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  1. alan222

    alan222 Thread Starter

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    My WiFi connection keeps getting disabled. I have already adjusted the power setting to make sure wireless adapter down not get turned off. I have also made sure the computer is not going to sleep when plugged in.

    But WiFi is still getting disabled. Any advice on how to fix this problem?
     
    alan222, Sep 19, 2018
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  3. Macboatmaster

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    1. Please provide the make and full model of the computer if branded

    2. Also please send the results of this - run the program and copy and paste the information in the white box
    https://static.techguy.org/download/SysInfo.exe
    it is our system information utility

    3. You do not say which OS but presuming it is windows open a cmd prompt
    and type
    ipconfig /all

    press enter and then when the results appear in the cmd window
    right click the top bar of the window
    click edit and then select all
    right click the top bar again
    click edit and copy and paste to your reply

    4. Please also confirm if the adapter is inside the computer be it integrated wireless on a chip on the board or a card OR is it a plug in USB adapter
    If the latter confirm the make and full model please
     
    Macboatmaster, Sep 20, 2018
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  4. TerryNet

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    Also, exactly where and how do you re-enable the connection?
     
    TerryNet, Sep 20, 2018
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  5. alan222

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    Lenovo Z50

    Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.4

    OS Version:

    Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4210U CPU @ 1.70GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 69 Stepping 1

    Processor Count: 4

    RAM: 8084 Mb

    Graphics Card: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family, 1024 Mb

    Hard Drives: C: 464 GB (313 GB Free);

    Motherboard: LENOVO, Lancer 5A5

    Antivirus: Avira Antivirus, Enabled and Updated

    Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17134.285]

    (c) 2018 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


    C:\Users\Dan>ipconfig /all


    Windows IP Configuration


    Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP-QS3L4IM

    Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

    Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

    IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

    WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

    DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : cable.rcn.com


    Ethernet adapter Ethernet:


    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : cable.rcn.com

    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller

    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 28-D3-44-C4-0C-EA

    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes


    Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 2:


    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter

    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 30-3A-64-8A-C6-AA

    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes


    Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 3:


    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #2

    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 32-3A-64-8A-C6-A9

    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes


    Ethernet adapter Ethernet 2:


    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : TAP-Windows Adapter V9

    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-FF-6E-99-9A-47

    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes


    Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:


    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : cable.rcn.com

    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160

    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 30-3A-64-8C-D6-A9

    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

    Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::e621:dcef:aef6:ac5e%15(Preferred)

    IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.256(Preferred)

    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

    Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, September 20, 2018 8:56:14 AM

    Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, September 20, 2018 9:56:11 AM

    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

    DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

    DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 53492324

    DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1F-A9-B6-91-28-D2-44-C3-0C-EA

    DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

    NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

    Integrated wireless adapter
     
    alan222, Sep 20, 2018
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  6. alan222

    alan222 Thread Starter

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    I re-enable the connection by disconnecting and then reconnecting the WiFi.
     
    alan222, Sep 20, 2018
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  7. Couriant

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    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
    IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.256(Preferred)
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

    Well that's not good. Did you change this before posting? If not then there is a problem
     
    Couriant, Sep 20, 2018
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  8. Macboatmaster

    Macboatmaster Trusted Advisor Spam Fighter

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    My colleague Couriant will advise you as he is an expert on these issues when compared with me
    I was just about post on the same theme

    as I may be wrong but I suspected the lease time is too short
     
    Macboatmaster, Sep 20, 2018
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  9. alan222

    alan222 Thread Starter

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    yes, I chanaged it... in all honesty, I just wasn't sure if all this info should be posted on a public, anonymous website.
     
    alan222, Sep 20, 2018
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  10. Couriant

    Couriant Trusted Advisor

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    OK! Phew! For this particular information you can show this as this is known as a private IP but everyone has it. What is the correct IP?
    As to the lease time, 1 hour is fine.
     
    Couriant, Sep 20, 2018
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  11. alan222

    alan222 Thread Starter

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    209.122.248.44
     
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  12. Couriant

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    That is from the IPCONFIG command?
    .
     
    Couriant, Sep 20, 2018
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  13. alan222

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    I'll post the whole thing again (thanks):

    Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17134.285]
    (c) 2018 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    C:\Users\Dan>ipconfig /all

    Windows IP Configuration

    Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP-QS3L4IM
    Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
    Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
    IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
    WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
    DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : cable.rcn.com

    Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : cable.rcn.com
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 28-D2-44-C3-0C-EA
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

    Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 2:

    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 30-3A-64-8A-C6-AA
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

    Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 3:

    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #2
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 32-3A-64-8A-C6-A9
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

    Ethernet adapter Ethernet 2:

    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : TAP-Windows Adapter V9
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-FF-6E-99-9A-47
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

    Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : cable.rcn.com
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 30-3A-64-8A-C6-A9
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
    Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::e531:dcef:adf5:ac5e%15(Preferred)
    IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.137(Preferred)
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, September 20, 2018 8:56:14 AM
    Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, September 20, 2018 11:46:55 AM
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
    DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
    DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 53492324
    DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1F-A9-B6-91-28-D2-44-C3-0C-EA
    DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
    NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
     
    alan222, Sep 20, 2018
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    OK. So I am clear on the terminology being used here.

    Your wireless connection does not work because the adapter is showing it's disabled? As in if you go to the Network Connections and it shows Disabled?
    Or do you mean that your computer shows is connected to the wireless connection but when you go online, you are not able to go anywhere?
     
    Couriant, Sep 20, 2018
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    Well, I'm certainly NOT clear. alan222 said that he "re-enable the connection by disconnecting ...". I still don't really understand what a disabled connection means, and now I also do not know how something that is disabled can be disconnected. ???

    If you have ICS (internet connection service) enabled but aren't really using it I suggest disabling it to see if your issue disappears.
     
    TerryNet, Sep 20, 2018
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  16. alan222

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    Under network connection, it says “WiFi Disabled.”

    Under network status, it says “your device Is connected” but “no internet access.”

    If I want to reconnect WiFi, I have to “disconnect” from my WiFi network, and then “connect” again, and then the WiFi works fine again.
     
    alan222, Sep 20, 2018
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