I am no guru, but I like to share a solution or two whenever I find about it myself.
Today's solution is related to Wi-fi connectivity.
You may have run into this common problem: your laptop/mobile is connected to a wifi network, but you cannot access the internet.
The first thing you have to do is check whether its only your device that's experiencing the problem, or its happening to everyone who connects to the particular hotspot/SSID.
If its not a local issue (i.e., everyone's having the problem), then its highly likely the router is faulty (and highly unlikely all those devices are schram! and your router is fit as a fiddle!)
I am gonna cut to the chase here, and skip all of the usual trouble-shooting options (uninstall/reinstall drivers, reset router again and again and again until you can't get enough of it, and things like that). The thing is, networking is a complex issue. Sometimes, some devices cannot connect to some particular networks because, well, things don't quite fall in the way they're supposed to. No matter how much you try to fix it, it will never go away.
ACCEPT THIS FACT! YOU CAN'T FIX EVERYTHING! Not until its the right time, anyway.
Back to the issue.....
1) Easiest solution to connectivity problems: remove the wifi password and check if you can access the internet now. Some routers just can't understand security; they don't trust anyone, even the legit people. What can I say, they have the thousand-yard-ping issue; absolutely no trust.
2) Still no access? Next, make sure IP/DNS are set to automatic. (In case you're a static IP user, you can press the back button and visit another website in the google search results; I can't help you, mate). Do not set it up manually, whatever happens. Its a big trouble-shooting block; everyone acts like a know-it-all now-a-days, manualizing everything! eh! Not everyone's an expert. Keep your hands off any manual settings. Everything should be automatic.
3) Update firmware of your router. This shouldn't really be necessary, unless you're trying to connect a really new device which uses some out-of-the-world wifi adapter. Still, a proces is a process, and router companies are not pea-brained to just gas out firmware updates because they don't habve anything else to do! Try it.
4) Still not working? Don't worry. 98% of everybody ends up at this stage. The only thing left to do now is to take the router to the highest level in the building, and send it flying to a permanent vacation!
Then pick up your ol' goddamn wallet, rush to the nearest Walmart or Chroma and get a new router.
Do not get it online, those cheap blokes will try to stash their outdated stuff onto your lap.
If its a local issue (its localized to your device only), well, whew! At least you don't need to throw away your router. Good router! Good boy!
Bad phone! Bad laptop!
1) No. 1 reason its all too common: you've installed a custom rom on a rooted phone. What did I tell you folks? You really think you know everything? What is it with you? Why are you so hell-bent on showing off? "Hey look! I got a custaaaamm rroooommm installleeddd! Yea Yea Yea I'm so cooolll!" Seriously? You guys make me sick. Get a new rom, a stable one, and see if the problem persists.
2) Drop your router password and see if it connects. See? Even your router is sick of you custom-rom lovers. They don't let you in! They don't trust you chameleons.... how you change your colors so often!
3) Compare your signal strength with another device. Are the no. of bars the same in your (not so faulty) laptop and (so so faulty) phone (or vice versa) ? If not, its your adapter who's the real culprit. You can try logging in to your router and try boosting the speed/strength of the hotspot. You can also mess with the bands (2.4 rocks!!).
4) Charge you device to full and see if the problem's solved. No comments on this one; absolutely no comments!
5) Give the usuals a try: the ipconfig/flushdns , the netsh winsock reset catalog stuff (google it elsewhere) , the uninstall/reinstallation of drivers, etc.
6) Get the latest drivers from your product's official website.
7) If the problem still persists, well, only the Almighty can help you. You can consult another Tech Guru, visit the service centre, or just smash the god damn thing to the ground. Phew! Who needs such a piece of shit anyway?
Right?
Right??
~ VKB
Today's solution is related to Wi-fi connectivity.
You may have run into this common problem: your laptop/mobile is connected to a wifi network, but you cannot access the internet.
The first thing you have to do is check whether its only your device that's experiencing the problem, or its happening to everyone who connects to the particular hotspot/SSID.
If its not a local issue (i.e., everyone's having the problem), then its highly likely the router is faulty (and highly unlikely all those devices are schram! and your router is fit as a fiddle!)
I am gonna cut to the chase here, and skip all of the usual trouble-shooting options (uninstall/reinstall drivers, reset router again and again and again until you can't get enough of it, and things like that). The thing is, networking is a complex issue. Sometimes, some devices cannot connect to some particular networks because, well, things don't quite fall in the way they're supposed to. No matter how much you try to fix it, it will never go away.
ACCEPT THIS FACT! YOU CAN'T FIX EVERYTHING! Not until its the right time, anyway.
Back to the issue.....
1) Easiest solution to connectivity problems: remove the wifi password and check if you can access the internet now. Some routers just can't understand security; they don't trust anyone, even the legit people. What can I say, they have the thousand-yard-ping issue; absolutely no trust.
2) Still no access? Next, make sure IP/DNS are set to automatic. (In case you're a static IP user, you can press the back button and visit another website in the google search results; I can't help you, mate). Do not set it up manually, whatever happens. Its a big trouble-shooting block; everyone acts like a know-it-all now-a-days, manualizing everything! eh! Not everyone's an expert. Keep your hands off any manual settings. Everything should be automatic.
3) Update firmware of your router. This shouldn't really be necessary, unless you're trying to connect a really new device which uses some out-of-the-world wifi adapter. Still, a proces is a process, and router companies are not pea-brained to just gas out firmware updates because they don't habve anything else to do! Try it.
4) Still not working? Don't worry. 98% of everybody ends up at this stage. The only thing left to do now is to take the router to the highest level in the building, and send it flying to a permanent vacation!
Then pick up your ol' goddamn wallet, rush to the nearest Walmart or Chroma and get a new router.
Do not get it online, those cheap blokes will try to stash their outdated stuff onto your lap.
If its a local issue (its localized to your device only), well, whew! At least you don't need to throw away your router. Good router! Good boy!
Bad phone! Bad laptop!
1) No. 1 reason its all too common: you've installed a custom rom on a rooted phone. What did I tell you folks? You really think you know everything? What is it with you? Why are you so hell-bent on showing off? "Hey look! I got a custaaaamm rroooommm installleeddd! Yea Yea Yea I'm so cooolll!" Seriously? You guys make me sick. Get a new rom, a stable one, and see if the problem persists.
2) Drop your router password and see if it connects. See? Even your router is sick of you custom-rom lovers. They don't let you in! They don't trust you chameleons.... how you change your colors so often!
3) Compare your signal strength with another device. Are the no. of bars the same in your (not so faulty) laptop and (so so faulty) phone (or vice versa) ? If not, its your adapter who's the real culprit. You can try logging in to your router and try boosting the speed/strength of the hotspot. You can also mess with the bands (2.4 rocks!!).
4) Charge you device to full and see if the problem's solved. No comments on this one; absolutely no comments!
5) Give the usuals a try: the ipconfig/flushdns , the netsh winsock reset catalog stuff (google it elsewhere) , the uninstall/reinstallation of drivers, etc.
6) Get the latest drivers from your product's official website.
7) If the problem still persists, well, only the Almighty can help you. You can consult another Tech Guru, visit the service centre, or just smash the god damn thing to the ground. Phew! Who needs such a piece of shit anyway?
Right?
Right??
~ VKB
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