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Can't access internet yet connected

  • 03-03-2008 12:22am
    #1
    Carsinian Thau
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,054 ✭✭✭


    Dell laptop with a functionning wireless card. Definitely connected to network yet still can't connect to internet.
    Amount of packets received was one after about 45 minutes while amount sent was only 23.
    The only difficulty I can think of is that the computer is American (from Chicago to be specific) but it still runs XP and uses IE so that shouldn't really affect it.

    Anyone have any ideas as to what I can do to get it up and running (I don't want to keep stealing other people's computers).


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  • #2
    mukki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,669 ✭✭✭mukki


    what do you mean by stealing, i hope your not a laptop thief


    did you get a good DHCP address check on the support tap on that status page?


  • #3
    buildabong
    Closed Accounts Posts: 107 ✭✭buildabong


    You might be connecting to another "open" wireless network.
    Right click the Wireless network icon next to your time.
    Click View available wireless networks.
    Make sure you are connecting to your wireless link.


  • #4
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Either you're not connected to the right network or your settings are screwed up. Check what buildabong suggested first.


  • #5
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    by stealing other peoples computers i think he either means borrowing a friends.


  • #6
    mukki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,669 ✭✭✭mukki


    Anti wrote: »
    by stealing other peoples computers i think he either means borrowing a friends.


    yeah, i had guessed that, was joking earlier


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  • #7
    Carsinian Thau
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,054 ✭✭✭Carsinian Thau


    buildabong wrote: »
    You might be connecting to another "open" wireless network.
    Right click the Wireless network icon next to your time.
    Click View available wireless networks.
    Make sure you are connecting to your wireless link.

    Tried this. Still nothing. I even downloaded some info from Microsoft website, printed it out and worked through it but still nothing.
    I'm going to keep trying but it's beyond an annoyance at this stage.


  • #8
    Webmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,579 ✭✭✭Webmonkey


    Carsinian Thau wrote: »
    Tried this. Still nothing. I even downloaded some info from Microsoft website, printed it out and worked through it but still nothing.
    I'm going to keep trying but it's beyond an annoyance at this stage.
    First of all varify that you are getting IP configuration settings.

    Click start->Run. Type cmd click ok. In the black dos box that appears type ipconfig.

    What is the IP Address and Router Gateway address?


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