Ohio Chatter
Ohio Chatter

Forums

All Threads Serious Business Sports Politics Archive Pick 'ems Wordio
Log In Create Account

Computer Connectivity Help

Home ▸ Archive ▸ Serious Business ▸ Computer Connectivity Help
derek bomar's avatar

derek bomar

Senior Member

3,722 posts
Sep 5, 2011 8:19 PM
Ok... I need help.

I have a Sony Vaio that I have had for about 1.5 years, and all of a sudden I can only connect to the internet if I am at home or if I am somewhere I have connected before. When I try and connect to a new place, it shows the available connection, I click it, it says I am connected but with "no internet access" ...each time all of my friends have had their laptops (see: fantasy drafts) and have been able to connect, and I have to scream my picks across a table. I am getting frustrated. I am not sure what the fuck is wrong, and thought maybe one of you guys would have the answer. Please drop some knowledge and I will rep the shit out of you.

xoxo
Sep 5, 2011 8:19pm
I

I Wear Pants

Senior Member

16,223 posts
Sep 5, 2011 8:28 PM
OS version?
Sep 5, 2011 8:28pm
password's avatar

password

Senior Member

2,360 posts
Sep 5, 2011 8:45 PM
You may need to enter the correct password.
Sep 5, 2011 8:45pm
ernest_t_bass's avatar

ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

24,984 posts
Sep 5, 2011 8:47 PM
Buy a Mac
Sep 5, 2011 8:47pm
1_beast's avatar

1_beast

Senior Member

5,642 posts
Sep 5, 2011 8:49 PM
kill. it. with. fire.

hope this helps
Sep 5, 2011 8:49pm
karen lotz's avatar

karen lotz

TuTu Train

22,284 posts
Sep 5, 2011 8:52 PM
why do you have scream across the table? how big is this table?
Sep 5, 2011 8:52pm
joebaseball's avatar

joebaseball

Senior Member

247 posts
Sep 5, 2011 9:32 PM
I'll assume you are using Win 7. Download the NIC driver from the manufacturers website (not Sony's) and uninstall the current one. Install the new driver. This should fix the issue.
Sep 5, 2011 9:32pm
derek bomar's avatar

derek bomar

Senior Member

3,722 posts
Sep 5, 2011 10:28 PM
joebaseball;884488 wrote:I'll assume you are using Win 7. Download the NIC driver from the manufacturers website (not Sony's) and uninstall the current one. Install the new driver. This should fix the issue.
it is Win7 - what is NIC (ima newb?)
Sep 5, 2011 10:28pm
derek bomar's avatar

derek bomar

Senior Member

3,722 posts
Sep 5, 2011 10:29 PM
karen lotz;884438 wrote:why do you have scream across the table? how big is this table?
bws - 12 people...its loud... you do the math
Sep 5, 2011 10:29pm
W

WebFire

Go Bucks!

14,779 posts
Sep 5, 2011 11:05 PM
joebaseball;884488 wrote:I'll assume you are using Win 7. Download the NIC driver from the manufacturers website (not Sony's) and uninstall the current one. Install the new driver. This should fix the issue.
If he can connect to other wireless connections, this isn't the problem.

Generally when you can connect but have no internet, it means the router itself doesn't have internet. But you say others can get on the web with the same connection?
Sep 5, 2011 11:05pm
F

Fred Flintstone

Senior Member

366 posts
Sep 6, 2011 7:44 AM
WebFire;884576 wrote:If he can connect to other wireless connections, this isn't the problem.

Generally when you can connect but have no internet, it means the router itself doesn't have internet. But you say others can get on the web with the same connection?
I had the same issue, there wass a Win 7 update that corrupts the NIC driver. Like joebaseball said, try downloading the NIC driver from a computer with Internet access on a flash drive and then uninstall it and install if from the flash drive. FYI NIC is a network interface card.
Sep 6, 2011 7:44am
W

WebFire

Go Bucks!

14,779 posts
Sep 6, 2011 8:35 AM
Well, worth a try I guess. But if the driver was effed, he wouldn't be able to connect to any wireless connections.
Sep 6, 2011 8:35am
derek bomar's avatar

derek bomar

Senior Member

3,722 posts
Sep 6, 2011 9:07 AM
WebFire;884576 wrote:If he can connect to other wireless connections, this isn't the problem.

Generally when you can connect but have no internet, it means the router itself doesn't have internet. But you say others can get on the web with the same connection?
That's the thing - everyone but me can get on, and it's happened at BWs and at another bar during another draft. I am connected with "no internet access"...its retarded
Sep 6, 2011 9:07am
G

Gblock

Sep 6, 2011 11:18 AM
derek bomar;884724 wrote:That's the thing - everyone but me can get on, and it's happened at BWs and at another bar during another draft. I am connected with "no internet access"...its retarded
sounds like your not getting an IP address...was the computer on when you got there? did you try to turn it off and back on??
Sep 6, 2011 11:18am
F

Fred Flintstone

Senior Member

366 posts
Sep 8, 2011 12:25 PM
Any update? Did re-installing the the driver work?
Sep 8, 2011 12:25pm