BALOO
21st Apr 2005, 18:30
[U]Problem[U]: Mrs B has a laptop which, until recently, was able to connect (wireless) to the internet via linksys gateway (worked really well!) – then it didn’t…….
[U]Indications[U]: Wireless networks show that the network connection is ‘excellent’ - but now, when trying to access the internet/check E-mails all we get is the dial-up connection window (which tries to connect to our normal ISP with correct username/password as was the case before wireless - so no hijacking – I think!)
[U]Remedies[U]?: I’ve tried:
1. Tools / Internet Options / Connections / ….’Never dial a connection’
2. Tools / Internet Options / Connections / LAN settings / …..’automatically detect settings
3. Run various wizards to set up connections for just about everything!
All to no avail…….in the case of remedy 1, it just won’t connect and if ‘never dial etc’ is not selected then the dial up window appears ……. Aaarrrgh!
[U]Causes[U]: Well, something must have changed – but I’ve no idea what! Of course, I’ve now changed almost everything in a vain attempt to impress Mrs B of my ability to fix anything - so I’ve no idea now what any of the settings were/should be! :confused:
Equipment: Toshiba laptop (XP home) with Linksys Notebook adapter
Linksys ADSL Gateway (stand alone, just connected to BT)
(2 other desktop computers connect to the gateway via linksys cards – and still work perfectly)
[U]Help[U]: Can anyone come up with a solution? I’ve a feeling that it is awfully simple but, hey, I’m used to looking a fool. Very simple step by step instructions would be really appreciated……
:ok:
BALOO
[U]Indications[U]: Wireless networks show that the network connection is ‘excellent’ - but now, when trying to access the internet/check E-mails all we get is the dial-up connection window (which tries to connect to our normal ISP with correct username/password as was the case before wireless - so no hijacking – I think!)
[U]Remedies[U]?: I’ve tried:
1. Tools / Internet Options / Connections / ….’Never dial a connection’
2. Tools / Internet Options / Connections / LAN settings / …..’automatically detect settings
3. Run various wizards to set up connections for just about everything!
All to no avail…….in the case of remedy 1, it just won’t connect and if ‘never dial etc’ is not selected then the dial up window appears ……. Aaarrrgh!
[U]Causes[U]: Well, something must have changed – but I’ve no idea what! Of course, I’ve now changed almost everything in a vain attempt to impress Mrs B of my ability to fix anything - so I’ve no idea now what any of the settings were/should be! :confused:
Equipment: Toshiba laptop (XP home) with Linksys Notebook adapter
Linksys ADSL Gateway (stand alone, just connected to BT)
(2 other desktop computers connect to the gateway via linksys cards – and still work perfectly)
[U]Help[U]: Can anyone come up with a solution? I’ve a feeling that it is awfully simple but, hey, I’m used to looking a fool. Very simple step by step instructions would be really appreciated……
:ok:
BALOO