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WIRELESS NETWORK Connected but IE

Apr 7, 2005 9:49AM PDT

Hi

I've just taken delivery today of a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo D1845 laptop with a Conexant PRISM 802.11g (3886) network adapter. OS is XP Home.

Am able to connect to open network in my building but cannot get IE or Outlook Express to connect - error messages inc "Cannot find server". Signal strength is generally good and have Internet options configured to "Automatically detect settings".

It is not running through a client at all, Windows is controlling the Wireless Network settings.

A friend could connect with their HP laptop running an Intel PRO 2200BG wireless card no problem.

What might I be doing wrong?

All suggestions greatly appreciated!

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This is the perfect time to...
Apr 7, 2005 9:59AM PDT

See how good the support is. If they fail this one, consider packing it up and asking for a full refund.

My thought? You are using Windows Zero config wireless networking features and should try the other method.

Bob

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"Connected" versus able to access internet
Apr 7, 2005 11:11AM PDT

You have to be assigned an IP address (the network might be static IP), and you have to have the correct DNS servers, among other things. Try Windows XP's connection Repair function . . .