[G505s]Trouble connecting to internet (wireless)

Hi everyone,
I am having some trouble with my laptop, at home where I use this device I always use a wireless connection. My phone, Nintendo systems and XBOX have no problems with it. But for some odd reason my laptop has only two of the 5 stripes of reach and my internet is very unstable where it stops working at all completly sometimes.(It's still connected to my router though...) I am certain it's my laptop but I have no idea what it is. Maybe someone can tell me what I could do?

hi Langin,
Welcome to the Lenovo Forums.
Your issue might be similar to this thread.
Just to check, are you running on these factory default drivers?
Atheros v10.0.0.242
Broadcom v6.30.59.87
If not, can your uninstall your current driver and install this one then observe:
Wlan Driver (Atheros, Broadcom)
for 64-bit Windows
49.8MB
In addition, you may want to try what jaxs94 have done which is to uninstall the Catalys Control Center. If you get the same problem though, try to use an ethernet cable and observe.
Regards
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hi greenfingers,
Welcome to the Forums.
Ccan you try the following on the user accounts that can't access the internet,
1. Temporarily disable any security software (i.e. Norton, Mcafee, etc.)
2. Go to Control Panel (large icon view) > Internet Options and on the Connection Tab's Lan Settings, ensure that the proxy server box is unchecked.
- Link to picture
3. If same problem, try to boot in Safe Mode with Networking abd observe.
Let me know your findings
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I'm having trouble connecting to my wireless internet. We have a linksys wireless router, and I know the MAC filter is turned on, so I've added my computer to the router, and I've put the password in correctly, but it keeps saying there is an error connecting to the network. All my other roommates have PC's, this shouldn't be a problem? My Mac should have no problem connecting to this modem, right?
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ok, it's nearly 4am and i've been trouble shooting this problem since 11pm... love the technology, but it completely evil...
let me start off by saying i'm not too tech savy. took a couple computer courses in high school and thought it was my passion but they got way above my head in college, so i settled for art (those classes are much easier to pass as long as you draw your homerwork, don't blow up your sculpture etc etc)
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Hi there. To start, that blue button that you have been pressing on the router is the Wifi Protected Setup button. You press that button when you want to connect a new wireless device that supports Wifi-Protected Setup to connect to the wireless internet via your wireless router without having to enter anything on the new wireless device. So it means, you did not reset the router. I would like to verify with you though because it is not clear to me (sorry), how do you want your new desktop computer to work? Wirelessly or with Ethernet cable plugged-in? If it is for wireless, you will only need to connect the computer’s wireless connection to the router wireless network and to enter the wireless password if you have wireless security enabled on the router. Also, the router should be able to provide simultaneously internet connection to multiple devices – be it wired or wireless. Sometimes the reason why the wireless would not work is when there is wireless interference in the area that you will need to change its wireless channel to something else. To have wireless security enabled on the router is helpful as well in making sure that the router will provide a better connection speed.
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OPEN YOUR VIEW WIRELESS NETWORKS , YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE YOUR WIRELESS CONNECTION DISCONNECT IT AND RECONNECT! YOUR ROUTER MIGHT BE WEP ENCYPTED SO YOU WILL NEED YOUR KEY1 THAT YOU CAN FIND ON THE ROUTER INFO, BY TYPING : 192.168.1.1 ON YOUR INTERNET WEB BROWSER!

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Thank you for responding, Duane. Since I am at work right now, and my laptop is at home, I went to the AppleStore site to look up the specifications of my laptop. It has a built-in 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme (Wi-fi 812.11g). That's what you mean by an AirPort card, right?
So it seems I'm ready? You say to make sure AirPort is enabled? I will check that as soon as I get home, but I do recall the AirPort icon at the top (a gray icon that resembles radio waves) and I even clicked on it yesterday--from what I could tell through my tears of frustration--but I think it said "no network is available". What do you mean when you say choose my "network name" from the AirPort menu? What is a "network name"? I must be doing something wrong.
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I have a Linksys WRT54GC Compact Wireless-G Broadband Router. I'm currently using it at home, via a wired connection. I have used it at home before just fine. I then took it to school and it worked there as well. But when I brought it home again I started having trouble.
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Phone line -> DSL modem -> router 1 -> my router -> my computer (and a PC and a TiVo).
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Under my system preferences I get this when I'm connected through the routers wired connection:
Configure IPv4: Using DHCP
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DHCP Client ID: (If required)
Router: 192.168.2.1
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Search Domains: (Optional)
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Ethernet ID: 00:0a:95:e0:0a:0c
At first when I connect via AirPort I get a whole lot of nothing:
AirPort ID: 00:0a:95:f7:98:b8
Configure IPv4: Using DHCP
IP Adress:
Subnet Mask:
DHCP Client ID: (If required)
Router:
DNS Servers: (Optional)
Search Domains: (Optional)
IPv6 Address: fe80:0000:0000:0000:020a:95ff:fee0:0a0c
And then I get an AirPort assigned IP address:
AirPort ID: 00:0a:95:f7:98:b8
Configure IPv4: Using DHCP
IP Adress: 169.254.191.42 (self-assigned)
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
DHCP Client ID: (If required)
Router:
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Search Domains: (Optional)
IPv6 Address: fe80:0000:0000:0000:020a:95ff:fee0:0a0c
If I manually set the IPv4 to the same settings as the ethernet settings it still does not work. I don't know what to do. If you need more info to be able to help let me know.

The 169.254.191.42 (self-assigned) simply means it isn't getting a response from any DHCP server/router.
I don't think it's ging to work with the first router plugged into LAN#4. I "think" the problem is/was that router #2 was also trying to hand out DHCP, it should just be set to be a dumb hub, passing DHCP from the 1st one.
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I am having intermittent trouble connecting to the internet on my Macbook. I had this issue a few weeks ago, then it started working on it's own, and now it will not connect again. I have a Dell laptop and iPhone 5 that all connect fine, the problem is isolated to my Macbook. I have a Linksys WRT54GS router and Comcast is my ISP. Here is what I have already tried:
Power cycled modem, router, and Macbook.
Updated router firmware
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Deleted wireless network from Macbook (including deleting all related passwords from keychain) and rebooted. Tried this multiple times.
Ran all OS updates (last time it would connect).
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I need ideas on what else could be causing this. It is not an ISP or router issue as I am currently typing this using the same network, just on a Dell computer.
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Does anyone have any suggestions as to how we can switch that "link status" to "active"?
Assuming this is ethernet, plug in the cable.
The link active is little more than an indicator that the OS knows something's plugged into the port. If it's inactive then it doesn't see the cable. Either the cable is loose or it's faulty. Might be worth trying another cable.
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Can no longer connect to internet wirelessly with Linksys WRT54G...

Hi, all...
I'm at my father-in-law's house. His home network setup is as follows:
* Compaq desktop connected via Ethernet cable to
* Linksys WRT54G, v3 (IP 192.168.2.1) connected via Ethernet cable to
* Westell DSL modem provided by SouthEast Telephone (his ISP - IP 192.168.1.1)
I set this equipment up for him about 18 months ago. His Compaq desktop connects perfectly to the internet, using the setup I described above, which I set up for him about 18 months ago. I *used* to be able to connect to the internet wirelessly (with both my IBM ThinkPad and my MacBook; my bro-in-law *used* to be able to connect to the internet wireless (with his Dell laptop).
For reasons we don't yet understand, neither of us can connect wirelessly to the internet any longer. I have called Linksys, posted to their board, and read other threads here, so I am aware that MacBooks have some issues with Linksys routers. I'm getting ready to phone my father-in-law's ISP, to see if they can help.
But... I don't understand why this used to work, but doesn't any longer. I would be very grateful for any help any of you great folks could provide, and I will gladly post here any detailed info on the setup that might be of help!
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Bill J.
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Thanks for your reply.
Actually the Linksys 2Wire modem works fine in OSX and when connecting via a Compaq PC I also have in the house. It is just on the MacBook running XP that it fails to "connect". XP see's the network but cannot connect.
Also, I downloaded again bootcamp and created a fresh driver CD, reinstalled the driver and received the same error: 1706 No valid source could be found for product Macintoish Drivers foir Windows XP.msi.
I looked at the directory on the CD and it appears that there are no driver files, only documentation.
I called Apple, got no help, called Microsoft, spent 1.5 hours talking to them
they were no help either.
I sent a messge to the bootcamp beta mail address informing them that it seems the drivers are not being downloaded with bootcamp.
Thx again.

[G505s]Trouble connecting to internet (wireless)

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