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bearcreek · 03-07-2008, 06:14 PM

I have a Gateway laptop computer with built in wireless. I can connect to the internet with an ethernet cord with no problems but when I try to use the wireless it will not connect. It shows I have good connection. I have two choices, my wireless router and we have free internet in the city in which I live. Both showing good connection. The local free internet is not encrypted and still cant connect. So, I thought it may be a software issue so I uninstalled zone alarm and turned off windows firewall. This did not work. I also tried safe boot with network with no luck. What could be the issue? Is it possible it is the wrong driver for the network card? Thanks for any replies.

03-07-2008, 06:14 PM	#1
bearcreek Member (8 bit) Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 227	wireless shows connection, cant connect to the internet I have a Gateway laptop computer with built in wireless. I can connect to the internet with an ethernet cord with no problems but when I try to use the wireless it will not connect. It shows I have good connection. I have two choices, my wireless router and we have free internet in the city in which I live. Both showing good connection. The local free internet is not encrypted and still cant connect. So, I thought it may be a software issue so I uninstalled zone alarm and turned off windows firewall. This did not work. I also tried safe boot with network with no luck. What could be the issue? Is it possible it is the wrong driver for the network card? Thanks for any replies.