Also, when you have a DOS window, type 'ipconfig' without quotes, hit Enter and see what happens.
You turned evil a lot faster than I thought you would.
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tommyrot - Mar 01, 2010 3:41:45 pm PST #13134 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
tommyrot - Mar 01, 2010 3:42:47 pm PST #13135 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Anyway, the steps I've posted should narrow the problem down. Hopefully, someone with actual Windows 7 experience can then help out....
Amy - Mar 01, 2010 3:43:53 pm PST #13136 of 25501
Because books.
tommy, it said "ping request could not find host" when I tried to find yahoo. But now I know how to open a DOS window! Um.
tommyrot - Mar 01, 2010 3:44:36 pm PST #13137 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
OK, does ping with the number work?
Amy - Mar 01, 2010 3:51:29 pm PST #13138 of 25501
Because books.
I'll try that. But I also did that "ipconfig" thing and it showed ... a lot of stuff I don't understand and two places that said "media disconnected".
tommyrot - Mar 01, 2010 3:53:20 pm PST #13139 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Huh. Was the "media disconnected" related to Ethernet? If so, that's OK.
javachik - Mar 01, 2010 3:53:32 pm PST #13140 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
Amy, is your network secure (using WEP, etc)?
Amy - Mar 01, 2010 3:53:50 pm PST #13141 of 25501
Because books.
No, I think it was LAC and LAN.
Amy - Mar 01, 2010 3:55:06 pm PST #13142 of 25501
Because books.
I don't know about WEP, but it is a secure network -- it's our Time Warner internet, which requires a key, etc. All that was input properly, and like I said, it shows that I'm connected? But it also says I'm not, and IE won't open any pages.
javachik - Mar 01, 2010 3:57:20 pm PST #13143 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
Sometimes the icon showing you internet connectivity really means that it sees the wireless, but you're not actually connected (even if that status says "connected").
What do you see if you right-click on wireless icon in the bottom right corner of your screen?
Also, what brand of router and what kind of laptop?