Limited WiFi on Lenovo G580

Good morning. I work for a school district and we let students bring in their own devices. I have a student that has a Lenovo G580 running Windows 8 that can't get connected to our WiFi. We have attempted to connect to both our Guest Network (that is open and has no password) and a password protected network, and both show limited connectivity and give IP addresses of 169.x.x.x. She can connect fine at home or other locations, just not at school. Our network is fine because we have hundreds of other devices connected to it and working. I have reset her network adapter, followed the Windows 8 troubleshooting steps, and run an ipconfig release and renew (which did give me a valid IP one time, but I still couldn't get online. Every time I've tried it since has timed out on the renew). I am leery to try any updating of the network adapter since it's her personal machine and, as I said, works fine at home. Other than that, does anyone have any ideas on why she wouldn't be able to connect here? Thanks!
Solved!
Go to Solution.

With an IP address starting with 169, it means that her computer is not connecting with your router at all, not even on a limited basis. There are several things that could be causing the problem, but the easiest way is if you can run ipconfig on her machine.
Open a command prompt (all programs > Accessories > Command Prompt) and type in
Ipconfig /all > ipconfig.txt and then hit enter. Then type in ipconfig.txt to open notepad with the log. Copy it and paste it in to your next response.
But it sounds like she has her computer setup with a static IP address and because of that cannot renew the lease on the IP Address so it is reported as a 169 address. Go into the network and sharing center and click on Setup a new connection or network. Then just follow the instructions. .
Hoov
Microsoft MVP - Consumer Security
SpywareHammer.com

Similar Messages

Lenovo G580 wifi connection issue

Hi,
My lenovo g 580 laptop wifi connection issue ....wifi connected some place ......some place not connected show in limited
access...but in that place connecting some other laptop but my laptop not connected show in limited access....
please help out getting this problem before 1 months please slove this any can help me out.....
Moderator comment: New thread created. Subject edited for clarity. Was: Re: Lenovo G580 boot from DVD.

Hi
''also re-verified all the setting with the dealer from were the phone was purchased and he said the setting are all correct but still it failed to work...''
The dealer hasen't provided a warranty?Take it for a check up.Your warranty should cover this.
Did someone help you today? Press the star on the left to thank them with a Kudo!
If you find a post helpful and it answers your question, please mark it as ''ACCEPT AS SOLUTION"!
Unsolicited PM's will not be answered! ....Please post your question/s in the appropriate forum board.
English Community Deutsche Community Comunidad en Español Русскоязычное Сообщество

Wifi is gone after downloading or sleep modus Lenovo G580

Hi everyone,
Can someone help me with a computerproblem I have been troubling with eversince I bought the computer?
About two weeks ago I bought the Lenovo G580 laptop at the same moment as my little brother.
Now we are dealing with the same problems eversince: The Wifi connection is gone after closing the laptop and letting it go in sleep mode. The sign in the right bottom corner is still there and it says that it is connected, but when I open Google chrome it won't go any further then the homepage. My little brother has the same problem, although I also have it when I have downloaded something. I know that the Wifi is still working because it still works on my Iphone. Does anyone have a solution to this problem?

Does the problem occur when you are browsing the web also? I am experiencing wifi problem as well. My wifi connection will stop working and become Limited. Mine will disconnect every 30 minutes or so. I have to disconnect and reconnect again in order to browse the web. My computer is just 2 weeks old.

Lenovo G580 Windows 8.1 WiFi

Hi there,
I got a Lenovo G580 recently and it works all fine. Except the WiFi which is down now for a day or so. To be precise I couldn't enter the Internet after I did the Update to Windows 8.1. I deleted the Network via "cmd" and connected again but I still don't have Internet. Windows says I should restart the Router etc. and I did but it still doesn't work plus my smartphone is in the same Network and works just perfect.
Any thoughts on what I could do to solve this mess?
And I don't have any options after a rightclick on the WiFi-Network.
Appreciate all help I can get, Thanks
Robert
Hi,
ich hab mir letztens fürs Studium einen Lenovo G580 gekauft und alles klappt wunderbar, bis auf die WLAN-Verbindung, die bis zu meinem Update auf Windows 8.1 von Windows 8 auch problemlos geklappt hat. Jetzt hat er aber ständig ein Problem mit dem Standardgateway o.Ä. und schlägt mir jedesmal vor den Router neuzustarten. Hab ich natürlich auch schon paarmal gemacht, bringt leider nichts. Genauso erfolglos war ich als ich in der Eingabeaufforderung die Verbindung gelöscht und dann wieder verbunden habe. Kein Internet nur die begrenzte Netzwerkverbindung. Und wie es immer vorgeschlagen wird mit Rechtsklick auf die Verbindung zu klicken geht leider auch nicht.
Hat jemand eine Idee woran es liegt bzw liegen könnte?
Ich kann dringend Hilfe gebrauchen und bin dankbar für jeden Vorschlag!
Gruß,
Robert
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Update:
Solved the problem by following the instructions of this Homepage (the comment at the end with the installing of the older driver version)
Problem gelöst indem ich den Anweisungen dieser Internetseite gefolgt bin (genau genommen dem Kommentar auf den am Textende verwiesen wird)
http://blogs.technet.com/b/dennis_schnell/archive/2013/08/31/windows-8-1-wifi-showing-quot-limitied-...

Lenovo G580 20157 Wifi Driver

I can't find Wifi driver for my Lenovo G580 20157. I tried intel and it doesn't work,I tried Atheros,and it also doesn't work.
Screenshot:
Solved!
Go to Solution.

hi GlenMcKenna20,
I see now,
Your system's Intel Wireless software is left but the.
Wireless Device is not being detected.
That atheros there is your Cabled connection and not the wireless
Your wireless should be Intel.
Can you try
Booting into BIOS By turning OFF your Computer.
Turn it back on and right away start tapping F2.
you should be able to boot to this screen
Now go to Configuration tab and make sure the Wirelesss LAN is enabled. then hit F10 To Save the settings and Exit
IF ever it is already Enabled, Disable it and Re enable it then save the settings.
Make sure to save before going out of BIOS, it should work.
Regards
Solid Cruver
Did someone help you today? Press the star on the left to thank them with a Kudo!
If you find a post helpful and it answers your question, please mark it as an "Accepted Solution"! This will help the rest of the Community with similar issues identify the verified solution and benefit from it.
Follow @LenovoForums on Twitter!

LENOVO G580 2189 PROBLEM WIRELESS ON WIN 7 64BIT

Hello!
I bought lenovo g580 with preinstaled windows8
I changed them with windows 7 ultimate 64bit
After finding that my laptop is 2189 (because lenovo wants us to find out with the hard way instead making clear which one is 2189 and which one 2689 and ofcourse have separate drivers for the two versions and make our lives easy)
i installed all drivers and the wifi isn't working
i see by fn+f5 that wifi is on but nothing at all
if i unplug lan cable nothing...
i tried all the drivers available in section
still nothing
wifi seems on and activated but actually network controller never been installed with those drivers!!!!
PLEASE HELP!!!!

there is one post with a reply about using a driver for G580 and win7 64bit
it worked!!!
SOMEONE MODERATOR MUST INFORM LENOVO SUPPORT TO TAKE CARE OF THE MATTER AND THE CORRECT DRIVER ADDED IN DOWNLOAD SECTION
I lost 27 hours trying find out what is going on..
This is ridicolous.......

My New Lenovo G580 - Blue Screen Error

Hi,
I have bought a new lenovo G580 (Intel B950/2GB/500GB) with DOS (on Friday - 21 Spetember, 2012).
I have installed another 2GB RAM in the extra slot. So, I have a total of 2+2 GB RAM now.
I installed Windows7 in it. It has worked fine for 1 day, but when I installed the G580 bluetooth, wifi drivers, it started crashing with bluescreen creating a dump file. Now I am even unable to start the system. I have formatted the system twice by could not trace it out. I have seen other forums and found out that it is due to some dropbox issues etc., But I have not installed even 1 software. As soon as I installed windows7, I started with the drivers (Drivers DVD came along with my laptop)
Please help me.
Thanks & Regards,
Sudheer K
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Hi Sudheer,
If you are able to open windows go to
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Performance Information and Tools\Advanced Tools and select the last option to "generate system health report" .If something is wrong with the system or a service windows will flag it for you. If you are not able to open windows and try opening it in the safe mode(press F8 during startup) check for the same.
Also try opening windows in a clean state
In the System Configuration Utility dialog box, click Selective Startup on the General tab.
Click to clear the Load Startup Items check box.
Note The Use Original Boot.ini check box is unavailable.
Click the Services tab.
Click to select the Hide All Microsoft Services check box.
Click Disable All, and then click OK.
When you are prompted, click Restart.
If this does not cause a BSOD then I would suspect there is a driver conflict/compatiablity in your system.Can you provide the exact error in the BSOD which you see?
Hope this helps
Cheers and regards,
• » νιנαｿѕαяα∂нι ѕαмανє∂αм ™ « •
●๋•کáŕádhí'ک díáŕý ツ
I am a volunteer here. I don't work for Lenovo

Lenovo G580(20157) [Win 7] Bluetooth problems??

I have a lenovo G580(20157) which has a BCM4313 wireless chipset which supports both WiFi as well as Bluetooth, (citation here: Broadcom Chipsets)
However I can't use the Bluetooth capability of my chipset.....
I tried downloading drivers from the Lenovo website(Drivers Main Page), but it would say no driver found at the end of the installation!!
Also I downloaded Lenovo Energy Managment, and it only shows WiFi (here is a screenshot)
I also tried downloading Broadcom Bluetooth Solution but itis stuck at detetcting device:
P.S: I have a new windows 7 installation...Thanks
Solved!
Go to Solution.

hi ArchKudo,
Looking at the G580 parts (page 102 of the HMM), the Broadcom BCM4313 that the machine uses is a Wi-Fi only card .
- Link to picture
- Sample item (BCM4313 with Bluetooth)
- Sample item (BCM4313 Wi-FI only)
This may explain why you only see the Wi-Fi settings when you press Fn+F5, In this case, you may need to use a usb bluetooth adapter (like this item) to enable bluetooth functionality on the machine.
Regards
Did someone help you today? Press the star on the left to thank them with a Kudo!
If you find a post helpful and it answers your question, please mark it as an "Accepted Solution"! This will help the rest of the Community with similar issues identify the verified solution and benefit from it.
Follow @LenovoForums on Twitter!

Lenovo g580 2189 driver install problem

I have a lenovo g580 with windows 8
when i try to install drivers i get some errors,any driver with other error:
smart audio hd with dolby- failure with non reason'
tuchpad ealn....-"ask for dspint package"
i download all the drivers from lenovo official web and i have energy mangement for windows 8
one more problem is in "fn" function,i dont see any fn function in the screen (no wifi,bluetooth,tuchpad,camera....)
only music. when i touch fn+f5 to turn off/on wifi the system shows on "airplane mode".
thanks

finally did it!!!! i had the same problem and now it works!
you first install the driver, and will tell no driver found ..., then go in C:\drivers\Bluetooth Driver (CyberTan, Liteon)\Broadcom\Win64 and execute Inst.exe and let it install all what it needs, don't press anything. if it still not works try install the same exe after activating bt with fn+f5.
win64 is for the one who have 64bit and I think that win32 will work for the one who have 32bit.
le: I have win7, i think it works the same for win8.. try it..
le2: and something else, I disabled UEFI from bios. I don't know if this is important, but it works for me with UEFI disabled.

Lenovo G580 Blue Screen With Dropbox

Dear Lenovo community,
I bought a new Lenovo G580 last week, but dropbox causes the system to crash (Blue Screen).
Windows gives the following error codes:
ffff8a00b9ffa0a
000000000000
ffff80003092be1
000000000000
I found a previous post on this forum with the problem (http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-3000-and-Essential/Lenovo-G580-BSOD-problems-with-certain-applica... but there was no solution back then.
Any Ideas on how to solve this?
Kind Regards
Koen

Not sure if this helps, but I did a memtest with this program:
http://hcidesign.com/memtest/download.html
And it claims "Could not allocate 4095 MB".
This would imply mij memory chips are failing right? So this is a hardware problem?
Koen

Lenovo G580 boot menu is not working when pressing F2 and F12 key

QuestionI bought a new Lenovo G580 series laptop. After installation of Windows 7 Ultimate x64 bit edition, a problem revealed when Lenovo driver get installed.
When I installed Intel HD 3000 graphics driver and restarted laptop, the Window was unable to start normally. It displayed an error, so a recovery program started which was recommended. But this program failed to resolve the problem. Later, I tried again to load Windows normally but the blue screen fatal error showed up.
I attempted to reinstall Windows again, but after restarting window, the boot menu was not showing up after pressing F12 key. F2 key was also not working either.
I spoke to a Lenovo techincal assistance expert and they suggested me to remove battery and charger and press start key for 30 seconds.
My problem still remains the same, and I am unable to access boot menu.
The bios version is 62cn34ww. ls there a way I can get this running again?
AnswerPlease take note that the suggestion below is just a troubleshooting guide. If the steps could not fix the issue, you need to send you machine in for service for further assistance.
Try removing the hard disk , then press F2 button to enter BIOS
If you are successful in entering the bios, pleaes load set up defaults
Save setting by pressing F10 and shut the machine down
Connect the hard drive back and check if can enter BIOS via F2 and F12 to see boot menu

"OK, I will retain my sanity.... changed & of course forgot windows 7 password on my Lenovo H430 desktop. (about a month ago) came accross my windows disc & was going to see if I could boot from it (wouldn't from the pasword unlocker i downloaded) Anyhow, i evidently have a password to enter bois setup which i attempted to "guess" baaad idea. i am now looking at Fatal Error.....System halted on my Lenovo H430 desktop. how do i proceed without doing any damage??? HELP...

Error related to EFI system..unable to install windows 7 64-bit on lenovo g580..

Hi,
I have Lenovo g580 which had DOS preinstalled in it {i5, 500GB, 4GB} and initially I had installed Win 7 32-bit on it. At that time, it gave some problem while rebooting 1st time, but i ran repair windows option and everything ran smoothly.
But the problem came when I tried to install windows 7 64-bit on the laptop using a DVD, no matter which drive I select, it does not allow me to go ahead. When I checked the details, I got the error message which is attached here.
Link to image
There is no disk controller option in BIOS, nor is there anything related tto UEFI systems.
i did r&d on uefi systems, but i want to be sure of everything before i go ahead with anything.
Any help would be appreciated.
Moderator comment: Image(s) >50KB converted to link(s). Community Rules.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Thanks for no help guyz!
but i found a way..so for anybody else out there..here is the solution..
When installing at the partition screen hit Shift+F10.
At the prompt type diskpart and press Enter.
Type list disk (Not the number of the disk you want to use)
Type select disk X where is X is the number of the disk you want to use.
Type clean. This will erase all the data on your system.
Type convert gpt
Now reboot the system with the DVD/USB, and you will see only Unallocated Space. Use that to install the new windows.
Be warned though, this will clear out the partition table on the drive; make sure you have a backup before attempting this if you have important data

Arrow Left key and arrow Up key and fn key not working properly !? Lenovo G580 PLEASE HELP x_x !

Hi guys i have a Lenovo G580 im not sure which version but i can tell you its intel i.3 and its got usb3.0 on it and 500gb hdd. 2.20Ghz 4.00RAM.
been days that i try to solve my Fn Key problem and also the arrow left and arrow up keys < i was using Win8 and downgraded to Win7 last week and that problem has occured since ,it misbehaves and it only works for a short amount of time it randomly works those keys FN.arrow up/left keys randomly they work , i upgraded again to Win8.1 now for the first few boots evrything worked well fn key and arrow keys np.< and now again it stops working.. and btw. whenever i press hard against it it would work pressing down the fn and arrow left/up keys when i press really hard it works but then again it doesnt Soo end of the story its not functioning properly and i have Energy management and Display driver HD 3000 installed and i still got this problem .. is there any fix to this anyone please !?

Hey mate the keys are faulty nothing can fix it except for buying a new Replacement! , i fixed the problem simply by Replacing the KEYBOARD ! i went downtown and looked for a g580 keyboard and they didnt exactly have the same version g580 they had c or b580 i dont remmber what letter it was sorry ! but the thing is the whole keyboard layout of many Lenovo Laptops are the same just look one thats the same, cause mine wasnt for G580 but the thing is its still working perfectly ! only problem is the Screws didnt fit i had to cut out the sides of the screw hole thingies to make the keyboard fit in well in my G580 , Simply put all you need is a new keyboard replacement buy one they cost between 20-40$ worth it cause you wont have any faulty keys anymore evrything will work fine. no need to reinstall anything just replace it with new Keyboard. and Plus its easy to replace it by yourself. i replaced mine by myself easily. Problem fixed.

Hdmi issue with lenovo g580 model (2689)

hi i have a problem with hdmi on my lenovo g580 model 2689. it seems my tv dosent pick it up but when i first setted it up it worked. it worked for a few days and then stop working. it has intel 2nd generation 2000/3000. when i uninstall the intel control panel and install it again it sometimes work but it has to be saying restart computer for it work but when i restart the computer finish installing it. the hdmi dosent work anymore. when i uninstall it now and reinstall it doesent work that way anymore and it has latest intell driver and control panel but i would like some help please how can i fix it. it had windows 8 and now i have windows 8.1 the issue was happening in windows 8 first but then i upgraded to windows 8.1

it was a software problem. i sent it of for repaire and they say it was a software problem please release an update to fix that issue.

USB3 problem in Lenovo G580 (2689)

Hello.
I have Lenovo G580. It has one USB2 port and two USB3 ports. I connect internet using mobile with USB cable. The connection works quite well in USB2 port and in one USB3 port. But when i try to connect through the other USB3 port, windows doesnt recognize the device. I have installed the driver for the same. here i attach an image of the error message. Please help me solve the problem.
Thanks.

hello,
Just remove your pendrive and reinsert again.. it will work, or else restart..

Limited WiFi on Lenovo G580

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for