# Cant connect laptop to internet **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 3, 2008, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-connect-laptop-to-internet/55890 "2008-10-03T10:57:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Afrank45](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/afrank45/32/5021_2.png) [@Afrank45](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Afrank45)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-connect-laptop-to-internet/55890/1 "2008-10-03T10:57:21Z")
So i have an old laptop that i basically only use for d/l music but since i moved i cant seem to get it on the internet. the wireless card recognizes the network but it says i have limited or no connectivity even though its 10 ft away from the router. i also tried hard lining it to no avail any ideas as to what i should attempt? thx ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-connect-laptop-to-internet/55890/2 "2008-10-03T11:00:37Z")
My thinkpad was doing this lately as well, but It hadn’t been reformated in 5 yrs…so I had it reformated. however, it seemed that the drivers were just corrupted and I could have just re-loaded the drivers… ---
**Author:** ![Bassdegrime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bassdegrime/32/5027_2.png) [@Bassdegrime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bassdegrime)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-connect-laptop-to-internet/55890/3 "2008-10-03T11:07:42Z")
just reset the router internally ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-connect-laptop-to-internet/55890/4 "2008-10-03T11:12:24Z")
are there any other comptuers connecting to it without a problem? try it hard wired? ---
**Author:** ![Afrank45](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/afrank45/32/5021_2.png) [@Afrank45](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Afrank45)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-connect-laptop-to-internet/55890/5 "2008-10-03T11:13:42Z")
> [@RobHimself](#): > > are there any other comptuers connecting to it without a problem? try it hard wired? yea my 360 and my g/f laptop are connected all the time. the hard wire method failed as well as did resetting the modem/router ---
**Author:** ![Bassdegrime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bassdegrime/32/5027_2.png) [@Bassdegrime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bassdegrime)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-connect-laptop-to-internet/55890/6 "2008-10-03T11:25:44Z")
maybe it’s a bad network card, if you have other computers on it and you can’t even get online while hardlined ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-connect-laptop-to-internet/55890/7 "2008-10-03T11:31:45Z")
static ip address configured on the network adapter? perhaps you have some numbers hard coded in there that need to be changed If you are connecting wireless, is there a switch on the side of the laptop to enable/disable your wireless? Perhaps thats set to OFF? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-connect-laptop-to-internet/55890/8 "2008-10-03T11:34:28Z")
when it’s connected “with limited activity” open IE or firefox (or whatever you use) and try going to: 192.168.1.1 do you get your router login screen? Or does it bring you to Verizon/TW online? I had similar problems with my iphone when I moved into the new place. I had to re-activate my account with verizon via the phone. Why? I have no idea but it worked. if that doesn’t work, can you connect to your ISP’s homepage with it?