[kimberleyroad]

I can find and connect to the wireless network in our house, but it has the yellow triangle with an exclamation mark. My housemates are on the internet fine on their laptops and my xbox live is working, so it's clearly an issue with my laptop. My laptop's internet evidently works with an ethernet cable too, but I can't just go through an ethernet cable all the time since the router is in a housemate's bedroom.

Checklist of things I've tried so far:

- Turning the router off and on

- Turning laptop off and on

- Allowed my laptop to 'forget' the network and re-enter password etc to no avail

- Looked on the router homepage for any blocking of my laptop, all seemed fine

- Gone into 'cmd' and typed ipconfig/release then ipconfig/renew

- System Restore

- Tried updating my drivers through Control Panel but it reckons my Wireless Network drivers are up to date

This is a mystery, hopefully somebody can help.

Thanks in advance.

[TerryNet]

Please attach a screen shot of the Networks page of the Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector. Also show for an attempted connection ...

Start, Run, CMD, OK to open a command prompt:
(For Vista or 7 type CMD in the Search box after Start)

Type the following command:

IPCONFIG /ALL

[Note that there is no space between the slash and ALL.]

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.

If necessary use a text file and removable media to copy the results to a computer with internet access.

[kimberleyroad]

Thanks for getting back to me, sorry I didn't see it until now! Here is a screenshot of the program's network page.

The top network is mine.



And the paste of ipconfig /all:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\My Name>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

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

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8191SE Wireless LAN 802.11n PC
I-E NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : E0-91-53-21-1D-65
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c447:cbf0:cd4e:796%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.4(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 23 January 2011 03:57:12
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 23 January 2011 16:20:27
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 249598291
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-14-CC-E4-93-E0-91-53-21-1D-65

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{877B844F-1C3A-4348-979A-3C3E060A4190}:

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

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

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

C:\Users\My Name>

I doubt it's important, but just to clarify, the internet is working with an ethernet cable, is working wirelessly for my housemates' laptops and when I try to connect wireleslly, the connected sign comes up for about 10 seconds and then the yellow triangle appears.

Thanks in advance for getting back to me.

[kimberleyroad]

Oh, this is a screenshot of a connection test I did in the xirrus program.

[etaf]

doubt it's important, but just to clarify, the internet is working with an ethernet cable

Thats important to know
cna we see an ipconfig /all with the PC connected and working by ethernet cable - interested in the DNS

what firewall do you have - norton, mcafee etc
it maybe blocking access on wireless ...

alos try a tcp/ip reset - see below

is kimberly road the wireless you are trying to connect to ?
if so try removing the wireless profile and reconnect and make sure you are using the correct key

Wireless Profiles
http://mgmcc.forumotion.net/networki...ofile-t109.htm
- Vista/Windows7:
http://www.tp-link.com/support/showfaq.asp?id=214
- delete the wireless profiles
Start> control Panel> classic view> network and sharing center> manage wireless networks

Delete the profiles
you will then have to enter the wireless security key for any networks you connect to
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TCP/IP stack repair options for use with Vista/Windows 7.

Start, Programs\Accessories and right click on Command Prompt, select "Run as Administrator" to open a command prompt.

Note: Type only the text in bold for the following commands.

Reset WINSOCK entries to installation defaults: netsh winsock reset catalog

Reset IPv4 TCP/IP stack to installation defaults. netsh int ipv4 reset reset.log

Reset IPv6 TCP/IP stack to installation defaults. netsh int ipv6 reset reset.log

Reboot the machine.

If you receive the message
[b]The requested operation requires elevation.[b]
The please open the command prompt as administrator - as requested above
Start, Programs\Accessories and right click on Command Prompt, select "Run as Administrator" to open a command prompt.


Post back the results here
rightclick in the box
select all
enter
control key + C key - to copy
then reply here and
control key + V to paste

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[kimberleyroad]

This is the ipconfig with the ethernet in and working:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\My Name>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

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

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : JMicron PCI Express Fast Ethernet Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 80-EE-73-02-BB-BE
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c8ab:426e:9421:bc04%13(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.10(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 23 January 2011 15:45:49
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 23 January 2011 16:49:08
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 343993971
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-14-CC-E4-93-E0-91-53-21-1D-65

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{51EC06ED-C06E-4319-9DA8-F7D5E68705F1}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Teredo Tunneling Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:5ef5:79fd:2450:36b8:a9e4:54f2(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2450:36b8:a9e4:54f2%24(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

I've recently done a system restore to factory settings to try and eliminate the problem but it was still occurring, which means I only have Windows Firewall currently, and I tried disabling it to see if it made a difference, which it didn't.

Before the restore to factory settings I deleted the wireless from my laptop's memory so that I had to re-enter the password again and it still didn't work. I've been on the router configuration page to check if there was anything blocking me and there wasn't, and the password was correct.


I did all the cmd resets you wanted me too; for the winsock catalog reset it said successful and to restart, same for the ipv4, and the ipv6 said there was no user settings to reset or something along those lines.

Restarted, still a yellow triangle.

What did you want me to post here after, another ipconfig /all? Here it is in case that's what you wanted:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\My Name>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

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

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : JMicron PCI Express Fast Ethernet Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 80-EE-73-02-BB-BE
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8191SE Wireless LAN 802.11n PC
I-E NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : E0-91-53-21-1D-65
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c447:cbf0:cd4e:796%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.4(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 23 January 2011 16:15:27
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 23 January 2011 17:15:33
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 249598291
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-14-CC-E4-93-E0-91-53-21-1D-65

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{877B844F-1C3A-4348-979A-3C3E060A4190}:

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

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Thanks for the help.

[etaf]

which signal are you trying to connect to

[kimberleyroad]

I don't understand what you mean?

I'm not too tech-smart, all I know is that I'm trying to connect to the wireless internet. How would I find out which one it is, if it's a wrong one etc?

[etaf]

you have four networks shown in the xirrus screen shot - so when you try and connect to a wireless network whats the name of the network you are trying to connect to

kimberly road
liverpool road
netgear
bthomehub

[kimberleyroad]

Ah sorry, it's kimberly road I'm trying to connect to.

[etaf]

cna you log into the router and remove the WPA wireless encryption - disable so that you have no encryption - then see if you can connect
if so put the security back on and see if you connect again

[kimberleyroad]

Did what you said but still got the connected but with yellow triangle thing.

When I took away the password it said I was connected to 'kimberly road 2' when I connected to the insecure kimberly road network.

I tried to connect wirelessly but it came up as connected for about 10 seconds then the yellow triangle popped up.

[etaf]

can we see an xirrus screen shot with the encryption OFF

[kimberleyroad]

Here we are

[etaf]

next would be to change channel - lots on 11 - so try channel 1
also turn off the wide 40mhz range off and just use the 20mhz

leave wireless un-secure for the moment -

then do a power cycle - turn everything OFF
turn on the modem if you have one - allow to settle
turn on router allow to settle
turn on PC and try and connect

if that does not work lets see all the services running

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{Services}
post back the status - started/stopped and automatic/manual
Check your Services are Started on all PCs:

• COM+ Event System (for WZC issues)
• Computer Browser
• DHCP Client
• DNS Client
• Network Connections
• Network Location Awareness
• Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
• Server
• TCP/IP Netbios helper
• Wireless Zero Configuration (XP wireless configurations only)
• WLAN AutoConfig (Vista wireless configurations only)
• Workstation

Note: You can check the services in Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services.

All of these services should be started, and their startup type should be automatic (or perhaps manual).

If a service is not running, open it's properties and check the dependencies. Check each of the dependencies and see which one is preventing the service from running.

Checking the event log is also a good idea here, there may be clues to what is failing.
Start > control panel > administrative tools > event Viewer

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