Problem with laptop and wireless internet

joeblow69 · 12-01-06, 12:22 PM

I've been having bad luck with routers lately. First I had a Dlink, and it eventually died. Then I got the popular Linksys model, and it started flaking out on me, so now I'm on a Netgear, and it seems a little flakey too.

I have the wireless up and running, and it seems to work ok. The problem is, when I wake my laptop up from sleep (or suspend mode, whatever it goes into when I close it) it can't access the internet. I can still access my lan, since I can still do mapped drives and vnc. But it can't find any website.

I've done ipconfig, and it still seems to have ip set correct. I've even tried ipconfig /release and /renew, and they have no effect. The only thing that gets it working again is a full reboot. I'm almost positive this has to do with my new router, as this just started happening when I installed it.

Anyone have any ideas on what i can do to fix this?

4KRG · 12-01-06, 12:52 PM

did you flash the router with the newest firmware? I don't care if it is new out of the box, it could still have old firmware on it.

make sure your wirless card drivers on your computer are up to date as well. Sounds like a glitch with the suspend or hibernate feature.

johnglass · 12-01-06, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 4KRG

make sure your wirless card drivers on your computer are up to date as well. Sounds like a glitch with the suspend or hibernate feature.

I had the same issue with my laptop and updating the wireless drivers resolved it.

The Edit King · 12-01-06, 05:00 PM

What the Hay!?!?!?

Is this contagious or something?

I was having that very same problem too, just this week, and let me tell ya, I really freaked out!

(I was having one HELL of a bad day...

)

...and after pulling almost ALL of my hair out (of my crotch), I did the upgrade, however, sometimes it still takes a few sign-on attempts, but I always get on.

-THEEK!

12-01-06, 12:22 PM	#1
joeblow69 DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 3,677	Problem with laptop and wireless internet I've been having bad luck with routers lately. First I had a Dlink, and it eventually died. Then I got the popular Linksys model, and it started flaking out on me, so now I'm on a Netgear, and it seems a little flakey too. I have the wireless up and running, and it seems to work ok. The problem is, when I wake my laptop up from sleep (or suspend mode, whatever it goes into when I close it) it can't access the internet. I can still access my lan, since I can still do mapped drives and vnc. But it can't find any website. I've done ipconfig, and it still seems to have ip set correct. I've even tried ipconfig /release and /renew, and they have no effect. The only thing that gets it working again is a full reboot. I'm almost positive this has to do with my new router, as this just started happening when I installed it. Anyone have any ideas on what i can do to fix this?

12-01-06, 05:00 PM	#4
The Edit King DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: I'm Still Alive in Los Angeles Posts: 27,625	What the Hay!?!?!? Is this contagious or something? I was having that very same problem too, just this week, and let me tell ya, I really freaked out! (I was having one HELL of a bad day... ) ...and after pulling almost ALL of my hair out (of my crotch), I did the upgrade, however, sometimes it still takes a few sign-on attempts, but I always get on. -THEEK! Last edited by The Edit King; 12-01-06 at 05:03 PM.

12-01-06, 12:52 PM	#2
4KRG DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 15,430	did you flash the router with the newest firmware? I don't care if it is new out of the box, it could still have old firmware on it. make sure your wirless card drivers on your computer are up to date as well. Sounds like a glitch with the suspend or hibernate feature.