I have a Linksys wireless router that I use to connect all my computers to the internet. I have 2 PC's and 2 laptops. The PC’s are wired and the laptops are wireless. Up until I connected the laptops to the wireless router, they both worked fine both wired and at various places using wireless internet. Now one of the laptops will not connect to the internet. It says it is connected and shows it has signal but the only thing that works is Mozilla. IE, ITunes and Yahoo IM will not connect. When I try to use these programs, it gives me the error message that I am not connected to the internet. I spoke with a Linksys rep who took me through my settings for both my laptop and my router. They eventually told me that even though the problem started when I hooked up their router the problem is not with them. I tried reinstalling IE and that did not work. There are certain programs I need to access through the internet that only work with IE so only having Mozilla is not an option for me. Does anyone have any ideas as to what this could be?
2007-03-15 05:59:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
While I don't have a direct solution to your problem(I'd probably have to look at your computer) I have a tip for you that could be a good workaround until you get the situation fixed. You can install an extension for firefox that lets it act like IE so anytime you get to one of those sites that require IE you just click the little icon in the corner of the browser and boom! instant IE tab. It works for me and its alot easier than messing with two browsers!
You can download it from download.com at this link: http://www.download.com/IE-Tab/3000-11745_4-10603738.html?tag=lst-0-1
It's pretty useful...check it out!
2007-03-15 06:13:57 · answer #1 · answered by RancidFerret 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you ever became on your laptop's instantaneous capabililty? I quite have a Toshiba computing device and mine is an oblong strip in the front under the means lighting fixtures furnishings. in case you permit me comprehend what sort of laptop you're utilising, i ought to tell you the place the swap is.
2016-10-02 04:17:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the router has a firewall! it is possable the firewall is blocking the connection! if one this is connectiong and all the others is not, it is definitly a firewall
2007-03-15 06:06:41 · answer #3 · answered by Spyro The Dragon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋