Connected...but no connection

I'm having problems bringing up websites on my laptop despite the fact
that I can get an excellent wireless signal and a valid IP address with
any wireless network I come across (my own, friends, Panera...) Two
days ago I could pull up any site I wanted but now I'm getting a "try
again message" every time I bring up Firefox or IE. I have tried
disabling and enabling the connection, switching my card on and off,
reseting my wireless router and restarting my laptop but still no
success. Any suggestions?

A little background information, I recently updated to XP SP2...could
this have something to do with it? It worked fine afterwards but it's
the only change I've made with the laptop in months.


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On 2007-09-17, leisure1848 intrigued me by typing:
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> I'm having problems bringing up websites on my laptop despite the fact
> that I can get an excellent wireless signal and a valid IP address with
> any wireless network I come across (my own, friends, Panera...) Two
> days ago I could pull up any site I wanted but now I'm getting a "try
> again message" every time I bring up Firefox or IE. I have tried
> disabling and enabling the connection, switching my card on and off,
> reseting my wireless router and restarting my laptop but still no
> success. Any suggestions?
>
> A little background information, I recently updated to XP SP2...could
> this have something to do with it? It worked fine afterwards but it's
> the only change I've made with the laptop in months.
>
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> View this thread: http://www.wirelessforums.org/showthread.php?t=29095
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Check the Windows Firewall and or any third-party firewall you may have and
make sure your wireless connection has the proper permissions. Also, I read
recently that Microsoft will be updating its products without the users'
knowledge while the user is online. If that is true, it is *possible* that
an update occurred (my guess would be firewall related) that has somehow
blcoked outbound traffic from your wireless connection. In no way am I
saying that this is your problem. I'm just guessing and speculating.
Anyway, take care.

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