ok i'm finally at home, i'm hoping u are out there to help me! guess what? i am typing on the desktop at home. yes...IT connected...but the laptop won't!! sooo..now i'm thinking this is not a router problem..what do u think? should i follow your instructions up above? i think maybe the virus did have something to do with it. i don't know! need help!
Is the desktop wireless, or plugged in via lan?
There is also one other thing to try since I just saw this behavior from another individual, the fix was actually to remove their antivirus / firewall software.
It connected immediately after they rebooted once the software was removed, they were then able to replace it with microsoft security essentials and so far as I know their problem is solved.
Virus, Spyware & Malware Protection | Microsoft Security Essentials
wow, i just typed this...and then i refreshed...and POOF it was gone!! huh??? ok anyway.. as i was saying....
i hope you're out there, cos i need help! i am typing on the desktop at home right now...yes! connected to the same wifi network!! ?????? BUT..the laptop STILL will NOT connect. haven't tried the ipod touch, but am charging it now and will in just a minute. i'm very confused now. maybe NOT a router problem...but something to do with the virus after all? but then..why would it effect the ipod touch?? anyway..hoping u are out there!
soo...do i need to click on that link?? (d'oh! yah i know i sound stooopid, lol)
i'm kinda confused. when i set up here, thru comast...i had a laptop. it was wireless. i did not have a router then. didn't even know about wifi... anyway....inherited a desktop, set it up....so...?? ive never thought of it as wireless..? anyway, after getting the destop, i set up the wifi network so that i could use the laptop anywhere in the house...cos, come to think of it, i was having a problem doing that. i also wanted to be able to use the ipod touch on the wifi network. once i set it up, i never had a problem on any of the three. sorry, i'm probably not answering precisely..cos, like i said, i'm not puter savvy! like u couldn't tell already.........
Just try the above and see if it clarifies anything for you.
It's really simple , if there is a cable from the back of the computer to the router, it's not wireless.
oh. ok then. it's not wireless. i didn't think so. so..i should go to the laptop, and remove the avast, right? and then...i will have to be able to connect to the internet to go to that link... hope this works. is that what you're saying? sorry if i'm aggravating with my lack of knowledge... really. i'm trying to learn.
off to try that....will report back shortly............
ok. removed avast, rebooted. nothing. i didn't think that would do it..since it's been working since i installed the avast without a problem. but..here's one thing i keep getting: an "intialization error" ? that i never got before. can't remember exactly what it says..but if u need to know, i will reboot and write it down verbatim.
what's odd is...yesterday...BOTH the desktop and the laptop would not connect to the internet, altho connected to the network. now..today..the desktop is connecting fine..but not the laptop. i don't get it.
ok, getting tired now. looong day at work. will check back tomorrow to see your suggestions. pls advise if i should go back to your earliest suggestion and try that route. good night. thx
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