derFechter
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I'm having trouble with my wireless connection. When I first sign into my computer, it will show that I have full connection to the internet, and I will be able to load simpler web pages (xkcd, etc); however, when I attempt to load anything complex like facebook, my connection will switch to a limited connection without internet access. I can sometimes get internet back for a short amount of time (~10s) by clicking on the wireless signal icon on the bottom right of my screen and highlighting the actual network.
The other computers on the network are not having any trouble. One is a Macbook running OSX and connected wirelessly. The other is a PC running XP and connected via LAN cable. My machine is running Windows 7, and could connect to another network wirelessly this week.
Things I've tried so far: Power cycling both router and PC.
Removing wireless network and power cycling both PC and router.
Ensuring that I was trying to connect to the correct network with the passcode was correct.
Making sure my wireless card was still in place in the PCI slot and its antennae was still screwed in fully.
Running Microsoft's network trouble shooter (surprise surprise, it couldn't identify the problem)
Ran /ipconfig in command prompt, both when I had no connection to the internet and when I did. In both cases the connectivity-specific DNS was domain.invalid.
If my computer could not connect at all, I would have a better idea of how to trouble shoot better and attempt to resolve the problem, but I have no idea how to begin with this intermittent connectivity. Any thoughts and/or suggestions are much appreciated.
The other computers on the network are not having any trouble. One is a Macbook running OSX and connected wirelessly. The other is a PC running XP and connected via LAN cable. My machine is running Windows 7, and could connect to another network wirelessly this week.
Things I've tried so far: Power cycling both router and PC.
Removing wireless network and power cycling both PC and router.
Ensuring that I was trying to connect to the correct network with the passcode was correct.
Making sure my wireless card was still in place in the PCI slot and its antennae was still screwed in fully.
Running Microsoft's network trouble shooter (surprise surprise, it couldn't identify the problem)
Ran /ipconfig in command prompt, both when I had no connection to the internet and when I did. In both cases the connectivity-specific DNS was domain.invalid.
If my computer could not connect at all, I would have a better idea of how to trouble shoot better and attempt to resolve the problem, but I have no idea how to begin with this intermittent connectivity. Any thoughts and/or suggestions are much appreciated.