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Wi-Fi Says Secured, Browser Says No. Thanks Atheros L1 Gigabit Ethernet Family Driver 2.4.7.29?

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Accepted solution by Ines Sorensen — oh ive been there lol if the indicator says no internet but browsing actually works, its just teh connectivity check (NCSI) failing, often…
  1. Bo Brandt
    @bob32

    help!! connected, secured, no internet 😂 Im going in circles.

    Network & internet

    Network & internet
Wi-Fi  •  HomeNet_5G
No internet, secured

Connected, but nothing loads. Troubleshoot problems?

    the gaming laptop worked fine at a hotel until teh network driver updated xD other deivces are completely fine on the same Wi-Fi. I tried the network troubleshooter, and it said something about DNS but didnt fix it. im comfortable running commands if someone tells me which ones and what to look for in teh output.

    printer saw i was in a hurry and chose violence

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  2. Jade
    @jaden698

    roll back the Wi-Fi driver in Device Manager > Network adapters > Properties > Driver > Roll Back Driver, or install teh laptop/board makers versoin from their support page. some driver releases have trouble with certain router security modes.

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  4. Zoe Kim
    @zoek732

    oh ive been there lol for me it was the BIOS, swapped it and boom, fixed worked for me anyway 🤷

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  5. Omar Garcia
    @omar_regex

    lol same thing happened to me start with ipconfig /all. If the IPv4 address starts with 169.254, teh PC didnt get an address from DHCP, which points at teh driver or adapter, if you have a normal address and a gateway, teh problem is likely DNS or routing. lmk how it goes

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  6. Maya Koch
    @maya.koch

    @mnakamura thank u this worked!! u guys are the best!!!

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  7. Farah Adler
    @farah.adler

    oof test connectivity in layers: ping your gateway, then ping 1.1.1.1, then nslookup a website. If IP pings work but nslookup fails, it's DNS, try setting DNS manually in Settings > Network & internet > Wi-Fi > Hardware properties > DNS server assignment. fingers crossed 🤞

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  8. Milan Nakamura
    @mnakamura
    in reply to @farah.adler

    Check for VPN or security software leftovers. Network filter drivers from old VPN clients can break traffic after a network driver update. Look at teh adapters Properties list for extra filter entries u dont recognize.

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  9. Ines Sorensen
    @ines_socket

    ok so reset the network stack in an admin terminal:

    netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset
ipconfig /flushdns

    Then reboot ;) Or use Settings > Network & internet > Advanced network settings > Network reset, which also reinstalls adapters.

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  10. Ines Sorensen
    @ines_socket
    Accepted solution

    oh ive been there lol if the indicator says no internet but browsing actually works, its just teh connectivity check (NCSI) failing, often due to DNS or a proxy. fixing DNS usually clears it.

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  12. Farah Adler
    @farah.adler

    ehh id skip the full network reset at first. It removes VPN adapters and custom settings, which can be annoying to set up again. but hey ymmv

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  14. Jade
    @jaden698

    WOWWW ok update: did what @jaden698 said and its fine now owe u a beer 🍺

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  15. Zoe Kim
    @zoek732

    honestly just reset the power plan and save yourself the pain

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  16. Lina Ivanova
    @lina.ivanova4

    @mnakamura works on paper, not in real life. told my boss it would take 10 minutes. its been a whole week just my 2 cents

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  17. Lina Ivanova
    @lina.ivanova4

    hmmm for me it was teh router, swapped it and boom, fixed lmk how it goes

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  18. Bo Brandt
    @bob32
    in reply to @ines_socket

    @ines_socket It was DNS. Set it manually, connectivity check passes, and browsing is snappy again. Thanks for the layered testing approach!

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