In news:519EF462-2FD3-4AC8-BFA6-F406BA7AC0D8@microsoft.com,
badger man <badgerman@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> the message i get is web page not found - then - do you want to work
> off line - or try again - this is the type of message when there is
> no connection at all.
>
> but the window network page says i am connected to the wireless
> network - so i am assuming i am somehow prevented from connecting to
> the internet on this "NEW" wireless connection.

Did you try any of my suggestions re pinging? Post back when you've done so,
with your results.

>
> i have a laptop - but it is a out of the box machine as i am not part
> of a big company - anything done to the machine is by me personally
> and i am a small business owner not an IT guy.
>
> just running Nortons internet security - but again, even when i turn
> this all off i still can not get to the internet
>
> crazy i know but a real pain in the .... as i travel a lot and need
> to be able to connect from anywhere



>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> In news:044D1DDE-9760-458A-A93C-AE7AF3392840@microsoft.com,
>> badger man <badgerman@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>>> I am having trouble getting out to the Internet when I hook on to a
>>> wireless network outside my office and at home - like at a
>>> restaurant or wireless hot spot.
>>>
>>> I use window xp which is completely up to date w all updates. I
>>> also use Norton's Internet security and anti virus.
>>>
>>> When I go to a new wireless network and do a view wireless networks
>>> - I can see and connect to the new network. Meaning I can see the
>>> network in my "network connection" and under "details" I can see the
>>> IP address of the network I am hooked to.
>>>
>>> But, even though I am connect to the new wireless I can not get
>>> "out" to the Internet.
>>>
>>> I have Window's firewall turned off, as i use the Nortons firewall
>>> in normal use and then even turn my Norton's firewall off and I
>>> still can not get to the Internet on the new wireless network.
>>>
>>> I have even typed the wireless IP address into the Norton's excepted
>>> list and I still can not connect.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions on how to get to the internet on new wireless
>>> networks
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>> Don't disable your firewall when you're connected to any network,
>> even for testing. I don't use NIS so I'm not sure what it blocks,
>> but if you're going to disable it, make sure you enable the Windows
>> firewall before connecting - it doesn't block any outbound ports, so
>> it likely won't prevent you from connecting.
>>
>> What are the symptoms you're seeing? Page not found? ?
>>
>> Is this a company laptop? If so, it may be locked down to prevent
>> you from doing this.
>>
>> Presuming that is not the case, and presuming this happens on *all*
>> your wireless connection attempts and you know they don't require
>> any sort of fancy authentication, if you type
>>
>> ipconfig /all
>>
>> in a command prompt, you should see the default gatway & DNS servers
>> you've been assigned by the DHCP server, provided you got one, and
>> can try pinging each in turn....if you can ping both the gateway IP
>> and DNS IP successfully, try pinging www.yahoo.com or something to
>> see if that's working. If so, check your internet options in control
>> panel and look at the connection settings.