Guest Luv My Teddy Bearz Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 I am temporarily residing in a hotel suite fully equipped with high speed access thru the use of my ethernet adapter. My operating system is WinXP. Unfortunately when trying to connect Internet Explorer, there is a DNS ERROR message and something to the effect that a connection could not be found. I am an intermediate computer novice and have done everthing possible to correct the problem. I even contacted the hotel service agent but they seem to believe the problem is caused by my AOL. They checked the cables, outlets, plugins, etc...and simply said.....get rid of the AOL software. Well....I completely deleted the program but stil faced with connection problems. I even ran the fix it wizard but it can't seem to reset my IP Address. On another note, I find it confusing that I was able to utilize my AOL at another hotel suite without any problems at all. I have never had any issues with my AOL, so I am still not certain if AOL was the problem or not. Looking in the connection properties window, it appears that my computer is sending out a signal but nothing is being received in return and the count is a big fat ZERO, however the two tiny computers in my task bar are clearly showing a solid connection. I've tried just about everything even disconnecting and reconnecting the ethernet cable and so forth, however the problem is still ongoing and when I tried to do the "repair" there was an error message popping up that reads, "Windows could not finish repairing the problem because renewing the IP Address cannot be completed." I am almost about to give up on this one because it's so frustrating. I never had this problem before. My computer is sending out a good signal BUT it isn't receiving ANY signal at all......please help if you can....(thanks one and all)
Guest SingaporeWebDesign Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Re: High Speed Connection In Hotel Suite Hello, Try disabling the firewall (provided that it is a NAT router) and see if the connection works. If yes, you may need to configure or reinstall your firewall software. -- Singapore Web Design http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/ Singapore Web Hosting http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html Windows XP FAQ "Luv My Teddy Bearz" <Luv My Teddy Bearz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A279694E-B611-4E27-BA8E-4CCDD989A01F@microsoft.com... >I am temporarily residing in a hotel suite fully equipped with high speed > access thru the use of my ethernet adapter. My operating system is WinXP. > Unfortunately when trying to connect Internet Explorer, there is a DNS > ERROR > message and something to the effect that a connection could not be found. > > I am an intermediate computer novice and have done everthing possible to > correct the problem. I even contacted the hotel service agent but they > seem > to believe the problem is caused by my AOL. They checked the cables, > outlets, plugins, etc...and simply said.....get rid of the AOL software. > > Well....I completely deleted the program but stil faced with connection > problems. I even ran the fix it wizard but it can't seem to reset my IP > Address. On another note, I find it confusing that I was able to utilize > my > AOL at another hotel suite without any problems at all. I have never had > any > issues with my AOL, so I am still not certain if AOL was the problem or > not. > > Looking in the connection properties window, it appears that my computer > is > sending out a signal but nothing is being received in return and the count > is > a big fat ZERO, however the two tiny computers in my task bar are clearly > showing a solid connection. > > I've tried just about everything even disconnecting and reconnecting the > ethernet cable and so forth, however the problem is still ongoing and when > I > tried to do the "repair" there was an error message popping up that reads, > "Windows could not finish repairing the problem because renewing the IP > Address cannot be completed." > > I am almost about to give up on this one because it's so frustrating. I > never had this problem before. My computer is sending out a good signal > BUT > it isn't receiving ANY signal at all......please help if you > can....(thanks > one and all) >
Guest Peter Foldes Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Re: High Speed Connection In Hotel Suite http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.html -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Luv My Teddy Bearz" <Luv My Teddy Bearz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A279694E-B611-4E27-BA8E-4CCDD989A01F@microsoft.com... >I am temporarily residing in a hotel suite fully equipped with high speed > access thru the use of my ethernet adapter. My operating system is WinXP. > Unfortunately when trying to connect Internet Explorer, there is a DNS ERROR > message and something to the effect that a connection could not be found. > > I am an intermediate computer novice and have done everthing possible to > correct the problem. I even contacted the hotel service agent but they seem > to believe the problem is caused by my AOL. They checked the cables, > outlets, plugins, etc...and simply said.....get rid of the AOL software. > > Well....I completely deleted the program but stil faced with connection > problems. I even ran the fix it wizard but it can't seem to reset my IP > Address. On another note, I find it confusing that I was able to utilize my > AOL at another hotel suite without any problems at all. I have never had any > issues with my AOL, so I am still not certain if AOL was the problem or not. > > Looking in the connection properties window, it appears that my computer is > sending out a signal but nothing is being received in return and the count is > a big fat ZERO, however the two tiny computers in my task bar are clearly > showing a solid connection. > > I've tried just about everything even disconnecting and reconnecting the > ethernet cable and so forth, however the problem is still ongoing and when I > tried to do the "repair" there was an error message popping up that reads, > "Windows could not finish repairing the problem because renewing the IP > Address cannot be completed." > > I am almost about to give up on this one because it's so frustrating. I > never had this problem before. My computer is sending out a good signal BUT > it isn't receiving ANY signal at all......please help if you can....(thanks > one and all) >
Guest GHalleck Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: High Speed Connection In Hotel Suite Luv My Teddy Bearz wrote: > I am temporarily residing in a hotel suite fully equipped with high speed > access thru the use of my ethernet adapter. My operating system is WinXP. > Unfortunately when trying to connect Internet Explorer, there is a DNS ERROR > message and something to the effect that a connection could not be found. > > I am an intermediate computer novice and have done everthing possible to > correct the problem. I even contacted the hotel service agent but they seem > to believe the problem is caused by my AOL. They checked the cables, > outlets, plugins, etc...and simply said.....get rid of the AOL software. > > Well....I completely deleted the program but stil faced with connection > problems. I even ran the fix it wizard but it can't seem to reset my IP > Address. On another note, I find it confusing that I was able to utilize my > AOL at another hotel suite without any problems at all. I have never had any > issues with my AOL, so I am still not certain if AOL was the problem or not. > > Looking in the connection properties window, it appears that my computer is > sending out a signal but nothing is being received in return and the count is > a big fat ZERO, however the two tiny computers in my task bar are clearly > showing a solid connection. > > I've tried just about everything even disconnecting and reconnecting the > ethernet cable and so forth, however the problem is still ongoing and when I > tried to do the "repair" there was an error message popping up that reads, > "Windows could not finish repairing the problem because renewing the IP > Address cannot be completed." > > I am almost about to give up on this one because it's so frustrating. I > never had this problem before. My computer is sending out a good signal BUT > it isn't receiving ANY signal at all......please help if you can....(thanks > one and all) > Keep in mind that not everything is the same, depending on how the hotel might allocate the use of its Ethernet. Although the signs are there that show a valid connection between the computer and the wall outlet, an account still needs to be set up for you as well as other settings. A DNS error could mean that there might be TCP/IP protocol issues, such as involving DNS suffixes and addresses or NetBios over TCP/IP should be disabled, etc. Another thought: Most hotels are set up for dynamic addressing instead of static IP addressing.
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