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  • 11-10-2010 12:10pm
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    jassha
    Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭


    I have a acer aspire laptop. i can connect to wireless networks with no problem. However i can only browse internet on some of them. Is this a wrong setting on my laptop or is it a issue with the networks in question. Thanks in anticipation......


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    bhickey
    Registered Users Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭bhickey


    jassha wrote: »
    I have a acer aspire laptop. i can connect to wireless networks with no problem. However i can only browse internet on some of them. Is this a wrong setting on my laptop or is it a issue with the networks in question. Thanks in anticipation......

    If noone else sees this problem on those networks then the issue is most likely with your laptop. It sounds like you might have a static IP set on your laptop's wireless interface. What operating system is on it?


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    jassha
    Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭jassha


    windows vista


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    bhickey
    Registered Users Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭bhickey


    jassha wrote: »
    windows vista

    To check whether or not you have a static IP set in Windows Vista :

    Click Start and click Control Panel.
    Select Network and Internet, then Network and Sharing Center, and click Manage network connections from the list of tasks.
    Right click your Wireless connection and click Properties.
    Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) from the list and click the Properties button.

    Make sure that both the IP address and the DNS server addresses are set to be obtained automatically.


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    jassha
    Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭jassha


    cheers. Will try that. Thanks


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    jassha
    Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭jassha


    both IP address and DNS server addresses are set to automatic


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    bhickey
    Registered Users Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭bhickey


    jassha wrote: »
    both IP address and DNS server addresses are set to automatic

    feck! Okay so do others have any similar issues on the wireless networks in questions? Also when when you are unable to browse sites, is it ALL sites that you can't access or only some sites?


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    jassha
    Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭jassha


    one other person has similar problem on one particular network. Other people have no problem and have compared settings and all seem to be same. I can open google home page . i can open g mail. i can load this site. however if i type in a search it will bring up search results but wont allow me to connect to any of them??????


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    bhickey
    Registered Users Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭bhickey


    jassha wrote: »
    one other person has similar problem on one particular network. Other people have no problem and have compared settings and all seem to be same. I can open google home page . i can open g mail. i can load this site. however if i type in a search it will bring up search results but wont allow me to connect to any of them??????

    Okay you'll have to rule out a virus problem first. Have a look here and follow the instructions. A lot of viruses can cause unpredictable behaviour like you describe.


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    jassha
    Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭jassha


    says that ERUNT is not for windows vista??????


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    bhickey
    Registered Users Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭bhickey


    jassha wrote: »
    says that ERUNT is not for windows vista??????

    Apparently it does. See the FAQ for Erunt.


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    KennyLegend
    Registered Users Posts: 291 ✭✭KennyLegend


    bhickey wrote: »
    Apparently it does. See the FAQ for Erunt.


    or try this: Download, install, update manually and scan.

    http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

    This is used on a lot of the PC tech forums and its excellent. Depending on the size of your hardrive it could take an hour...be patient.


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    jassha
    Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭jassha


    ok. computer is totally free of any spyware , malware, and viruses. none were detected during scans


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    KennyLegend
    Registered Users Posts: 291 ✭✭KennyLegend


    jassha wrote: »
    ok. computer is totally free of any spyware , malware, and viruses. none were detected during scans

    What scanner did u use?


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    jassha
    Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭jassha


    followed the instruction in earlier post which turned out to be the same as ure post


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    #16
    jassha
    Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭jassha


    Guys thanks for all ure help yesterday. Theproblem still exists. any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated


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    jassha
    Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭jassha


    Have discovered the problem. Its not my laptop but a problem between router and internet. thanks again for all the time and the help


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