Hello my name is Patrick and I have searched the web for two weeks on how to fix my laptop before college i have a gateway laptop and I am using netgear WPN111. originally i started the computer one day and it would connect to AIM and other chat programs but I could only search the internet for about 10 minutes before I couldnt but I still could use AIM. So I did what i thought the problem was i reinstalled windows... no sucess but here comes the worse part i tried a solvent by uninstalling the driver and program et. and i installed it and it wont even reach the internet or aim it says excellent connection but i have no ip address anymore and i tried the cmd netsch winsock reset and nothing i tried renewing it and it says i cannot could somone please help me I would be very much appreciated

Well, make sure your router acts as a DHCP server. Or you could assaign a static adress to your laptop.

thank you and just curious can anyone help me with that

D'oh! RTFM! (Read The Fine Manual)

What I mean by that is if you at least make an effort to find out, you'll realize it isn't very hard at all. At least show that you're trying, and post any error messages or other problems here.

Just ignore him, he doens't like helping people. First go to a web browser and type in 192.168.1.1 the default user name is admin and the password is password. There should be an option about DHCP somewhere, make sure it's on.

To assign a static ip address just right click on your wireless connection. Click on TCP/IP and click properties. Then click use the following ip address and type in something like 192.168.1.x. x being whatever.

Try this and check back.

tan you very much for the help i got to the browsrer treid to type in the password pasword and it is invalid does that mean I changed it at one time?

theres bad news and theres worse news... i tried it on my hoem comp firts and i got stuck at the password screen but i tried it on my laptop and it says no internet connection so i cannot perform this task (computer has comcost laptop netgear) can u please help me with this too im so sorry but thank u so much for th ehelp u have given so far

Excuse me?

You may have typed in the wrong IP address. Run "ipconfig" to find out the router's IP address. Make sure you're doing it from a hard-wired connection (not wireless), and make sure that there's a light on the router indicating that you're connected. The password is usually blank or something simple, such as "admin" or "password". Again, check the manual for more details.

thank you soo very much i will try it tomarow but my heart stopped i typed ipconfig/all and for my gateway it said 000f:f00f0fe0f0d00f0 or soemthing liek that and i am completely confused but tomarow i will have to get my laptop and do what u said connect it to hardwire thank you again for all ur help

To further clarify, after running ipconfig, look for the line that says "Default Gateway". It should have an IP address, and so type that into your web browser.