Tiscali Broadband problem
I recently installed a Sagem modem on a friend's brand new Dell PC to connect to Tiscali Broadband. It uses a dial up connection and connects to the internet perfectly. However, no matter which website is visited, not a single page makes it back to the PC.
I have done all the obvious things like refreshing the IP stack, pinging uninstalling antivirus and firewall and so on (it almost sounds like I know what I'm doing), but with no joy so far.
Even the very nice Indian chap I spoke to (Tiscali support) couldn't suggest anything else expect installing a new copy of IE, but guess what - I can't do that because Microsoft can't validate my XP software because of the internet problem.
My next thought is to try installing say Netscape or Firefox instead of IE, but before I do, do any of the very knowledgeable folk (creep creep) on this forum have any better ideas?
Look forward to your suggestions!