Toshiba A135-S2326 User Manual page 188

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If Something Goes Wrong
Resolving a hardware conflict
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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
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The IP address for each active network adapter will be
displayed.
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Connect your computer directly to your router, 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 Wi-Fi
network.
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Use the PING command to verify a connection to the gateway
at 192.168.1.1 (a default gateway for most wireless routers).
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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.
Verify that the DHCP Enabled setting is set to Yes.
Click Close.
Click Start to open the Start menu.
Type Cmd in the search field.
At the top-left of the Start menu, click
command prompt.
Enter IPCONFIG /ALL
Click Start to open the Start menu.
Type Cmd in the search field.
At the top-left of the Start menu, click
Enter PING 192.168.1.1
Enter .
If "Request Timed Out" or another error message appears
in response, then the problem is probably Wi-Fi
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and press Enter .
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at the command prompt, and press
cmd.exe to open the
part of your
cmd.exe .
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