Suddenly no wifi connection

which drive was changed NOT TOLD mine has 3 +1 external.
changed the boot drive, not told.
the new hdd is blank so there is no OS on any hdd. new.
NO PC told at all, model (of vast) 4 decades back to first compaq.

no OS told xp to w11. not one clue as to the OS that is there now.
is the OS same as day 1 new PC, not told.
how the OS got to there no told
cloned it>
loaded OS (secret) to new boot drive? ?
then found the wifi drivers are missing or wrong
no class of internet told (how connected via what and what ISP)
my guess is lost all wifi settings
and wrong or missing wifi driver (try using ethernet cable)
lost only the your private wifi credentials?
if you can ping 1.1.1.1
internet is not dead. only DNS is dead or set wrong.
use Ethernet first. to see, omg internet is not dead
the fix wifi or 3G-wwlan or what ever service you have and not told

hints, the OS has wifi drivers and must be good in device manager or wifi will be dead.
no OS told nor if upgraded OS nor what PC this is.
some laptops had 3 choices wifi card new (only HP;'s work)
and the driver must match only 1 of the 3. or fails hard it will,
hp.com
go to your support page, and get the driver that matches you card and your OS not told.

Only a guess.. Virus/malware/Trojan Try every other suggestion, hopefully you have back up, could try reloading saved mirror copy

best way to connect to wifi is to use windows built in wifi connections. depending on the type of connection you will need to use a WEP key or WPA passphrase.

There were two versions of the CE6 system In one you had to turn the WiFi on by clicking on the WiFi power icon. This bought up a small window That said "Power ON" You had to click on that "Power On" button to turn the WiFi Power ON. That button turned to "Power OFF" This meant that your power was on, waiting to be turned off. In the later version that Power button was turned on automatically when you booted the machine up. Try clicking on the WiFi button and then click on Power On

If you are connecting on an open WiFi (does not have WEP or WPA enabled), then make sure you are connected to the correct SSID (wireless ID) and not on some other open SSID. If you are on the right SSID, check that you don't have limited connectivity due to low signal strength. If OK, then open Internet Explorer to use its Diagnose Connection Problems tool...
1. click on Tools tab
2. click on Diagnose Connection Problems...
3. click on Next button and follow the steps
If unsuccessful, try powering off the wireless router and the cable/dsl modem for a few minutes and then powering up the modem first followed by the wireless router. Once the netbook has re-established the WiFi connection, repeat the above procedure to Diagnose Connection Problems. Finally, if still unseccessful, connect directly to your wireless router using an ethernet cable from one of the four RJ-45 LAN ports on the router to the netbook's 10/100 ethernet RJ-45 port on its left side. A LAN connection icon should now show in the bottom right of the Desktop's Toolbar. Hovering the mouse cursor over it shows the Local Area Connection pop-up with Speed and Status. If Status is connected, then open Internet Explorer again and use its Diagnose Connection Problems tool to check connectivity to the internet. If still unresolved, the next step would be to log into the router to check its WAN status and depending on the results, you may have to contact your Internet Service Provider.

what type of internet connection do you have at home?.


First, Try using an ethernet cable from the notebook to the router (modem)

Before doing do disable the wifi connection
To disable the wifi connection,
go to the network connections folder which you will find on your start menu or control panel
select the wifi connection right click on it and say disable

The Acer Aspire netbook I bought has a switch on it to connect to the WiFi Internet G. If you want to use the dongle to communicate on the Internet, then first try to use the built in Wifi to install the driver for it.

from another computer, go to the routers configuration screen and make sure the status shows that it is connected to the internet. Also the routers internal LanIP address must be 192.168.1.1 for the netbook to work.

select the wi-fi icon on the desktop
turn on the wi-fi radio (power on, then ok)
wait a few seconds and a new wifi network will appear in task bar, bottom right.
select connection, and enter key if connection is locked
should indicate "connected to xxxx... - strength xx%"
open ie and you are on the internet!

At times, a netbook or notebook can create multiple duplicate links to the same network. Each one will diminish the strength of the connection by a little bit and you should clean them out so that there is only one.

Also, it makes sense to use the MAC address on the server side, such that only a netbook with your unique MAC address can connect to the wireless connection. It saves energy/strength if that is your only real security stopper, since like fingerprints, there are no such things as duplicate MAC addresses.

Try making those changes you might just find a cleaner, stronger connection to your WiFi at home.

Good Luck,
-a.