Here's more to add to the puzzle. While I had internet connectivity at home.
I installed iTunes and Quicktime so I could watch a streaming music video.
When I brought it back to work, I found that the video streams just fine,
still no IE. I show plenty of packets sent and received on the status of the
wireless device.
I can also remote in to my home pc using ultravnc! But nothing I do enables
IE.
Please help if anyone can.
"Glenn" wrote:
> I haven't seen this one exactly in the newsgroups yet. I'd use the feedback
> tool, but I can't connect.
>
> Installed 5536 on my laptop. It will find my works wireless network and
> allow get an IP address from it. Looking at the network diagram. It shows
> me as connected to the router, then the Internet. However, I go to IE, an it
> won't connect. I've also noticed that in tools -> connections -> Lan
> settings, that the box to automatically detect settings is OFF by default.
> Checking the box does not change the results. The wireless here is
> completely open, no wep, no security, nothing!
>
> Now, I take Vista home to my WEP enabled network and it works! I take it
> back to work and nothing. I've actually tried it on 4 other compaq notebooks
> and none of them will get a wireless connection.
>
> I went to the command prompt and did nslookup for yahoo. It found it's IP
> address. I put the numerical IP address in and it loads up yahoo, however,
> none of the links will work. So, I suspect something in the DNS settings. I
> look at my adapter statistics and they look exactly the same as XP. So, I'm
> getting Ip addresses and DNS address, but something isn't making through to
> the browser. I've disabled the firewall and moved browser security to zero.
> No change. It's very frustrating thinking this build could be the release
> candidate. The other issue..... the 64 bit build of 5472 connected
> wirelessly just fine!
>
> Oh, on a good note, my sound now works. Personally, I'd rather have the
> network than the sound. Also, I went while connected and did all windows
> updates (there were only 2, 1 windows defender definitions and 1 sound driver
> update)
>
> Please take a close look at this. The problems with wireless pervade these
> boards.
>
> Cordially,
>
> Glenn Bedford
>
> ps. the notebook is a compaq NR2424.
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