wireless connects to router, unable to display page ralph <ralphlov[ at ]aol.com> 12/28/2008 4:02:11 PM 1. have 2 laptop1. 1 Dell & 2nd IBM: IBM not used for 1/2 year 2. both laptops able to detect wireless router 3. both able to connect to wireless router 4. both able to acquire network address 5. both when click on IE, checks proxy setting 6. both TCP/IP is set for auto dect 7. IBM when click internet explorer, unable to find page, dell is able to find web page 8. both when plug cable from laptop to router,it conects to IE and finds page 9. IBM use to be able to connect wireless to router 10. I checked the windows zero configuration and sevice is running (auto & started) 11. run MS updates on laptops 12. they are running on windows xp 13. running IE 6 with sp 2 14. tried the "ipconfig /flushdns" wireless still does not display page (shows connected to wireless router), wired connection does work any suggestions as to why the IBM R52 is unable to display a web page. It says the signal is excellent when connect to US robtics router. The dell at the same time is connected and able to display page Thanks in advance

Re: wireless connects to router, unable to display page "Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)" <findemail[ at ]chicagotech.net> 12/28/2008 4:40:34 PM Can the IBM with wireless ping a public IP? If yes, can it ping a web site? -- Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "ralph" <ralphlov[ at ]aol.com> wrote in message news:6c628197-03a5-468a-b752-f20aa9eff200[ at ]n2g2000vbl.googlegroups.com... [Quoted Text] > 1. have 2 laptop1. 1 Dell & 2nd IBM: IBM not used for 1/2 year > 2. both laptops able to detect wireless router > 3. both able to connect to wireless router > 4. both able to acquire network address > 5. both when click on IE, checks proxy setting > 6. both TCP/IP is set for auto dect > 7. IBM when click internet explorer, unable to find page, dell is able > to find web page > 8. both when plug cable from laptop to router,it conects to IE and > finds page > 9. IBM use to be able to connect wireless to router > > 10. I checked the windows zero configuration and sevice is running > (auto & started) > 11. run MS updates on laptops > 12. they are running on windows xp > 13. running IE 6 with sp 2 > 14. tried the "ipconfig /flushdns" wireless still does not display > page (shows connected to wireless router), wired connection does work > > > any suggestions as to why the IBM R52 is unable to display a web page. > It says the signal is excellent when connect to US robtics router. The > dell at the same time is connected and able to display page > > > Thanks in advance

Re: wireless connects to router, unable to display page "Jack \(MVP-Networking\)." <jack[ at ]discussiongroup.com> 12/28/2008 5:08:27 PM Hi Maybe this can Help, http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html Jack (MS, MVP-Networking) "ralph" <ralphlov[ at ]aol.com> wrote in message news:6c628197-03a5-468a-b752-f20aa9eff200[ at ]n2g2000vbl.googlegroups.com... [Quoted Text] > 1. have 2 laptop1. 1 Dell & 2nd IBM: IBM not used for 1/2 year > 2. both laptops able to detect wireless router > 3. both able to connect to wireless router > 4. both able to acquire network address > 5. both when click on IE, checks proxy setting > 6. both TCP/IP is set for auto dect > 7. IBM when click internet explorer, unable to find page, dell is able > to find web page > 8. both when plug cable from laptop to router,it conects to IE and > finds page > 9. IBM use to be able to connect wireless to router > > 10. I checked the windows zero configuration and sevice is running > (auto & started) > 11. run MS updates on laptops > 12. they are running on windows xp > 13. running IE 6 with sp 2 > 14. tried the "ipconfig /flushdns" wireless still does not display > page (shows connected to wireless router), wired connection does work > > > any suggestions as to why the IBM R52 is unable to display a web page. > It says the signal is excellent when connect to US robtics router. The > dell at the same time is connected and able to display page > > > Thanks in advance