I've been having some serious connectivity issues with my laptop for the past week. Initially, the WiFi was a bit slow and laggy, but yesterday it just stopped working entirely. Even though my laptop shows that it's connected to the WiFi, it says 'No internet, secured'. I'm using my college WiFi, which I connect to by authenticating my student ID. However, it's not just the college WiFi that's affected; I can't even connect to my mobile hotspot or tethering network. I've tried forgetting and reconnecting to all networks, resetting my network settings, and even troubleshooting the drivers. I've also adjusted some network properties related to IPv4, used command-line tools like ipconfig and netsh, and restarted the WiFi adapter. None of these steps have worked. I don't have access to a router to restart it, and none of my friends are experiencing this issue. My laptop is an Asus TUF F15 FX506HF with a Mediatek MT7921 WiFi driver, and I'm using Windows 11 version 25H2. Unfortunately, I can't update Windows without an internet connection either.
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It sounds like a frustrating situation! Since your laptop won’t connect via mobile tethering either, I’d say this isn’t just a WiFi issue. You might want to check if your phone or mobile provider is blocking tethering. Additionally, could you verify that the tethering option is enabled on your phone? Sometimes, settings can change unexpectedly when you update the phone.
If your laptop is pinging IP addresses but not domain names like google.com, that usually points to a DNS issue. You might want to try changing your DNS settings to use Google's DNS servers (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4). This could help you regain internet access even without a Windows update.
Yeah, I usually connect my phone with USB tethering, and it works instantly. But now, my laptop's Ethernet icon keeps blinking and disappears, rather than staying connected. This has led me to suspect it's a driver issue.