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![]() Hello, I have just replaced an ADSL router/modem for a friend - using a Belkin F5D7633 uk4A. A PC with a wired connection to the router and one laptop connect fine with the router and the Internet - the other laptop does not. Its OS is XP/Media Centre. Although I can ping a web site on the Internet from this laptop, I cannot get to this site using Internet Explorer (v6). Do not even get an error message. The icon shows that the wireless connection is present. I have tried stopping both the Windows XP firewall and the another one which is on the PC but neither allows IE to work. Any suggestions please?! Cheers Geoff |
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![]() On 18 Nov 2006, Geoff Cox wrote: the other laptop does not suggest you start by comparing the TCP/IP settings from the two laptops, and in MS-DOS you get a "route print" so you can see that they are both showing similar settings for the gateway (only the IP addresses for the two PCs should be different)... If you can ping bbc.co.uk on one, but not the other, but pinging a specific IP address (eg 212.58.228.155 - aka bbc.co.uk) works on both then it's a DNS issue, and that may be down to either (a) a setting to use some specific servers (eg from an old ISP, which won't allow requests now from that laptop, as it is no longer from an IP associated with that ISP, or using a company's DNS which is not be found at this location. Also, for MS IE, there could be a proxy defined for HTTP access which may give problems)... or (b) not getting any settings from the Belkin router... HTH. |
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![]() On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 10:23:52 +0000, NoNeedToKnow wrote: On 18 Nov 2006, Geoff Cox wrote: the other laptop does not suggest you start by comparing the TCP/IP settings from the two laptops, and in MS-DOS you get a "route print" so you can see that they are both showing similar settings for the gateway (only the IP addresses for the two PCs should be different)... If you can ping bbc.co.uk on one, but not the other, but pinging a specific IP address (eg 212.58.228.155 - aka bbc.co.uk) works on both then it's a DNS issue, and that may be down to either Thanks for your reply - I will have to check this but I think on the laptop where I could not browse - I could ping both by IP and web site name. What would that indicate?! Cheers Geoff (a) a setting to use some specific servers (eg from an old ISP, which won't allow requests now from that laptop, as it is no longer from an IP associated with that ISP, or using a company's DNS which is not be found at this location. Also, for MS IE, there could be a proxy defined for HTTP access which may give problems)... or (b) not getting any settings from the Belkin router... HTH. |
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![]() On 19 Nov 2006, Geoff Cox wrote: What would that indicate?! That it's time to switch to Firefox or Opera or Netscape :-)))) I'd check the Internet Options | Connection settings from MS IE. It may be that some proxy info is in place, which may be from a past use (in a firm, using their internal network, over VPN as a remote workstation, or a dumb ISP making settings when an installation CD was used, to force all of their users through a web cache, for example). The internet connection settings there are used by MS (+ some network apps) but there are times when I want MS IE / OE to stop accessing the internet and use "work offline" - MS apps think you are off, but Firefox works OK. |
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![]() On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 12:23:40 +0000, NoNeedToKnow wrote: On 19 Nov 2006, Geoff Cox wrote: What would that indicate?! That it's time to switch to Firefox or Opera or Netscape :-)))) Good idea! I'd check the Internet Options | Connection settings from MS IE. It may be that some proxy info is in place, which may be from a past use (in a firm, using their internal network, over VPN as a remote workstation, or a dumb ISP making settings when an installation CD was used, to force all of their users through a web cache, for example). I have looked at that - no proxy present. Cheers Geoff The internet connection settings there are used by MS (+ some network apps) but there are times when I want MS IE / OE to stop accessing the internet and use "work offline" - MS apps think you are off, but Firefox works OK. |
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![]() "Geoff Cox" wrote in message ... On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 12:23:40 +0000, NoNeedToKnow wrote: On 19 Nov 2006, Geoff Cox wrote: What would that indicate?! That it's time to switch to Firefox or Opera or Netscape :-)))) Good idea! I'd check the Internet Options | Connection settings from MS IE. It may be that some proxy info is in place, which may be from a past use (in a firm, using their internal network, over VPN as a remote workstation, or a dumb ISP making settings when an installation CD was used, to force all of their users through a web cache, for example). I have looked at that - no proxy present. Cheers Geoff The internet connection settings there are used by MS (+ some network apps) but there are times when I want MS IE / OE to stop accessing the internet and use "work offline" - MS apps think you are off, but Firefox works OK. Is the connection in Internet Explorer set to never dial up? |
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