Device availability restricted – HP ProBook 6560b
Device availability restricted – HP ProBook 6560b
[I'm aware this is a duplicate from the Laptops & Pre-Builts] Hi, My father-in-law received an old laptop and decided to use it as his main computer. The laptop is in apparenly good conditions, however it didn't have any HDD. Luckily I had a broken laptop with an 320gb HDD with windows 8.1 there, so I plugged it in, and booted up just perfectly. The thing is when connecting to the home's wi-fi it always show "Network Limited" and can't access the Internet, but by Ethernet it works just fine. I tried with my phone's hotspot and worked fine also. I tried to update the drivers, replace the wi-fi card with the other from the broken laptop (it didn't like that, fans ramped to 100%), reset the ipconfig via commands: ipconfig /release ipconfig /renew ip config /flushdns and followed this tutorial: https://www.lifewire.com/resolve-connect...ows-818232 Nothing worked... Any ideia on what could that be?
The laptop uses a specific WiFi adapter model and make. You're trying to connect to a particular wireless access point or router. Its settings include the wireless band (2.4GHz or 5GHz), channel, channel width, and security type. After moving the HDD, you installed Windows 8 from scratch or used the existing setup? You've attempted to reset the network adapter before.
Uncertain about the display on the screen, it shows "Network adapter 802.11n broadcom." I have photos of the Wi-Fi card, but the model isn't visible. On the router, I'm unsure about the channel and width—though I'd guess trying channels 11, 20, and 40MHz—but all settings remain default in the 2.4GHz band. After moving the HDD, Windows 8 downloaded drivers for the new laptop, which took place twice.
Check Device Manager for available entries. Access the router settings and review them carefully. Certain configurations may not work with older adapters. If needed, consider turning on legacy support, though it could reduce overall network speed for connected devices. Maybe a fresh Windows installation would have been easier—transferring files can be tricky and may require some troubleshooting.