Make sure Network Discovery is turned on, and not set to custom.
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"NateBurgherUDUB" wrote:
Quote:
> Well as i said before the wireless that i was successfully on was from my
> house. Now i'm back at college after break, and we have internet here that i
> have always been able to access before through my school's username and
> password. i can't even get to that page that asks for my username and
> password. when i open up Internet Explorer on my Toshiba running Windows
> Vista, the IE can't "display the webpage". Any other advice anyone? Thank you
>
> "Marius Farcas" wrote:
> Quote:
> > If you haven't signed another contract with other ISP you can't access the
> > others services. (normally! ...).
> > Check if you have automatic settings for IP (I mean for DHCP server because
> > he resolves name resolution by indicating the DNS server).
> > There are 2 different kind of wireless (WLAN, WPAN and WWAN). A WWAN
> > solution should give you a better mobility but it's more expensive.
> > Because you just pump in to the new network you should consider yourself
> > lucky to have access to others sharing (because they are very generous ...)
> > If you know some1 that is connecting regularly in that network check his
> > settings for the connection. (it is a possibility that the ISP has a
> > security policy based on MAC address ... but that's another story)
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > "NateBurgherUDUB" <NateBurgherUDUB@xxxxxx> wrote in
> > message news:B156F9CC-791D-40FB-9578-B622D7E71102@xxxxxx Quote:
> > > Hi there everyone. I am having trouble with my wireless internet. When i
> > > was
> > > home over the Christmas break, I attempted to forward my port on my
> > > wireless
> > > internet at home so my router would allow me to access some of my programs
> > > (the router had a firewall on it blocking these programs). Ever since
> > > then,
> > > the only place i can access wireless internet is only at my house, nowhere
> > > ele. When i go other places, I can find connections and connect to them,
> > > but
> > > i can only connect to the network part of it, not the internet. For
> > > example,
> > > when I go to the Network and Sharing Center, it will show the connection
> > > between my computer and the network working properly, but then the line
> > > between the Network and the Internet has a Red X through it and the
> > > Internet
> > > Globe is grey. When i troubleshoot, it says it cannot contact my server /
> > > ISP, and it shows that the ISP is the one from my wireless at home. What
> > > can
> > > i do to fix this? Can someone please help? I'm at college and cannot
> > > access
> > > any wireless, kinda a pain in the butt if you ask me, but it is my own
> > > doing... Any help would be great, thank you very much!
> > >
> >