right click on the network connection>left click properties> left click
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)> and make sure that it is set to
"Obtain an IP address automatically". When you specify an IP address you
don't get internet. With DHCP enabled you get an IP address automatically
that will let you access the internet.
Hope this helped,
guitardude
"WilliamW" <WilliamW@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Everytime I reboot the laptop I loose the ability to connect to the
> internet
> although the laptop confirms a connection to the wireless network router.
> As
> soons as I click "Diagnose this connection" and choose "Automatically get
> new
> IP Settings for the network adapter" I have internet connectivity
> restored.
>
> The laptop is an HP dv6755ca, less then one week old, and has been checked
> to be sure all drivers and updates have been installed. I have run
> anti-virus and checked for malware/spyware. The network setup is 1. PC
> connected via ethernet, 1. wireless laptop and 1. smc8014w-g wireless
> gateway.
>
> Although the setup was walked through with me by the technician (over the
> phone) I'm not yet ruling out a faulty set-up in the 192.168.0.1 site
> [except
> that I have had no issues with the wired connection].
>
> Any ideas as to how to get this setup so that I don't have to diagnose the
> laptop's internet connection everytime I turn it on?