Freeware Program spybot = No internet

lion149 · 06-17-2007, 04:08 AM

Hey folks,

Im trying to fix a friends computer and it appears the computer had a ton of spyware etc. So i downloaded {Spybot-search and destroy} and after it did its "thing" now i cannot get the comp to connect to the internet. Im not sure if it matters but it connects via a PCI wirless Card @ 54mbps. The thing that throw me for a loop is it shows a signal strength of "full bars" yet says "limited or No connectivity"

soooo any ideas!!!!!????

INTELCRAZY · 06-17-2007, 04:22 AM

Reinstall drivers for it and go from there

**The_Other_One** · 06-17-2007, 08:07 AM

Try a connection repair. Sometimes doing that(or just a release/renew of the IP address) will fix the problem. And you didn't specify, but did Spybot's "thing" find spyware?

lion149 · 06-18-2007, 04:23 AM

Hey "other one" to answer your questions...

1. Yes i tried a connection repair to no avail
2. the other odd thing whenever you asked it to find "signals" (even when it worked) it always said "none available"
3. Yes it did, the computers memory usage dropped from over 4-500 to 205mb and this was recorded at idle {the machine only has 1 stick of 256mb of pc2100)

Monoliths · 06-19-2007, 05:28 PM

Sometimes Windows will say "none available" when it's already connected meaning it's not going to show the network it's already connected to. I've had this happen to me a few times.

Anyway, is your network set up for DHCP? If it's not then that would explain your no connectivity. If this is the case, find out your IP and just assign it to your wireless card.

06-17-2007, 04:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
lion149 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 278	Freeware Program spybot = No internet Hey folks, Im trying to fix a friends computer and it appears the computer had a ton of spyware etc. So i downloaded {Spybot-search and destroy} and after it did its "thing" now i cannot get the comp to connect to the internet. Im not sure if it matters but it connects via a PCI wirless Card @ 54mbps. The thing that throw me for a loop is it shows a signal strength of "full bars" yet says "limited or No connectivity" soooo any ideas!!!!!???? __________________ Rig#1: OS: XP Home Sp3 CPU:Intel Pentium 4 (3.20ghz) MB Biostar p4m900-m4 HDD:160 gb 7200rpm RAM:2gb Kingston DDR2 GPU:EVGA 8600gt DDR3 512mb PSU:Apevia 500w Rig#2: HP a110n-XP Pro-Celeron D 3.06ghz-80gb-2gb-ati x1550 Rig#3: Compaq Deskpro-Ubuntu 7.10-Pentium III 600mhz-10gb & 7gb slave-384mb-Agp rage pro 2x

06-17-2007, 08:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,307	Try a connection repair. Sometimes doing that(or just a release/renew of the IP address) will fix the problem. And you didn't specify, but did Spybot's "thing" find spyware? __________________ Urban De-Development * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2048M RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT * C2D T5250 \| 2048M RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100 * G4 1.33GHz \| 512M RAM \| 40G HD \| Radeon 9200

06-18-2007, 04:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
lion149 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 278	Hey "other one" to answer your questions... 1. Yes i tried a connection repair to no avail 2. the other odd thing whenever you asked it to find "signals" (even when it worked) it always said "none available" 3. Yes it did, the computers memory usage dropped from over 4-500 to 205mb and this was recorded at idle {the machine only has 1 stick of 256mb of pc2100) __________________ Rig#1: OS: XP Home Sp3 CPU:Intel Pentium 4 (3.20ghz) MB Biostar p4m900-m4 HDD:160 gb 7200rpm RAM:2gb Kingston DDR2 GPU:EVGA 8600gt DDR3 512mb PSU:Apevia 500w Rig#2: HP a110n-XP Pro-Celeron D 3.06ghz-80gb-2gb-ati x1550 Rig#3: Compaq Deskpro-Ubuntu 7.10-Pentium III 600mhz-10gb & 7gb slave-384mb-Agp rage pro 2x

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06-17-2007, 04:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
INTELCRAZY banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,060	Reinstall drivers for it and go from there

06-19-2007, 05:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
Monoliths New Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 18	Sometimes Windows will say "none available" when it's already connected meaning it's not going to show the network it's already connected to. I've had this happen to me a few times. Anyway, is your network set up for DHCP? If it's not then that would explain your no connectivity. If this is the case, find out your IP and just assign it to your wireless card.