Showing posts with label no internet troubleshooting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label no internet troubleshooting. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Wifi, but no internet

Good question on my YouTube channel this morning.

I can see I have a wifi connection, but I can't get to the internet.


Just because you have wifi, doesn't mean you have internet.  Wifi only carries the Local Area Network connection.

  Here's a quick way to tell.
1.  If you have a Windows machine open a CMD prompt (search CMD, then open).   Try the command PING 8.8.8.8.   If you get Replies then you have an internet connection.    If you get request timed-out, then the while you may have a network signal,  but it's not getting an Internet connection.
2. Next check for DNS -  Try the command PING yahoo.com - If you see replies, then you have DNS .   However, if you see something else like "could not resolve" or "requests timed out".  DNS may be the issue.   You'll need to work with a support person to get your DNS straightened out.