Unable to connect wireless properly

[loopyloz_uk]

Hi there,

 

I really hope you can all help me. I am going out of my mind with this!

 

My dad recently changed our internet connection to Tiscali, as its cheaper. Which is great for him, being the one paying the bills, but not me as i am now unable to connect to the net.

 

Dad has a main pc, which has the router connected, and a laptop which connects wirelessley to the network. He connects fine on both and its quick enough.

 

I am using a Belkin G+ to connect wirelessley. I am also running Xp, if this makes a difference. My net connections are exactly the same as my dads, so im not sure if that helps or where the problem lies. The router is a sagem.

 

I have managed after many hours, to connect mine to the net. However, the icon says im connected and there is data being sent and received, but every time I put in a web address to Internet Explorer V8 it says "page connot be displayed" or " you are working offline". I have of course made myself as working online, but this doesn't change things.

 

Basically it seems to be connected but my explorer is having a problem. Help!!!

 

Thanks,

Loopyloz_uk

[BeeCeeBee]

I may be the security settings in IE8. Which begs the question of why you are using a beta browser and not IE7. I would suggest uninstalling 8 and reverting back to 7 as a start and see if that helps.

 

It would also be useful if you are able to install firefox. Particularly if IE7 doesn't help. If ff works for you we will know it is a browser issue and not related to your hardware.

[loopyloz_uk]

I may be the security settings in IE8. Which begs the question of why you are using a beta browser and not IE7. I would suggest uninstalling 8 and reverting back to 7 as a start and see if that helps.

 

It would also be useful if you are able to install firefox. Particularly if IE7 doesn't help. If ff works for you we will know it is a browser issue and not related to your hardware.

 

 

 

Brilliant! I will try that and see if it makes a difference. I will let you know how I get on. Thanks for now. x

[Tootech]

Is the router security WEP or WPA ?

 

It may be worth deleting the saved wireless connections, and manually adding a new one with all the correct settings.

[loopyloz_uk]

Hi there,

 

I have tried uninstalling my IE 8 but it doesn't seem to help. I still can't connect to the internet.

 

I've tried setting everything to find automatic settings but that not helping either.

 

Any ideas?

[Dalo Harkin]

Open a command window and type ipconfig/flushdns

 

restart and see if its ok