to a proper working router at all; is it possble that the router came out from Verizon unconfigured? I'm in the UK, so I dont really know how US ISPs work in that respect. However, it might be worth asking him if he had to use a wireless key to make the connection; if the answer is NO, I'd say its a safe bet that the router is sitting there in factory default mode, with no wireless security setup. and he has connected successfully to a blank router!
The VERY BEST way to check your problem machine would be to connect it DIRECTLY to the router using a network cable; if there is still no connection, and the laptop works in other places (work for example), its a safe bet that the router aint configured, or is at best having connectivity problems.
It sounds very much to me as though your boss isnt connected to a proper working router at all; is it possble that the router came out from Verizon unconfigured? I'm in the UK, so I dont really know how US ISPs work in that respect. However, it might be worth asking him if he had to use a wireless key to make the connection; if the answer is NO, I'd say its a safe bet that the router is sitting there in factory default mode, with no wireless security setup. and he has connected successfully to a blank router!
The VERY BEST way to check your problem machine would be to connect it DIRECTLY to the router using a network cable; if there is still no connection, and the laptop works in other places (work for example), its a safe bet that the router aint configured, or is at best having connectivity problems.
I have seen this where the router gives it own number out for dns. go into change adapter settings, properties for the tcp/ipv4 and change for obtain dns automatically to use following
put in 8.8.8.8 and 4.4.4.4 (those are google's DNS server) close and see if that gets him to the internet.
put in 8.8.8.8 and 4.4.4.4 (those are google's DNS server) close and see if that gets him to the internet.
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Because to get correct IP addreess means router is properly set for DHCP, but it tells nothing about internet connectivity.
so firstly check with another device to see if it is router related or laptop related
if another devices are working, then laptop blocks internet connectivity and if may be firewall for example