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More info?)
Thanks for this Yves. I need to go over to my friend's place to check it out
- I'll go in the next couple of days - can I ask you please to check this
thread again to see if it worked ?
To answer an immediate question - I installed wireless cards into both
laptops (not built-in). I'll update the drivers and check everything else
you suggested.
Thanks again.
--
carole UK
"Yves Konigshofer" wrote:
> The internet gateway will not display if you are using a firewall. This is
> expected behavior (the firewall blocks the network messages used by devices
> to announce their presence) and not a problem.
>
> Did you install wireless cards into the laptops or is wireless built-in? If
> you know the manufacturers of the wireless cards, try updating the drivers.
> Also, it sounds like the wireless card is not turned on until after a
> connection attempt has been made (the reason why you need to perform a
> manual reload or send/receive). Look if there is some kind of power saving
> setting for it. Also, in the Administrative Tools Control Panel, there is
> something called Services. Open that and look for a service called Wireless
> Zero Configuration. Its Startup type should be set to Automatic and it
> should be started. If you are still having trouble connecting, reboot and
> open up a command prompt (Start->Run->type "cmd") and then type "ipconfig
> /all" and post the results here.
>
> -Yves
>
> "Carole UK" <CaroleUK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0731A6B0-8144-4586-82C9-6DC2091D16AE@microsoft.com...
> > Ah...thanks for the explanation - I didn't realise how the messages
> > worked.
> > Thanks for responding as well !
> >
> > I guess the reason nobody has replied is that nobody knows the answer,
> > although I find it hard to believe as I've always had really quick and
> > helpful advice in the past. There's some very clever people out there.
> >
> > I've copied my original post again following the row of asterisks. Any
> > help
> > gratefully received.
> > *******************************************************
> >
> > I've been helping a friend upgrade his system - put in a wireless network
> > (2
> > laptops via a netgear router), got broadband, installed SP2. All is well
> > except one continuing problem........
> >
> > We noticed the 'Internet connection' icon was missing in the bottom bar,
> > and
> > we kept getting 'server error' on the first attempt to send e-mail from
> > outlook. If we then hit send/receive, the mail eventually went. Also,
> > the
> > home page never displayed first time in MSIE, but did on refresh. I
> > checked
> > network connection - wireless fine; LAN fine - but no Internet Gateway
> > connection displayed.
> > I played around with a few settings - no good, then disabled the WINDOWS
> > firewall and immediately the Internet Gateway Connection appeared in
> > Network
> > Connections. I installed Zone Alarm temporarily and left the Windows
> > firewall off.
> > BUT - next day - nothing has been changed, (firewall still off) and the
> > Internet connection has disappeared again, along with the same problems
> > with
> > sending mail, and displaying home page.
> > What's going on here ?? It seems that the connection won't stay put, but
> > we
> > can get past it with a manual intervention in both Outlook and MSIE.
> >
> > I'll be extremely grateful for any help - we're both going insane.
> > Incidentally - running XP SP2, and latest versions of MSIE, Outlook etc.
> > The
> > wireless signal is 'Excellent', and the LAN seems fine.
> >
> >
> > --
> > carole UK
> >
> >
>
>
>
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