Re: Wireless connection not working

On Mar 28, 8:52 am, Peter A <pait...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I can connect to wireless in coffeeshops, etc. That is, the Wireless
Networks window detects the network and, after I click Connect, tells me
that I am connected. Yet I cannot get to any web sites, the connection
times out. I have tried repairing the network connection, does not help.

IBM ThinkPad.

Thanks.

--
Peter Aitken


What Todd said....except that if you are not comfortable with command
prompt then another way to quickly get info:

While you are supposedly "connected" look for the little connection
icon on your lower right taskbar. Looks like a desktop pc.

Double click on it. Does it report connected? What network? Under
activity do you see numbers for packets sent and received? Above zero,
that is. Sometimes you get something like: "Sent: 8, received 0" and
you know that you are not really connected.

Now, click on the support tab at top. This gives you some of what
ipconfig will tell you. What does it say for address type? Take
a look at the address you got and compare it to the gateway. It
should be the same as your address except for the last number.

You can usually tell enough right here to see what's happening. The
more you get familiar with this window,
(especially when things are working right), then the more you will
understand.

You should report back what you see on this window, or better yet, as
suggested, ipconfig from within the command window, if you are
comfortable with that.


The next place I would check is in IE (if that's what you use) in the
menu bar. "Tools>Internet Options>Connections"
First thing is to make sure that the dial up section says "never dial
a connection".

Then I'd click on LAN and see what it says. "Automatically detect
settings" is a safe bet for getting it to work. Generally Proxy should
be unchecked.

To the degree that you can, follow what Todd H. asked for. You will
get some grief here for omissions, but just start filling in the
blanks as best you can and you'll get help.

Steve

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