“cannot connect to this network” | Linus Tech Tips | Page 1

old shadow Dec 30, 2022, 4:18 PM

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i think any of these should fix it

unplug ur network adapter and replug
restart the router
reinstall network adapter drivers

spice walrus Dec 30, 2022, 5:00 PM

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old shadow i think any of these should fix it unplug ur network adapter and replug restart...

done all that

latent bough Dec 30, 2022, 8:14 PM

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are you putting the password in correctly

spice walrus Dec 30, 2022, 9:02 PM

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yep

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@latent bough

latent bough Dec 30, 2022, 9:07 PM

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has it workd in the past

spice walrus Dec 30, 2022, 9:08 PM

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yep

latent bough Dec 30, 2022, 9:10 PM

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go to cmd

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On the taskbar search, type "Command Prompt."
Right click on Command Prompt and press "run as administrator."
When asked whether to allow Command Prompt to make changes to your computer, select Yes.
Open Command Prompt
Type the command ipconfig /flushdns then press enter

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Type the command ipconfig /registerdns then press enter

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Type the command ipconfig /release then press enter

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Type the command ipconfig /renew then press enter

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Type the command netsh winsock reset then press enter

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Restart the computer

spice walrus Dec 30, 2022, 9:13 PM

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ok thanks i will let you know if it works

turbid star Dec 31, 2022, 12:01 AM

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did you try forgetting the network and reinserting the password?
do you got a clever brother who is in IT?

spice walrus Dec 31, 2022, 10:35 AM

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yes and no

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hopefully that is you @turbid star

latent bough Dec 31, 2022, 11:56 AM

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can you try ethernet if not can you disable and enable the network device

spice walrus Dec 31, 2022, 1:31 PM

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latent bough can you try ethernet if not can you disable and enable the network device

done that

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ethernet works but this is temporary

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need wireless to work

turbid star Dec 31, 2022, 1:32 PM

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well did wireless work before

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if it did, what has changed in between?

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as in changed settings on the router? changed location of wireless router? changed location of the PC?

spice walrus Dec 31, 2022, 1:50 PM

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went from w10 to w11

turbid star Dec 31, 2022, 1:52 PM

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could be a reinstall of the drivers for your wireless

spice walrus Dec 31, 2022, 1:53 PM

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a driver install that makes it not functional?

turbid star Dec 31, 2022, 1:56 PM

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as an issue could be

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or a password incorrect

spice walrus Dec 31, 2022, 2:10 PM

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nope. ive checked its correct

turbid star Dec 31, 2022, 2:21 PM

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so time to reinstall drivers for the wifi

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if that doessnt work 🤷‍♂️ time to install windows 10 and maybe its a OS related problem

spice walrus Dec 31, 2022, 2:55 PM

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done thast

turbid star Dec 31, 2022, 2:59 PM

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well didnt work?

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well put down the name of the wifi card ? is it on a motherboard?

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As in directly connected to the motherboard? or a pci card? usb dongle? wifi?

spice walrus Dec 31, 2022, 3:08 PM

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yeah with antenies on the back

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built in to the mobo i think

turbid star Dec 31, 2022, 3:09 PM

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so yeah, you looked up the drivers on the motherboard on the motherboard support page?

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and checked the OS for it as well on the driver support page of the motherboard page?

latent bough Dec 31, 2022, 3:10 PM

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can you run the windows troubleshoot?

spice walrus Dec 31, 2022, 3:13 PM

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latent bough can you run the windows troubleshoot?

ive done that, it says it cant be fixed

spice walrus Dec 31, 2022, 3:13 PM

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turbid star and checked the OS for it as well on the driver support page of the motherboard ...

ive uninstalled and re installed my network wireless driver

latent bough Dec 31, 2022, 3:13 PM

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what shows up in device manager

spice walrus Dec 31, 2022, 3:14 PM

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latent bough Dec 31, 2022, 3:15 PM

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can you uninstall it and reinstall

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@spice walrus I am not exactly sure this will work but

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import subprocess

def diagnose_wifi():
    #Check if wifi adapter is enabled
    print("Checking if wifi adapter is enabled...")
    process = subprocess.run('netsh interface show interface | findstr /i wifi', stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True)
    if process.stdout == b'':
        print("Wifi adapter is disabled. Please enable it and try again.")
        return
    
    #Check if wifi adapter is connected to network
    print("Checking if wifi adapter is connected to network...")
    process = subprocess.run('netsh wlan show interfaces | findstr /i state', stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True)
    if b'connected' not in process.stdout:
        print("Wifi adapter is not connected. Please connect it and try again.")
        return
    
    #Check IP address
    print("Checking IP address...")
    process = subprocess.run('ipconfig | findstr /i ipv4', stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True)
    if b'169.254' in process.stdout:
        print("IP address is invalid. Please check your network settings.")
        return
    
    #Check DNS
    print("Checking DNS...")
    process = subprocess.run('nslookup www.google.com | findstr /i address', stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True)
    if b'Address:' not in process.stdout:
        print("DNS is not working. Please check your network settings.")
        return
    
    #No problems found
    print("No wifi problems found.")
    
#Call the function
diagnose_wifi()

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run this with pytho

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python

spice walrus Dec 31, 2022, 3:22 PM

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do i need to download python to run it

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?

latent bough Dec 31, 2022, 3:24 PM

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ow nm if you dont have python instsalled no point

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