jamestbaker
Newbie   Posts: 1 Registered: 6/9/04 Status: Offline
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 posted on 6/9/04 at 09:14
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Hi! I've read through a number of the messages here and can't seem to find
my specific issue addressed.
My Toshiba Satellite laptop, which has Windows XP Home Edition and a
Toshiba Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card , gets connected to one wireless network
or another depending on where I take it--frequently with a signal strength
of good or excellent . Some of the networks are unsecured and some are
security-enabled . There is a firewall on my computer setup in whatever way
the default is.
Inspite of all of this, I have never once been able to use a browser or an
email client while I was connected to the wireless network. This is my
first experience with WiFi, but I'm a relatively experienced computer user
(former website developer but know nothing about networking, per se). Do I
need to change some settings or do something special in order to be able to
browse the web, etc.?
Thanks!
James
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hilarypugh
Newbie Posts: 1 Registered: 12/9/04 Status: Offline |
posted on 12/9/04 at 13:33 |
| I have the same kind of problem - very similar setup. I have no trouble
with my home LAN network but am unable to use my local free hotspot. I get
connected to their network but cannot use the browser. |
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mickyrourke
Newbie Posts: 3 Registered: 29/10/04 Status: Offline |
posted on 29/10/04 at 14:22 |
I have a similar problem as well. I am able to connect to the access point
and recieve excellent signal strength and link quality, and often times I
am able to get a connection to the wirless network, but it is at limited
connectivity, which means I am able to connect to the network but unable to
browse the Internet. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Edited on 29/10/2004 by mickyrourke] |
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mickyrourke
Newbie Posts: 3 Registered: 29/10/04 Status: Offline |
posted on 29/10/04 at 17:03 |
I think I may have figured out the problem. Apparently the Windows XP
Service Pack 2 update has a bug that is interfering with IP addresses some
how.
Programs that connect to IP addresses in the loopback address range may
not work as expected and you may receive an error message indicating you
cannot establish a connection. (from Microsoft web page).
A new update for the fix can be downloaded on the microsoft page.
www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en
Search: KB884020 for the downloadable patch
Hopefully this works |
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neofreez
Newbie Posts: 1 Registered: 11/3/05 Status: Offline |
posted on 11/3/05 at 15:55 |
thismight be too late to help you, but might help others--I found two great
places that can help you get your PDA connected to the Internet. If you
want to do it manually it might take some time. If you are up for it
Geekzone has a good tutorial that helps you configure and share the
internet by using your Bluetooth enabled desktop or notebook with internet
access as an internet gateway for your iPAQ Pocket PC with Windows Mobile
2003:
www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=1421
Otherwise you can get software that does it for you. This is what I have
found to be the easiest way:
www.bvrp.com/ENG/products/GPRSManager/Default.asp |
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