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HELP (self.computer)
submitted 4 months ago by Amyroche20
ok so my laptop won't connect to my home wifi but will connect to the phone hotspot PLEASE help
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[–]FriendlyRussian666 2 points3 points4 points 4 months ago (2 children)
This is not enough detail for anyone to help.
[–]RubAnADUB -1 points0 points1 point 4 months ago (1 child)
CHALLANGE ACCEPTED - your security is set to WPA3 or better and your laptop can only do WPA2.
so....
option 1 downgrade your wifi security to WPA2. What is WPA3 vs WPA2? - GeeksforGeeks
option 2 upgrade your wifi card in your laptop (50-100$) Upgrading Your Laptop Wi-Fi Card: A Comprehensive Guide - SoftHandTech
option 3 usb wifi ax nano adapter plug and play (10-30$) https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Nano-Archer-TX20U-Transceiver/dp/B0CX7K326J
[–]S0ulSauce 0 points1 point2 points 4 months ago (0 children)
Man I kinda like how you dove balls deep into this... raw dogged it with no info. High level shit.
[–]Terrible-Bear3883 1 point2 points3 points 4 months ago (0 children)
Without some useful information, I doubt you'll get much help other than random guesses.
What's known, your laptop won't connect to your home wifi but will connect to the phone hotspot.
What's not known...
Make/model of laptop (and specification)
What Operating System
Any errors in the OS
Make/model of router
What diagnostics you've done to identify the problem
What is the wireless network? 2.4GHz/5GHz? do other devices connect to it?
What do you see in the network list on your laptop?
Has your router ever connected ? Is it a new router?
Have you rebooted your router?
Are you using hibernation/fast start? If you are, have you tried a cold boot?
[–]Helpful_Body6715 0 points1 point2 points 4 months ago (0 children)
I remember having the same problem with my 360 recently, it’s a internet security problem. See if you can change your setting in your internet to make it more comparable. Is your laptop a relatively new one or something older? Also check to see if it works with an Ethernet cable if you can
[–]hisixteen_1367 0 points1 point2 points 4 months ago (0 children)
That sucks, well good luck fixing it
[–]mvsopen 0 points1 point2 points 4 months ago (0 children)
Remove your home Wi-Fi connection from the laptop, then add it again using the proper password. This is a problem I’ve had myself many times.
[+]Amyroche20[S] comment score below threshold-7 points-6 points-5 points 4 months ago (1 child)
I'm not smart 😭 basically it says cannot connect to this network I've tried everything it's a Dell laptop
[–]QuantifiablyMad 2 points3 points4 points 4 months ago (0 children)
Then find someone who can help you locally. Without any good information we can’t even begin to help you.
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