Windows 7 wired and wireless not working

United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Windows 7 Security. Sign in to vote. However, my family and I noticed that our iPhones began to have problems with the WiFi; even after putting in the WPA password, the phones were unable to access the internet.

I reset the modem and router, unplugging and reconnecting everything countless times, still to no avail. I'm using Windows 7 on my laptop, which I have directly connected to the router. The wireless signal is still in the air, and I can connect but I can't use it. None of these issues existed before I put the WPA password on the internet.

Joined Oct 2, Messages 65, I reset the modem and router,. No, I mean I pushed the reset button. I just tried it. It didn't fix the problem, but now I can access my router's setup page. EDIT: I figured it out. I have to be connected to the wireless signal to access the setup page. Is this a problem? Duplicate IP address on the network. Bad NIC card drivers. Defective NIC hardware. Turn off ALL of the computers and other network connected devices, restart power cycle the router, then restart all the computers and other network devices.

I tried all of those steps but the problem isn't fixed. Here it is. As Seen On. You want to move Local Area Connection to the top using the green arrows. This will move the wired connection higher up in the order so that Windows 7 will access the network using Ethernet first, then Wireless.

The second method is also recommended to ensure Windows 7 is forcefully using the LAN connection. In order to change the values, you need to go to Network Connections again, but this time right-click on the network you want to change the metric value for and choose Properties.

Lastly, on the IP Settings dialog, go ahead and uncheck the Automatic metric box and then type in a value yourself. For the wireless connection, you can type in a higher value like 25 or If you have any questions, feel free to post a comment.

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