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Wireless connected but can't surf
Name: Flintstone Date: April 27, 2006 at 07:21:32 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: 512 Product: asus
Comment:
I'm connected to the wireless but when I open the browser it cannot find the server. Any ideas?
Name: ben35401 Date: April 27, 2006 at 07:45:21 Pacific
Reply:
I had this problem recently and tracked it down to the encryption key on the wireless machine not matching the wireless router. After I corrected this, I had to reboot before and then I was surfin.
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Response Number 2
Name: Flintstone Date: April 27, 2006 at 08:08:35 Pacific
Reply:
There is no encryption on this one
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Response Number 3
Name: ben35401 Date: April 27, 2006 at 08:22:03 Pacific
Reply:
Was there previously and you've removed it?
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Response Number 4
Name: OrionCA Date: April 27, 2006 at 10:59:17 Pacific
Reply:
I just helped someone else out with a similar problem and it turned out the wireless router was misconfigured. Not sure how she solved it - she said the "parameters were wrong".
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