Help! My PC Says It's Connected to WiFi But I Have No Internet
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TechyTurtle42
I'm having a frustrating issue with my PC. It tells me I'm connected to my WiFi network and everything looks fine, but when I try to use apps like Discord or Chrome, they just keep loading until they eventually say there's no internet connection. I've tried switching internet sources, connecting to my hotspot, using Bluetooth, and even changing my WiFi card to a USB one, but nothing seems to work. I've restarted everything and also typed various commands in CMD and PowerShell, but still no luck. Should I attempt a clean install, or does anyone have any other suggestions?
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Sounds like your PC can connect to the WiFi network, but the internet itself might be down. Have you checked with your internet provider? They might be experiencing issues on their end.
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Have you tried connecting via Ethernet? Also, it could be worth checking if your WiFi drivers are up-to-date—you might need to install the latest version.
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You mentioned using commands earlier. What exactly did you run? It could help to start with the `ipconfig /all` command and see if that reveals any issues.
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TechyTurtle42: Here's what I ran: netsh winsock reset, netsh int ip reset, ipconfig /release, ipconfig /renew, and ipconfig /flushdns. After running those, I restarted my computer, but the problem is still there.
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CommandLineGuru: Try pinging 1.1.1.1 and running nslookup for google.com to see if those commands yield any results. Let me know how that goes!