Comments on: Chromebook WiFi Turned Off? Not Connecting? Fix It (Fast and Easy).

By: nessa

nessa — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 20:08:55 +0000

Hello. You probably won’t see this, but, I did the first instruction. I turnt the WiFi thing on but it’s still saying “WiFi is turned off”. This is so frustrating as I need this laptop for school. Could you maybe help me?

By: Sierra

Sierra — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 00:59:27 +0000

But if the wifi is turned off how am I supposed to turn it on? I go to the switch on the corner and it shuts itself off.

By: Andy Z.

Andy Z. — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 06:29:51 +0000

In reply to Mark.

Hi Mark,

I just saw your previous reply and I apologize for not reading it earlier! To be honest though, after reading it, I was leaning towards a technical problem with the login portal/DNS- especially since you mentioned the favicon (little icon) shows up and then switches back.

Regardless, thanks for following-up and letting our readers know the answer to the mystery! Who would’ve guessed the answer was router range? Heh.

Thanks again.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 05:03:55 +0000

In reply to Mark.

~~~~~~~((.(..(…(….(…..(……( NOW HERE THIS !! )……)…..)….)…)..).))~~~~~~~
I describe my problem with CoffeeBean login..I was going to completely give up and never stop at CBean again. I have been trying to get online here for what must be 25 times over a long period, thinking each time maybe there’s another thing I can try..
I’m on line at the CBean right now !!! I hadn’t tried one last thing: Walk 22 feet across the room nearer their wifi. I hadn’t done it before because other people, and with HPs, were happily on the net. Why should my HP be any different ? Welp ! tonight I did it !! 22 feet to near their wifi and BOOM ! Problem solved !!! M, Los Angeles

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 23:41:08 +0000

Hi. My Chromebook 14 will not log-on to a CoffeeBean&Tea Leaf, but is fine in other venues. People around the room are happily using their units which means venue’s wifi is on. sometimes window says ‘out of range’. But then why are others’ (HPs included) fine ?
Also, and this IS WEIRD ! : At a Starbux 1/4 mi up same street, I have trouble too. Except, if I go to a certain hobby forum bookmark ( in the vertical list on next page) Starbux icon/logo is there in place of the hobby’s bookmark logo/icon !! I click THAT and Strbx opens up and I’m on line. Now the hobby bookmark icon is back !! Next day this repeats. Strbux in place of hobby bookmark !!
Maybe this tells you, Andy, what may be going on with these 2 (at least, so far) venues.
Thanks, M
Los Angeles, 2/20/20

PS. If you do have the answer please use my email for instructions, if you wish. Could it be what Ken is describing below; wifi card needs raising ?

By: Andy Z.

Andy Z. — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 02:31:12 +0000

In reply to Shanon Brown.

Hi Shanon,

That sounds like an issue with the local device. Was it working previously? Are you able to connect to it using other devices?
Check out this tutorial:
How to fix Chromebook DNS errors

Let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks.

By: Shanon Brown

Shanon Brown — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 22:23:46 +0000

IPv6 not found. Plz help. I’ve never seen this message til now, ” We’re pretty sure you have one, we just can’t find it” when trying to find IPv6 address.

By: Andy Z.

Andy Z. — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 07:49:28 +0000

In reply to Noobert.

Hey Noobert,

Thanks for pointing that out. I’ve updated the tutorial on WiFi troubleshooting to make it clearer. This was written a while ago and hasn’t been updated for a while, so it was due for one!

Thanks again! Let me know if you need help getting your WiFi set up.

By: Noobert

Noobert — Sun, 10 Mar 2019 19:12:49 +0000

“Method 1: Click on the panel”

WHAT “panel”?

One second in and you’re confusing readers. It’s like you’re a plumber and the first thing you say to noobs is, “Make sure the ferambulator is negged.”

WTF?

By: Andy Z.

Andy Z. — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 16:13:45 +0000

In reply to Ken J Erickson.

Hey Ken J Erickson,

That’s amazing that you figured that out. I guess it may be some kind of connector issue where the card’s connection to the board could be loose or faulty and raising the card may have just nudged it enough so that it fits snug. I’m just wondering if it’s because the connection got loose over time or if they’re just manufactured that way and QC didn’t catch it. Or it could just be a dud.

Either way, props for discovering that solution!