No ip address

[Rob_77]

Hi so I have an Asus laptop and it has been working great but last week when I tried to connect to the internet it says that I don't have an ip address... can anyone tell me how to fix this?

 

[webworkings]

Well that can happen if the internet isn't working. If you are not the person in charge of that, I would check with who is.

Also, if you aren't the person in charge of it, or there are others in the household who can make changes to the modem/router, they could have blocked your device.

You can also try the following...

Try this....

First, make sure your laptop is 'not' connected to the modem/router via an Ethernet cable and follow the steps:

1. Go to "Control Panel".

2. Next go to "Network and Internet" and then "Network and Sharing".

3. Now click on "Manage Wireless Networks".

4. On this screen, remove all wireless connections by "right clicking" on it and select "Remove network" from the drop down menu.

5. After doing this, close the open windows and reboot the computer.

6. Once the computer is fully reloaded, scan for the "Wi-Fi networks".

7. Click on the available network that you want to access and select "connect".

8. It takes a moment, but then you will be asked to give a password for your Wi-Fi connection. Type in the password and click the "connect" button.

It should now be connected.

NOTE: If this doesn't work, you may want to reset your modem/router, and then once it is fully loaded again, repeat the above steps.

If this doesn't work, test seeing if your laptop will connect via Ethernet. If so, then your WiFi card may be going. You can either look to replace it/have it replaced, or get an external (plugs in via USB) WiFi card.