Toshiba Satellite A205 Series User Manual page 195

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4 Verify that the DHCP Enabled setting is set to Yes.
5 Click Close.
Use IPCONFIG to verify that the computer has a useful IP
address—one other than the private address of
169.254.xxx.xxx assigned by Windows
1 Click Start to open the Start menu.
2 Type Cmd in the search field.
3 At the top-left of the Start menu, click
command prompt.
4 Enter
IPCONFIG /ALL
The IP address for each active network adapter will be
displayed.
Connect your computer directly to your router or broadband
modem, by plugging a standard CAT5 Ethernet patch cable
(sold separately) into your computer's RJ45 Ethernet port. If
your connection problem disappears, the problem lies in the
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Wi-Fi part of your network.
Use the PING command to verify a connection to the gateway
at 192.168.1.1 (a default gateway for most wireless routers).
1 Click Start to open the Start menu.
2 Type Cmd in the search field.
3 At the top-left of the Start menu, click
4 Enter
PING 192.168.1.1
Enter .
5 If "Request Timed Out" or another error message appears
in response, then the problem is probably Wi-Fi
If you have enabled any security provisions (closed system,
MAC address filtering, Wired Equivalent Privacy [WEP], etc.),
check the access point vendor's Web site for recent firmware
upgrades. Problems with WEP keys, in particular, are
frequently addressed in new firmware releases.
If Something Goes Wrong
Resolving a hardware conflict
and press
Enter
at the command prompt, and press
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to open the
cmd.exe
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cmd.exe .
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