laptop connected to the net...but cant open pages...

[joko]

my mini laptop connects to the internet, but wont let me actually view any pages...

i am on a 7" one on windows CE...and it says it is connected, the wireless icon says its connected but when i click on IE, it just says it cannot open it...net messeenger wont work either...

something about a DNS error ...?

any ideas? is this a setting i need to change to make it work...it came with these settings an i was told it would instantly go online (though it was tested in hong kong)

thanks

[hc4361]

My guess is you are connecting to your wireless router, but no further.

Have you tried connecting by ethernet?

[joko]

hi, yes but no good...its a mini you see so hasnt the capacity to recognise new stuff on its own...also my cable is by virgin and i think the machine is adsl which is not compatible

yes its connecting to the router i assume but also its my neighbours account, they have given us passwords and permission, but when i use my normal laptop - like now it works fine...so the prob is not with the router...

[spacechimp]

You could try putting the openDNS IP addresses (from http://www.opendns.com/) into your DNS settings and seeing if that helps. (Or use any other DNS addresses you know to be safe to use.)

It could be that your neighbours have set up their network with MAC filtering, in which case you'd need to tell them the MAC address of your netbook in order for it to be able to access their network.

Without seeing it it's a bit hard to know...

[joko]

hi, thanks, where will i find the dns settings?

[spacechimp]

If you open up windows explorer and type:
network connections
in the address bar at the top, then right click on the active connection and select "properties" > select internet protocol (version 4, if there is more than 1 option) > "properties", then it should be obvious what to do.