Question Wifi: No internet, secured, but all other PCs have internet

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Good Day;

I have an old PC which am planning for minimal works (youtube, office, low load games), but am facing a problem with wifi. I had a TP link WiFi USB adapter (TL-WN822N) installed but got "No internet, secured". Assumed as the usb adapter driver does not support win10. So procured a new usb adapter Dlink DWA-182, but still the same issue.

Any solutions?

Regards;

 

[ch33zw1z]

What IP address are you getting

 

[UsandThem]

I had two nice TP Link adapters on my kid's PCs, but pretty much had to toss them after Windows 10 came out. They pretty much never provided a firmware or driver update, and the adapter wasn't based on a common chipset, so never could use a generic driver for it like you can with adapters based on an Intel based product.

Pretty much after buying those, I ensure any wifi/bluetooth adapter has available drivers available at places other than the manufacturer. TP Link is among the worst providing support for their products. I own one of their higher end AC routers, and the last firmware they provided was in 2017 (the year I bought it).

 

[VirtualLarry]

Yeah, TP-Link sucks for firmware support, and driver support.

Try getting a wifi dongle with RealTek chipset, they are better-supported.

Edit: I meant in terms of long-term, continuous support, like Asus is doing. TP-Link routers are fine when you buy them, and for the next 2-3 years, but after that, they tend to drop off in terms of support.

 

[SamirD]

If connecting a cable an option? On any system? Then you rob the usb nic out of it and use it in this system.

 

[JackMDS]

I have doubt that the has to do with "Bad Adapter".

May be you can give more info of where you see the Notification and some parameters of your configuration.

 

[Steltek]

I have doubt that the has to do with "Bad Adapter".

May be you can give more info of where you see the Notification and some parameters of your configuration.

This. The issue you are describing was a significant one 3-4 years ago with Win10's networking components, and the fact you are having it with two adapters supports that is the case here. I don't think they ever found an actual root cause, but looking through my old notes there are several things you can do to try to resolve it.

On the machine giving you the "No Internet, secured" message, under the connected network name click on the Properties link. Is there an option there for "Use random address for this network"? If so, select "On". Does it now connect? If this doesn't work (or the option isn't there), here are some other things to try:

1) Right-click on the network adapter in taskbar, select "Open Network and Sharing Center", go to "Change Adapter Settings". Right-click on the offending adapter. Uncheck the options for 'IPv6' and (if it is checked) 'Microsoft Network Adapter multiplexor protocol'. Reboot the system (very important). Try to connect.

2) If #1 doesn't work, try to delete all the wifi adapters shown in device manager (just wifi adapters, not all adapters). Reboot the system (again, very important). Windows should re-install the connected wifi adapter driver when it detects it. Try to connect to your network and enter the wifi password when prompted.

3) If #2 doesn't work and your router has 2.4GHZ and 5GHZ networks and your computer is connecting to 5GHZ, try to connect to the 2.4GHZ network.

I have a couple other things you can try, but they are a little more esoteric. Post back if none of these things works for you. Also, are you running any antivirus or firewall software and what versions of the wireless adapters are you running (both have three or four hardware revisions)? Finally, if you shut down all your computers on the network, restart the router, restart the problem machine, does it connect?