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Hi,
my neigbour has given me the password to use his wireless connection for my
daughters laptop. I have got a signal and connected to it but I can't get any
web sites at all. We are both not experienced and don't reallt know what to
do.
I might add that I took the laptop over to another friends house and it
worked fine, even without a password on his wireless connection.
Can anybody help

On 17-Nov-2006, =?Utf-8?B?SSBvbmx5IGNhbGwgd2hlbiBJIHdhbnQgc29tZXRoaW5n?=
< .com> wrote:

> I might add that I took the laptop over to another friends house and it
> worked fine, even without a password on his wireless connection.
> Can anybody help

It may be how your laptop is configured for wireless,
the wireless connections router is often set as the
DNS server.
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.4
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138
Unless you get the numbers right it won't work.
It may not be 10.0.0.xxx addresses there are different
address ranges, mine just happens to be the 10.0.0.xxx
range.
Go to Accessories -> Command Prompt, and type
ipconfig /all > C:\ipconfig.txt
and look in C:\ for ipconfig.txt and open it with Notepad.
Report back here with what you get.
Also try connecting to websites using their dotted
quad IP addresses instead of the URL, this bypasses
the DNS lookup, and if it works indicates that it is
a DNS (Domain Name Server) lookup problem.
DNS is the internets parallel to Directory Enquiries,
you give a name (the URL eg bbc.co.uk) it gives
you a number.
If you can get to websites, Google for ipconfig
for fuller details on how to use it.

You might want to try these;

My New Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
Wireless, Basic Configuration - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html


If that doesn't work for you, here is an excellent network
troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it
and it will usually pinpoint the problem area(s) -
http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm

http://www.ezlan.net/clean#refreshnet


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David Hettel

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"I only call when I want something"
< .com> wrote in message
news:9A0C7EAD-2998-49AA-A0FA-...
> Hi,
> my neigbour has given me the password to use his wireless connection for
> my
> daughters laptop. I have got a signal and connected to it but I can't get
> any
> web sites at all. We are both not experienced and don't reallt know what
> to
> do.
> I might add that I took the laptop over to another friends house and it
> worked fine, even without a password on his wireless connection.
> Can anybody help
>

Thanks for your help, have just been informed that the password was wrong,
have the right password now and it works.
Thank you anyway

"" wrote:

>
> On 17-Nov-2006, =?Utf-8?B?SSBvbmx5IGNhbGwgd2hlbiBJIHdhbnQgc29tZXRoaW5n?=
> < .com> wrote:
>
> > I might add that I took the laptop over to another friends house and it
> > worked fine, even without a password on his wireless connection.
> > Can anybody help
>
> It may be how your laptop is configured for wireless,
> the wireless connections router is often set as the
> DNS server.
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.4
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138
> Unless you get the numbers right it won't work.
> It may not be 10.0.0.xxx addresses there are different
> address ranges, mine just happens to be the 10.0.0.xxx
> range.
> Go to Accessories -> Command Prompt, and type
> ipconfig /all > C:\ipconfig.txt
> and look in C:\ for ipconfig.txt and open it with Notepad.
> Report back here with what you get.
> Also try connecting to websites using their dotted
> quad IP addresses instead of the URL, this bypasses
> the DNS lookup, and if it works indicates that it is
> a DNS (Domain Name Server) lookup problem.
> DNS is the internets parallel to Directory Enquiries,
> you give a name (the URL eg bbc.co.uk) it gives
> you a number.
> If you can get to websites, Google for ipconfig
> for fuller details on how to use it.
>

Thanks for your help, just been given the right password and it now works
Cheers anyway

"David Hettel" wrote:

> You might want to try these;
>
> My New Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html
> Wireless, Basic Configuration - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
> Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
>
>
> If that doesn't work for you, here is an excellent network
> troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it
> and it will usually pinpoint the problem area(s) -
> http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm
>
> http://www.ezlan.net/clean#refreshnet
>
>
> --
> David Hettel
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone
> to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in
> E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranty of any kind,
> either expressed or implied, made in relation to the accuracy, reliability
> or content of this post. The author shall not be liable for any direct,
> indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or
> inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this post and confers
> no rights.
>
>
>
> "I only call when I want something"
> < .com> wrote in message
> news:9A0C7EAD-2998-49AA-A0FA-...
> > Hi,
> > my neigbour has given me the password to use his wireless connection for
> > my
> > daughters laptop. I have got a signal and connected to it but I can't get
> > any
> > web sites at all. We are both not experienced and don't reallt know what
> > to
> > do.
> > I might add that I took the laptop over to another friends house and it
> > worked fine, even without a password on his wireless connection.
> > Can anybody help
> >
>
>