Friend's laptop can connect to home wireless network. Obtaining IP address and DNS server address automatically. Can use Windows Live Messenger no problem but IE and FF are not browsing to any websites.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
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Can you browse using IP address instead of URL?
I would guess that your DNS settings are pointing to a DNS server that doesn't exist. Make sure that you have not specified a dns server in your network adaptor config. -
Is the router actually connected to the net? It may be up and issuing DHCP details but with no proper authenticated connection to the internet."If you can read this, thank a teacher....and since it's in English, thank a soldier"Comment
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ping 87.248.113.14
ping www.yahoo.com
in a command prompt. That will tell you if your dns is working or notIt's about time I changed this sig...Comment
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Okay, my laptop is connecting fine with full access to the internet. My recently purchased iPod touch does appear to have problems.
Pinging through command prompt using "www.google.com" was successful last night.
I am thinking this is a router issue - some settings may have been changed recently. Some other lad takes care of that so I will have a word.
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Firewall issue? Are you blocking port 80?Comment
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MAC filtering?It's about time I changed this sig...Comment
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WHS.Originally posted by Ardesco View Post
If you can ping, and some other services work online then you're proving end to end connectivity. It has to be some sort of filtering - most likely personal firewall .Hang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar?? - cailin maith
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Is this Vista?
As I discovered an annoying feature which does not trust wireless networks unless you tell it otherwise.
This is in the Network Connections Centre, or whatever naff name it has been given
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I cannot see anything that is blocking port 80. In fact, I have turned the firewall off.
It is not Vista.Comment
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