Cant use internet although it says i have full bars

[Grant Harris]

HI i have a lenovo i310 ideapad laptop and my internet is century link. When i look at my internet conection on my laptop it says I have full bars but when i go to anything that requires internet it says i am not connected to the internet and i cant use the program. Before i was able to fix this problem temararily by disableing my mcafee firewall but then that stopped working so i tryed ubplugging my router and plugging everthing back in. THat workded once but it does not work anymore. Does anyone know whats wrong please help.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

The number of solid bars you have is only an indication of the strength of your wireless signal, it does not necessarily mean you have a working internet connection. It's entirely possible to have 5 solid wireless bars but no internet access if there is a problem not related to wireless.

First check the lights on your router to see if any are indicating a problem.
If a problem is indicated, check all the wires to make sure they are connected properly at both ends.
If the problem persists, contact your ISP to ask if there is a problem with their service in your area.

You can also try resetting the router by leaving it switched on and pushing the end of a paper-clip into the "reset" hole for ten seconds.

If all else fails & your ISP says there are no known problems with the service, try and borrow a router to use instead of yours just to test if yours is faulty. This will avoid spending money unnecessarily on a new one if you still have the same problems with the borrowed one.

 

[Grant Harris]

The number of solid bars you have is only an indication of the strength of your wireless signal, it does not necessarily mean you have a working internet connection. It's entirely possible to have 5 solid wireless bars but no internet access if there is a problem not related to wireless.

First check the lights on your router to see if any are indicating a problem.
If a problem is indicated, check all the wires to make sure they are connected properly at both ends.
If the problem persists, contact your ISP to ask if there is a problem with their service in your area.

You can also try resetting the router by leaving it switched on and pushing the end of a paper-clip into the "reset" hole for ten seconds.

If all else fails & your ISP says there are no known problems with the service, try and borrow a router to use instead of yours just to test if yours is faulty. This will avoid spending money unnecessarily on a new one if you still have the same problems with the borrowed one.

OK thanks for letting me know that I have gone over to a friends house and the connection works fine and it also works fine at school. Its kind of an on off problem. Also it works when i have the Ethernet cable plugged in. thanks for the ideas.