Connected but no interwebsauce

So my wireless connection on my Laptop says connected and a 5 bar connection, but when trying to go on web pages will not connect.I can connect through Ethernet on all 3 of my computers.
I am running windows Vista, DIR-628 router, and Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter. I was trying to Google it and how I should try to ipconfig/flushdns, didn't work as you can tell.

 

is your gateway correct?

 

start > network > choose NETWORK AND SHARING CENTER

does it say LOCAL or LOCAL AND INTERNET

 

Also, if it is any importance, I can not go to 192.168.0.1.

 

do an ipconfig /all in CMD and see what kind of IP address you are getting. If you are not getting 192.168.x.1 then you aren't connected properly.

Do you have the latest Atheros Vista drivers or do you have any older driver to test out?

Use your desktop and connect to your Router and check all wireless settings.

I'm guessing a driver issue.

I have an Atheros card on my Dell E1705 but wasn't able to connect to my wireless router without using the original driver

 

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Noel-laptop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.wa.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168C(P)/8111C(P) Family PCI-E
GBE NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-23-54-48-60-48
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e50:348a:6f1:bc46:cab8(Prefe
rred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::348a:6f1:bc46:cab8%13(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes


As for the driver I just updated it through windows update 30 minutes ago. Version numbers is 7.6.1.204.

 

trying using an older driver version to your WIFI card.

 

In Network and Sharing Center, click MANAGE WIRELESS NETWORKS on the left

select and remove all wireless networks

reboot.

Reconnect to your wireless network,

report back

 

After removing all wireless connections and rebooting, it stills says connected and it still will not allow me to load web pages. Also where would I go to find an older version of my driver?

Here is what the ipconfig said after I did the aforementioned reboot.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Noel-laptop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.wa.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168C(P)/8111C(P) Family PCI-E
GBE NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-23-54-48-60-48
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.hsd1.wa.comcast.net.
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

 

Your not getting an ip address in there. Is your router broadcasting dhcp? (and forget what fins is saying, its not a driver problem).

 

on the setup for the router is says it is using dynamic IP (DHCP)

 

Wait it doesnt show your wireless adapter in there only your built in lan - which has dns info from comcast. Were you connected with an ethernet cable when you were doing that? Dont leave us in the dark on details, its hard to know exactly what your doing.

 

No I unplugged the Ethernet cable when doing ipconfig/all.
I'll do it another time with both scenarios.

Ethernet -

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]

Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Noel-laptop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.wa.comcast.net.

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.wa.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168C(P)/8111C(P) Family PCI-E
GBE NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-23-54-48-60-48
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::a1a4:244b:f645:f93b%12(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.196(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, March 21, 2009 8:13:18 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, April 27, 2145 8:59:38 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e50:348a:6f1:bc46:cab8(Prefe
rred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::348a:6f1:bc46:cab8%13(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.wa.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.hsd1.wa.comcast.net.
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

W/O Ethernet Plugged in

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Noel-laptop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.wa.comcast.net.

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.wa.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168C(P)/8111C(P) Family PCI-E
GBE NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-23-54-48-60-48
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::a1a4:244b:f645:f93b%12(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.196(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, March 21, 2009 8:13:18 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, April 27, 2145 8:59:38 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e50:348a:6f1:bc46:cab8(Prefe
rred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::348a:6f1:bc46:cab8%13(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.wa.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.hsd1.wa.comcast.net.
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

 

I still think its driver issues. Since you stated you are using the ones from MS update, go and download and install the ones from Atheros instead. you have nothing to lose at this point.

 

but there is NO wireless interface listed there at all!

In device manager, is the wireless device listed? Without a yellow explanation mark?

If it is, right click, choose PROPERTIES, go to DRIVER tab, and roll back the driver.

Wonder if you installed the correct driver.....

 

Yes it is and it is driver 7.6.1.204.

 

roll it back

 

It was doing this before I updated it this morning, the plus of rollback is what?

 

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=14833

try that site for various drivers

 

It reinstalls the earlier drivers that were working. Vista keeps copies of old drivers so that if a new driver does not work, you can roll back to the previous driver

 

Ok roll'ed back the driver to 7.6.1.194, only other one I have had on the system, and still says connected and no internet.

 

try different drivers from the link i provided you a few post earlier.

 

Ok so I completely uninstalled all the drivers and re-installed 7.6.1.204, so far it is working, so meh. Thanks for the help.

 

I really don't think this is a driver issue....of, course, try it, but there is something else going on...probably a damaged ip stack.

Do the following

Start, type
cmd

wait a second until CMD appears in the search area atop the menu

right click CMD
and select "Run As Administrator"

Type the following commands, each followed by pressing enter.
ipconfig /flushdns
nbtstat -R
nbtstat -RR
netsh int reset all
netsh int ip reset
netsh winsock reset
reboot

 

so it could of been a bad driver install. guess i might actually know a little after all.

 

depends on what you mean--it clearly wasn't a case of a "bad" driver--as in, poorly written, or causing blue screens--corrupted driver maybe. Still think it was the IP stack.

completely removing and reinstalling would have also repaired that....either way, just glad his is working

further though: no, it wouldn't. you are probably right. I was likely a corrupted driver that wasn't being corrected by overrighting whatever was bad. The complete removal was likely the only realistic cure

 

No i think he had something misconfigured somewhere. By removing the driver and putting it back on it might have corrected the mistake he had somewhere.

 

perhaps--I'd love to know what as I have never seen his symptoms before