wireless internet

[John Walls]

I have a hp laptop with Vista and linksys wireless G, The computer says I'm connected and the little blue light states the same. I click on steel guitar forum and a page comes up stating, "INTERNET EXPLORER CANNOT DISPLAY WEBPAGE" could there be somthing wrong with the hp laptop, because we have a toshiba laptop wireless and it gets on line ok. help would be highly appreciated.
thanks J.W.

[Wiz Feinberg]

Did you configure the new laptop to use the encryption passcode set by the router?

[John Walls]

Wiz
the laptop isn't a new one, it used to recognize the wireless network automaticly, I don't what happened. I don't know how to configure the laptop to use the encription passcode set by the router. thanks again J.W.

[Alain-Yves Pigeon]

Try to disable the proxy, happened to me that's what was wrong. Google a little to find out how to do it according to the browser and OS you use. Very simple.

ayp

[Earnest Bovine]

because we have a toshiba laptop wireless and it gets on line ok.

Is the Toshiba using the same router as the HP?

[Earnest Bovine]

192.168.2.1 probably shows you the router and lets you view or change its password.
192.168.0.1 probably shows you the modem and lets you run some tests.

[John Walls]

Earnest

Yes sir, the toshiba is using the same router.

thanks again John

[Wiz Feinberg]

Earnest

Yes sir, the toshiba is using the same router.

thanks again John

It's diagnostic time.

Open an elevated command prompt (Start > Search > CMD >>> when you see CMD.EXE right-click on it and select Run As Administrator.

When the command window opens, type this command, then press Enter:

ipconfig /all

Note the IP address your computer has been assigned. Note the IP of the DHCP Server. Your router's IP should match this and be the one assigning you an IP. If you have a neighbor who has an unsecured router, you might be logged into his or her router, rather than yours.

Release and renew your IP:

At the (elevated) command prompt, type this:

ipconfig /release
(Enter)
ipconfig /renew
(Enter)

See if happy happy. If no happy happy, check your wireless icon in the Systray. Open it's Wireless Networks properties and see what the name of your router is (SSID). Open the advanced wireless networking properties and make a check mark to always connect to that router as your preferred wireless connection. Move it to the top of the list, with the Move button, if not already there.

Finally, connect a network cable from an output jack on the back of the router to the Network jack on your computer/laptop. If all goes well an IP will be assigned and you will be on the Internet.

Once connected by a network cable, you can log into the administration interface of the router and see what is preventing the wireless card from getting on the 'net.

[John Walls]

Wiz
That did it, I'm back on wireless, thank you very much.

Many thanks to Earnest and Alain for your help and concerns.

Bob thanks to you, please closer up John W.

[Wiz Feinberg]

Wiz
That did it, I'm back on wireless, thank you very much.

Many thanks to Earnest and Alain for your help and concerns.

Bob thanks to you, please closer up John W.

Great! Glad to have been able to help you. I am closing this topic for now.