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Question

wireless network

Sep 20, 2015 3:51PM PDT

I am running high speed dsl. wi-fi router on my main windows 8 dell computer. When i log on my dell lap top. I have to troubleshoot problem with connection. It says wireless network connection doesn't have valid ip confriguration. I click on problem and it fixes. But i have to do every time i log in on my laptop?

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Small world.
Sep 20, 2015 6:20PM PDT

Just last week, similar or same. had to tell windows to forget all prior connections and then make a fresh connection.

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Wireless Network
Sep 21, 2015 5:30PM PDT

What steps do i take to tell windows to forget all prior connections and them make fresh connection?

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Pick your article.
Sep 21, 2015 6:00PM PDT