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Laptop won't connect to Internet
Name: sydfb Date: March 19, 2007 at 12:11:16 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: ?? Product: Inspiron
Comment:
My laptop doesn't seem to "know" when it is connected to the Internet anymore. I disconnect my ethernet cable from PC and connect to Laptop. The icon pops up saying I'm connected to the Internet, but when I open browsers or email, they say I'm not connected. Help!
Name: sydfb Date: March 19, 2007 at 12:42:46 Pacific
Reply:
Tried to ping google and said host not found.
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Response Number 2
Name: OtheHill Date: March 19, 2007 at 12:58:06 Pacific
Reply:
Are you rebooting inbetween?
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Response Number 3
Name: Richard59 Date: March 19, 2007 at 12:58:38 Pacific
Reply:
What is on the other end of your ethernet cable? A router or cable modem? When you switch the cable from PC to Laptop have you tried rebooting the laptop and also the router/modem?
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Response Number 4
Name: buckethead (by coleg) Date: March 19, 2007 at 14:59:00 Pacific
Reply:
when you try to ping google, does it resolve the name to a number (could be a dns issue)
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