(Updated for Windows 10 that post is for Windows 7.) – It took me 3 hours to get to this point. Checked my laptop again, and that didn’t do the trick.Īfter running the Windows troubleshooter and getting this message, “ Windows can’t communicate with the device or resource (Primary DNS Server),” I finally found this obscure article, which had my solution. I had a firmware update, so I ran that and turned auto-update on for new firmware releases. (For the first time ever,) I logged into my router. I read everything I could online about my router and all the “ light guides” for the modem and router. (I own my modem and router anyways, so chances are naturally high that the issue was my responsibility.) After rebooting the modem and router, noticed the Ethernet was working.
It was a plausible cause for my Internet woes. So I got in contact with Spectrum first, since the day prior, there was a Spectrum outage in my area. I would connect successfully, but the network showed “ No internet, secured.” I needed to put some time into the WordCamp Kent 2019 site, so I ran back to the office, worked on 2 blog posts, then returned home to troubleshoot.Īfter checking Twitter, I saw that roughly 530 Twitterers in Kentucky and Indiana were complaining about a Spectrum outage when I was also having issues. The other day (Wednesday), my WiFi wasn’t working on my laptop.
