Internet Help
 

Need help. We got another computer in our house and wished to connect it to the internet. We always had problems with it picking up a signal with the wireless intnert. So we bought a eithernet cable to connect from the router to the computer. We connected it and it said the computer has internet etc. It even downloaded a couple windows updates and scan download updates for other programs. But when we try to go on internet explorer on it it says failed to connect to server etc. Any suggestions?

check the internet settings in ie

Tools internet options

1) under connections delete all Dialup and virtual private network settings in the box. Then click LAN settings and make sure "automatically detect settings" is checked.

BTW, is the interent working on other applications (firefox if installed) MSN etc??

You could try accessing the routers control panel (usually http://192.168.123.1.1) and try reconfiguring it or restarting the router.

Ill try that stuff..I have tried restarting router etc hasnt done anything. I try to access the router control panel by that ip and for some reason it says can not connect or page cannot be displayed. But Ill try the other stuff. Also the computer was just recently reformated so I cant try and do any other programs except IE so

Fix for your problem can be found [url=http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/:309b2]HERE[/url:309b2]

I guess I can burn mozilla on a cd andbring it over. I would download it on that comp but cant access the internet to download it.

I installed firefox on the computer and it works....but when ever my sister tries to you aim or msn or anyhting else on the computer that uses internet it wont work? Any thoughts?

internet options oOo:

explain Ive check all the options on IE and nothing seems to work it says its like connecting to a ip and then stops and says page can not be displayed

windows or 3rd party firewall blocking things?

try going in control panel and turning off windows firewall and or make sure no 3rd party one is in there and if so try turning them off to see if thats the prob.

Maybe if its a new router you need to see if the ports for aim and OE and all that shiz is open

I've turned off the firewall on that computer....would it affect it if I had one on this computer? Also i've tried to access the router control panel but it seems like the ip that was posted doesnt work and i have no idea what the ip for it would be.

put your router cd in the computer.

Make sure it is plugged into the MODEM not the router. and run the wizard. It'll then ask you to plug the computer into the router and it will usually configure the IP for you.

Might be slightly different for you, but it worked for me.

usually your router ip is 198.162.0.1 or something along that line

read the router manual, the IP should be there

whats the name and model of your router?