I have a wireless connection on a Dell laptop that was working fine until a few days ago. It is showing that I am connected wirelessly with an excellent speed and I can access my office terminal server but unable to get to the internet.
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If you can access your Office terminal server you are connected to the internet. If you are unable to get to web pages you may have a problem with DNS name resolution. Open up your web browser and try to connect to 72.14.207.99 (google.com), if it comes up you simply need to change your DNS Servers.
Also do you use a VPN connection to get to your office TS Server, or just Remote Desktop to its IP address?
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It actually belongs to my boss who uses it at home on his wireless connection and also when he travels. It was working fine when he was in the hotel last week, then the next day he couldn't get to the internet (from same hotel) but could get to our terminal server here in the office.
I now have it connected to our wireless here in the office with same results.
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Rick>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : RICK
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : orionbldg.com
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Cont
roller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-3F-E5-AE-12
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : orionbldg.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-CE-1A-1B-8B
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.59.
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.59.
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.59.
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.59.
192.168.59.
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, January 20, 2008 2:44:50 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, January 28, 2008 2:44:50 PM
Everything looks up to snuff. From that same command window can you do the following and let me know the results.
1). type "ping defgw" where defgw is the IP specified in your default gateway
you should get
"Reply From ...."
If you do then :
2). type "ping 129.250.35.250" (random Internet DNS server)
again, you should get
"Reply from ...."
3). type "ping google.com"
Let me know what you get
Wow, sounds like the hotel might have changed the connection config.
Can anyone else in the office get to the internet?
I would probably start with the router and check to see if it is connected to the WAN, and move down the chain, the problem could be anywhere in between. Your intranet can work without the extranet available.
If all the physical stuff is working, it would have to be your internet connection options for any proxy that should not be there.
Then check your tcp/ip adapter and ensure all your DNS's are in the box provided, as well as any gateways that should or should not be there. It is possible that the hotel put an entry in one of those boxes that your computer is trying to use.
If you got replies from all of them then the Problem is with your web browser.
Can you follow this to reset the settings to default and let me know how it goes from there
http://www.zdag.com/resetB
I am having a similar problem. My Dell Laptop can connect no problem with the LAN port, but wireless will not connect to the internet. It is connecting to the Router and DHCP is issuing the correct IP address however I still cannot connect to the internet when I disconnect my LAN cable and try to use wireless.
Below is the full IPCONFIG /ALL (I x'd out the IP address for security reasons)
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ronemason
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Cont
roller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-3F-
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : XXX.172.134.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : XXX.172.134.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : XXX.172.134.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : XXX.172.134.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, December 05, 2008 6:05:10 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, December 06, 2008 6:05:10
AM
Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Netw
ork) #4
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-C6-
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-F0-
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : XXX.172.134.6
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : XXX.172.134.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : XXX.172.134.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : XXX.172.134.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, December 05, 2008 6:04:04 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, December 06, 2008 6:04:04
AM
I tried to connect to Google with IP as discussed above to check DNS but no luck.
Another thing to mention is that when I disconnect the cable I loose my Internet Connection Icon under Internet Gateway in the Network Connections Window.
TIA
mason.rono
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by: jayleewPosted on 2008-02-19 at 11:22:59ID: 20931614
It is strange that it is not working now, since it did before. But, it sounds like you are having either a gateway or proxy issue. Is this your home network?