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Problem with connecting to eircom hotspot

  • 19-04-2005 7:37am
    #1
    mdebets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,747 ✭✭✭


    I'm running into problems, while trying to connect to one of the free eircom hotspots and thought, that one of you could help me.

    I can detect the wifi signal and it seems that my laptop gets connect ok (I get an IP address asigned).
    However when I try to access a webpage, I get the error message 'xxx can not be found.'. If I try the IP address of the webpage directly, the connection times out. The same happens, when I try to ping the webpage.

    Does anyone has an idea, what I'm doing wrong?


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  • #2
    dl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 488 ✭✭dl


    Can you or have you connected your laptop to any other wifi signals.... is the problem only with the eircom hopspot..?

    Have you tried different browsers, I find that sometimes 'IE' doesn't see your connection or looks to your dial-up connection first..!


  • #3
    mdebets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,747 ✭✭✭mdebets


    I don't know of any other free hotspots, where I could try it, but I will try another eircom hotspot this weekend.

    I'm already using firefox, but I will try IE and see if I get any other results.

    Thanks


  • #4
    Webmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,579 ✭✭✭Webmonkey


    Before we get complicated, did you try the obvious - > Configure your firewall if you have one or even turn it off


  • #5
    dl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 488 ✭✭dl


    mdebets wrote:
    I don't know of any other free hotspots, where I could try it, but I will try another eircom hotspot this weekend.
    Thanks
    Some listings I found:
    http://www.lookintoireland.com/wifi.htm
    http://mmm.eircom.ie/press/PressRelease_Target.asp?id=393&y=2005
    http://www.broadbandforjoe.com/hotloc.html

    There is a full listing on the Eircom site..... although I found them before I couldn't locate them tonight.....!


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