Do you have your DNS settings in place?
Without that, you cannot translate Internet names (
www.microsoft.com) to IP
addresses (207.46.225.60).
Get back to me!
-- Andy
"Josh Wayman" <Josh
Wayman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:528E0943-96D9-4339-8F75-CA942C209341@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I recently set up a wireless network at home and before that I was quite
> happy with vista then this happend.
>
> I am connected to the net, I know this because all my programs including
> Windows are updating themselves, and I can ping webpages buy using cmd
> prompt
> and get a reply but when I try to use a browser it comes up with:
> "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage
> Most likely causes:
> Not connected to net
> Website has problems
> Typing error in address"
>
> I've tried IE, Firefox and Opera all encounter the same error, I took it
> to
> my universities IT professionals and stumped them, spent hours on this
> discussion looking up how to fix it and can't find anything
>
> I've disabled the Phishing Filter
> The guys at uni went through all the IP, TCP and heaps of other various
> abriveations of things I have only a little idea of what they are.
>
> I have tried connecting wireless, and via ethernet, all same problem.
> I have windows vista home basic
>
> Can anyone help me please!
> I'm completely stumped
>
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