Windows 10 EE internet and wifi connection issues

Laula · Jul 16, 2016

My windows 10 laptop will only connect to my EE broadband through the Ethernet cable and not through wifi, any ideas?

Neemobeer · Jul 16, 2016

Do you just have a modem or does it have wireless router capabilities?

Laula · Jul 16, 2016

I have a wireless router (I can connect to the wifi on my phone which is android) but not on the laptop

Neemobeer · Jul 16, 2016

As long as is there isn't any mac filtering and you have the password, you should have no issues connecting to the wireless with the laptop. Some items to confirm.

When you are supplied with a list of SSIDs (wireless network names) do you see yours available?
- If no, you will want to check and see that the router and your laptop both support at least 1 common wireless standard 802.11a,b,g,n,ac
- That you have the wireless nic driver installed
If you can see the network are you able to attempt to connect and allowed to enter your password?
Does it show that it is connected, no !s or Xs on the wireless icon near the system time (bottom right)
At this point if you have been successful, open a command prompt and type ipconfig /all and post a screen shot or the text at least

Laula · Jul 17, 2016

Neemobeer said:
As long as is there isn't any mac filtering and you have the password, you should have no issues connecting to the wireless with the laptop. Some items to confirm.

When you are supplied with a list of SSIDs (wireless network names) do you see yours available?

If no, you will want to check and see that the router and your laptop both support at least 1 common wireless standard 802.11a,b,g,n,ac

That you have the wireless nic driver installed

If you can see the network are you able to attempt to connect and allowed to enter your password?

Does it show that it is connected, no !s or Xs on the wireless icon near the system time (bottom right)

At this point if you have been successful, open a command prompt and type ipconfig /all and post a screen shot or the text at least

Hi
I can see the wifi connection but keeps coming up with an error message (see attached) it did connect earlier in week before windows update and haven't been able to connect through wifi since then only via cable but wifi only available on phone and not laptop. It allows you to put in password but keeps coming up with same error after doing this.
Thanks

bochane · Jul 17, 2016

It needs the security key!
Look into your papers if you can find it. Otherwise you will have to open the Control page of your modem (with IE/Chrome/Edge) and see what is stored there.

Laula · Jul 17, 2016

Thanks but I have the password (and typing correctly) and still keeps coming up with same error

helpifIcan · Jul 17, 2016

Turn off password on the wireless modem/router and see if it connects. If it does reenter the password and try again.

Laula · Jul 17, 2016

Thanks but that didn't work either, said no internet but connected to router

helpifIcan said:
Turn off password on the wireless modem/router and see if it connects. If it does reenter the password and try again.

helpifIcan · Jul 17, 2016

So your issue is that it will connect to the router but not the internet with password enabled on the modem/router?

Laula · Jul 17, 2016

helpifIcan said:
So your issue is that it will connect to the router but not the internet with password enabled on the modem/router?

Yes think it's something to do with update but have no idea what.

helpifIcan · Jul 17, 2016

Please when logged into wifi do an ipconfig /all in cmd mode and post results.

Laula · Jul 17, 2016

helpifIcan said:
Please when logged into wifi do an ipconfig /all in cmd mode and post results.

Please see attached, thanks

Neemobeer · Jul 17, 2016

Based on the first screenshot you are not connected and Windows is asking for your wireless password. The ipconfig results just reiterate the fact. You are not connected to anything.

bochane · Jul 17, 2016

Is this really the output of "ipconfig /all" ? Weird....

The output of #5 says clearly that you communicated with the modem, but that it did not accept the password that was stored. The output of post #13 says that there is no connection what so ever.
If you really cleared the password and re-entered it in the modem then it can't be fault.

I don't follow it right now. Perhaps could you try it all over again followed by an "ipconfig /all" output?

Laula · Jul 18, 2016

Thanks for your help everyone I have finally got it work after switching router off, removing all settings and switching off laptop for a few hours still not sure what caused it but finally resolved.
Thanks again

bochane · Jul 19, 2016

Thanks for letting us know.

So you went back to the starting point and that made the difference.

Great to hear this

Henk

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