Toshiba C55-C5243 Owner's Manual

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If Something Goes Wrong
Connecting to the Internet
Troubleshooting an Internet connection – How to 
verify TCP/IP
If the wireless network is not detected, you can check that 
the hardware in the computer is working correctly by using 
the PING command to verify that the network adapter and 
TCP/IP is working properly. This can be done by performing 
the following steps:
1
Open the command prompt by pressing the 
Windows
 
(
)  + 
X
 keys, then selecting 
Command Prompt 
(Admin)
 in the pop-up window.
2
At the command prompt, type 
ping 127.0.0.1
 and press 
ENTER
.
3
If the network adapter and TCP/IP are functioning 
correctly, you should receive a response that looks 
similar to the following:
(Sample Image) Command Prompt window
If you receive an error message at this point, TCP/IP may not 
be properly installed. To remove and reinstall TCP/IP, 
perform the following steps: