Troubleshooting / symptôme

Wi-Fi connected but not of Internet access

The station is well associated with the Wi‐Fi network, but no Internet navigation works.

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What you are seeing

The station is well associated with the Wi‐Fi network, but no Internet navigation works.

Likely causes
  1. Incorrect IP address or gateway
  2. DHCP server unavailable
  3. Inaccessible or misconfigured DNS
First checks
  1. Check the IP address.
  2. Test the gateway.
  3. Test Internet IP.
Recommended actions
  1. Renew the DHCP address if necessary
  2. Correct the position or DHCP DNS
  3. Restart only the network equipment concerned after diagnosis
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Network.Beginner

The station is well associated with the Wi‐Fi network, but no Internet navigation works.

Important: relevez toujours le message d’erreur exact et l’heure du problème avant de modifier la configuration. Les actions proposées doivent être adaptées à votre environnement.

Causes probables

  • Incorrect IP address or gateway
  • DHCP server unavailable
  • Inaccessible or misconfigured DNS
  • Unvalidated captive portal.
  • Router or operator access problem

Diagnostic étape par étape

  1. 1

    Check the IP address.

    Run ipconfig /all and control the IPv4 address, gateway and DNS.

  2. 2

    Test the gateway.

    Ping I, address of the local gateway.

  3. 3

    Test Internet IP.

    Test ping 1.1.1.1 to distinguish IP connectivity from DNS problem.

  4. 4

    Test DNS.

    Run nslookup boiteaoutilsinformatique.fr.

  5. 5

    Compare with another device.

    Check if the problem is only with this station or the entire network.

Commands utiles

ipconfig /all.
ping 192.168.1.1.
ping 1.1.1.1.
nslookup informatique.fr

Solutions possibles

  • Renew the DHCP address if necessary
  • Correct the position or DHCP DNS
  • Restart only the network equipment concerned after diagnosis
  • Check operator incidents if all equipment is affected
Quand escalader ?

Climb if multiple devices lose simultaneously Internet or the gateway responds but no WAN traffic exits.

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