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.
I don't fancy spending the next month trying to get librarian out of the carpet.
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Amy - Mar 01, 2010 3:43:53 pm PST #13136 of 25501
Because books.
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?
Amy - Mar 01, 2010 4:00:23 pm PST #13144 of 25501
Because books.
Not sure because Stephen is now taking a shot at it. And I have to put Sara to bed.
The shiny is wearing off! Hmph.
javachik - Mar 01, 2010 4:01:25 pm PST #13145 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
You'll get there. One thing that is common with Win 7 is that you may need to upgrade the firmware in your router (it's easy to do). But I can't help you confirm that without knowing the specs on your router.