3Com Wireless Problem

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I'd try elimination: try another browser - for example, if you're using
Mozilla Firefox, try MS Internet Explorer instead. If the same problem
happens with another browser, the problem is with HTTP protocol/intermediate
proxy/firewall/etc

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Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MVP, MCSE
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"Bry" <bryan.hay@virgin.net> wrote in message
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> I have a 3Com 11g Wireless Firewall Router connected to my pc with an
> ethernet cable and a 3Com 11g card for my laptop and everything works
fine.
> When I boot up my laptop, I can connect to the internet using IE v6 and
> Outlook Express works fine. However if I go away and leave the laptop for
> ten minutes and try to open IE I cannot bring up any web pages although I
> have a 100% signal strength. It just tells me it cannot find the server
and
> the web page cannot be displayed. The funny thing is, Outlook Express
still
> connects and sends and receives mail even when IE isn't working.
>
> Is this a IE problem or a Router problem? Any suggestions?
>
>