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Wireless icon but not detected in IE

  • 06-05-2008 11:25PM
    #1
    lukin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,333 ✭✭✭


    I would like to know why in Windows when I am in a wireless hot spot I am able to connect to the wireless network and the icon in the system tray shows it connected with a strong signal but when I open IE or Firefox it doesn't detect it?
    It's nothing to do with the Connection settings, I have it set to "Dial whenever a network connection is not present" or else "never dial a connection" but still no page displays.
    It's not a firewall issue either. It doesn't happen with every wireless network, only some.


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  • #2
    rrpc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    lukin wrote: »
    I would like to know why in Windows when I am in a wireless hot spot I am able to connect to the wireless network and the icon in the system tray shows it connected with a strong signal but when I open IE or Firefox it doesn't detect it?
    It's nothing to do with the Connection settings, I have it set to "Dial whenever a network connection is not present" or else "never dial a connection" but still no page displays.
    It's not a firewall issue either. It doesn't happen with every wireless network, only some.

    Some wireless networks require the 'automatically detect settings' box in Internet options (LAN) to be ticked.


  • #3
    azezil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭azezil


    Check to see if you're getting an IP address. If you have one which starts with 169.*.*.*, its not valid.

    Right click on the wireless network and click status, that should show you your IP.


  • #4
    lukin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,333 ✭✭✭lukin


    Turns out the hotel I was staying said they had bitbuzz but hadn't. Bitbuzz cut off the service for some reason they said. I would never have stayed there if I'd known that.:mad:


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