Laptop has lost wireless internet connection, cannot find network

GOT IT! After a bazillion Google searches (and uninstalling Virtual Box, which wasn't related but thanks), I finally got frustrated and contacted Acer via live chat. Wireless was turned off. Turning it on required a combination of Fn + F3. Presto, internet. And now that I look at it, the F3 key has a little wireless symbol on it. Facepalm.

Thanks everyone, I really do appreciate your help and effort. Sometimes I wonder how people ever survived before there were online help forums. :)

chev65 said:

From what I can see here the Virtual Box is causing the Unidentified Network problem.

Try removing the Virtual box from the equation.

I see that now. I could not recall where I had seen Vbox in a screenshot. Sorry for the PM.

drudder said:

GOT IT! After a bazillion Google searches (and uninstalling Virtual Box, which wasn't related but thanks), I finally got frustrated and contacted Acer via live chat. Wireless was turned off. Turning it on required a combination of Fn + F3. Presto, internet. And now that I look at it, the F3 key has a little wireless symbol on it. Facepalm.

Thanks everyone, I really do appreciate your help and effort. Sometimes I wonder how people ever survived before there were online help forums. :)

I searched for a picture of the keyboard that was large enough for me to see the keys... but I found nothing.

Several forum posts mentioned Fn+F3 and being for Bluetooth and Fn+F2 ans being for Wi-Fi. Perhaps things changed over time. I should have suggested that you look at each function key using a flashlight and a magnifying glass


Glad that it is working for you.

Yes the Virtual box was the only problem I saw there sitting right between the internet and your network, they can cause problems along with other VPN's like Hamachi etc.

But hey turning on the wireless might help as well lol, who knows what key combo's these specific vendors use to turn wireless on with.

I had similiar issue with my hp laptop running on windows 7. also it started showing cannot connect to a window service. realised the root propblem was this error. then did this. went to acessories, chose command promt, ran as administrator and then typed netsh windock reset and then restarted. solved my problem:)

corrected for you :)
netsh winsock reset