jjmack Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Before I go to the computor shop thought I should ask here first (to save me looking like a complete fool if its something really simple!) My wifi on my laptop works fine in my house through my sky wifi. Back in May I was able to log in at my sisters through her BT hub, but since then I have had a nightmare. I can't log into any free wifi networks e.g at a hotel or pub, nor at my mum and dads or aunts even when I have their log in details. Its a bit of a pain as it limits where I can use my laptop. Any ideas? Maybe I have done something to the settings but not sure what to check or where. All help / ideas gratefully received. If no joy will swallow my pride and go to the computor shop. Thnak you J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 I don't know an awful lot about it but it's a bit hard to check the settings unless you can test whether changing anything makes a difference . Have you tried the 'repair' function when you're away from home? (Right click the wireless icon at the bottom right of your tray) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 You might have a static ip address, what version of windows are you running (XP, Vista, 7?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjmack Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 Windows 7. What on earth is a static IP address?!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 An ip address is what your computer uses to connect to the internet, normally they are dynamic (they can change) but a static one stays the same. Go to the start menu. In the search box type cmd and then press enter. A black box should appear. In the black box type ipconfig /all. A list of results should appear. Look at the result which says DHCP enabled . It should say yes next to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
