Chief Rick Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I'm in a hotel with free internet. My work laptop and my personal tablet connect fine. My personal computer connects to the router but shows no internet. I only have one option to connect to, regardless of which device I use. I've deleted the cookies and restarted the computer but I get the same thing. Any ideas or recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Joker Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Some hotels only allow sp many connections per guest. Try disconnecting your tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Hangtree Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 9 minutes ago, Texas Joker said: Some hotels only allow so many connections per guest. Try disconnecting your tablet Yep, found this out many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Rick Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 I appreciate the suggestions but it didn't work. Disconnected everything and tied to connect the laptop - no go. Connects but no internet. Turn the tablet back on and it connects almost instantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 What OS is on the laptop? On the Tablet? If it is windows 10 on the laptop when you are connected what name does it assign to the connection? Does it call it an "unidentified network" or something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 This is going to sound silly, but call the front desk. Maybe one of the staff knows a work around. That worked for me once years ago. The kid that was the Bell Hop came up and figured out my problem in seconds flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Rick Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 10 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: What OS is on the laptop? On the Tablet? If it is windows 10 on the laptop when you are connected what name does it assign to the connection? Does it call it an "unidentified network" or something else. Windows 10 on the laptop. Network is identified the same way on the tablet as it is on both my personal and work laptops. My tablet is a Samsung. I have no idea what the OS is other than to say android based. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 I have a 5-6 year old Asus w/Windows 10 on it that does the same thing you describe on my home network. If I manually turn off WiFi and wait a few minutes it will reconnect and resolve the "Connected without internet" issue. Its quite annoying. I suspect its a hardware driver that Windows has screwed up. My work laptop and our brand new laptop don't do this; both Dell and Win10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 54 minutes ago, Chief Rick said: Windows 10 on the laptop. Network is identified the same way on the tablet as it is on both my personal and work laptops. My tablet is a Samsung. I have no idea what the OS is other than to say android based. Does it ever update? It will tell you its name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Rick Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 15 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Does it ever update? It will tell you its name. I'm not sure what you're asking. The laptop says it's up to date but I can't get internet. I'm not having any problems with tablet other than it's slow. Here are what I see on the laptop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Rick Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 Ok. So I walked over to the libby with the laptop and tried to connect to that router - no joy. But, I was able to connect to the other router that's listed and it stayed connected walking back to my room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Rustler, SASS #26680 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 you could try ipconfig/release and then ipconfig/renew, or maybe try ipconfig/flushdns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Win10 is very picky about connecting to what it deems an "unsafe" connection. This is usually a downlevel encryption on the host (hotel) end, usually an old router. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Anytime windows 10 shows the network connection name as "Unidentified Network" instead of something like "Network 2" You will not be able to connect to the internet or other devices on the nerwork because Windows 10 treats that connection as a security risk. There is no user available settings that will change this fact. I have spent hours way deeper into win 10 security settings than anyone should ever have to go and never got around this issue. In your case this doesn't appear to be the cause of the problem. But I still believe that it is an issue specific to windows 10 and its embedded network security. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Rick Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 It appears there is only one router for the entire facility. I have carried my laptop to both of the pavilions inside the grounds and two of the buildings opposing each other and my "available internet" name never changes. I have no idea where the router is located, but the facility is not that big. It's still connected and working this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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