cannot connect laptop to internet

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If it works when using IP address but not when using name, your problem
is with the DNS settings, probably you have the wrong DNS server address.


Marcin Siewiera wrote:

> i bought new acer laptop computer which i want to connetct to internet
> via lan network. i have my desktop computer already connected. i tried
> the same settings for laptop(windows xp) and it doesnt work.
>
> ipconfig
>
> Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . :
> RO Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . .
> . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . .
> . . . . . : No
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection Connection-specific
> DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Rhine
> II Fast Ethernet Adapter
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0A-E4-5B-49-71 Dhcp
> Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . .
> . . . : 192.168.2.162
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 212.127.66.146
> 156.17.254.3
>
> i tried
> ping www.onet.pl
>
> Ping request could not find host www.onet.pl. Please check the name
> and try again.
>
> but works fine when using IP address
>
> Pinging 213.180.130.200 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from
> 213.180.130.200: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=56
> Reply from 213.180.130.200: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=56 Reply from
> 213.180.130.200: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=56
> Reply from 213.180.130.200: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=56 Ping statistics
> for 213.180.130.200: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0%
> loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum =
> 13ms, Maximum = 50ms, Average = 25ms
>
> Any idea whats wrong?

Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops (More info?)

im pretty sure settings are the same. i dont know what's the problem,
i can ping IPs, but when i type ip address in browser nothing happens
just like when i use url adresses.

i thought it might be a problem with drivers to my Lan card (via rhine
II fast net adapter ), but i cant find it on internet. I can connect
laptop with desktop so i dont know if it is a problem with lan card.

i appreciate any suggestions.

> That is a symptom that it's not finding the DNS servers - in other
> words, the connection to the Internet is OK, since you can ping by IP
> address, but it can't find a server on the Internet to tell it that
> www.onet.pl and 213.180.130.200 are the same thing. Make sure you
> have exactly the same setup for the DNS settings between laptop and
> desktop.

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jimbo <jimbo62@spamex.com> wrote in message news:<10mda02qooaq579@corp.supernews.com>...
> Marcin Siewiera wrote:
> > im pretty sure settings are the same. i dont know what's the problem,
> > i can ping IPs, but when i type ip address in browser nothing happens
> > just like when i use url adresses.
> >
> > i thought it might be a problem with drivers to my Lan card (via rhine
> > II fast net adapter ), but i cant find it on internet. I can connect
> > laptop with desktop so i dont know if it is a problem with lan card.
> >
> > i appreciate any suggestions.
> >
>
> Sounds like a problem with your browser configuration. Ping works,
> browser doesn't work.
>
> jimbo

Its not the browser because outlook and other programs cannot connect
to internet either...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops (More info?)

Hi all

If you are connecting to internet via your desktop computer (I presume it
runs on XP), you need to configure shared network conenction - run wizard on
your desktop computer, create a fdd with the netsetup file, and run it on
your laptop. Voila! This should do it. When I tried to to it manually it
didn't work (I have Xp on desktop and 98se on laptop (couldn't find 2k
drivers for ma old vaio... )


best regards,
Lev

Common sense is not so common...

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news:a4cb9930.0410051952.798fcf8e@posting.google.com...
> marcinsiewiera@interia.pl (Marcin Siewiera) wrote in message
news:<2aa4a0d9.0410051315.28632684@posting.google.com>...
> > i tried
> > ping www.onet.pl
> >
> > Ping request could not find host www.onet.pl. Please check the name
> > and try again.
> >
> > but works fine when using IP address
> >
> > Pinging 213.180.130.200 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from
> > 213.180.130.200: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=56
>
> That is a symptom that it's not finding the DNS servers - in other
> words, the connection to the Internet is OK, since you can ping by IP
> address, but it can't find a server on the Internet to tell it that
> www.onet.pl and 213.180.130.200 are the same thing. Make sure you
> have exactly the same setup for the DNS settings between laptop and
> desktop.

Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops (More info?)

I had a similar problem.
I could view web pages but not send/receive mail.

I ticked all the permissions for Outlook express in ZoneAlarm, but that
failed to help.

I turned off ZoneAlarm and just relied on the SP2 firewall.

That fixed it.