Network connection problems are just a fact of life that we must all deal with from time to time. I put my laptop into hibernate mode each evening, so that the next morning I can pick up from where I left off. This also includes a network connection being made upon boot. Normally the network connection is made without incident and I am up and surfing right away. However, on Monday morning this was not the case. Neither my browser nor email programs would work. So I did a quick network repair and all was well.

This detailed tutorial from Microsoft covers many of the issues that you will normally encounter and offers solutions that are straight forward. You don’t need to be a IT specialist to understand the procedures, which is a nice touch as well. On their site Microsoft states:

Depending on how elaborate they are, home networks can be complicated. Unfortunately, because of this complexity, problems occasionally happen. Fortunately, you can usually solve these problems yourself. In most cases, finding the problem is a matter of going through a series of steps to eliminate potential issues one by one until you find the source of the problem. This article walks you through isolating your problem, troubleshooting the problem, and, if necessary, contacting the right organization for support.

Hopefully you will be able to diagnosis your own problem and save yourself the cost of contacting a professional.

Comments welcome.

Microsoft Network help site here.

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