Connected to (Wireless) Network but Can't Browse

OK, My friend just called with this problem - I will visit them later
this week to try and fix it, but meantime am looking for some ideas.
I've googled (many are having the same problem) but didn't really find a
solution.

The network icon shows "connected excellent". But trying to browse with
IE or Firefox says something like "can't find page".

My phone help centre on the Firewall and internet connection settings,
but no luck.

From google I got this to try:

Reset WINSOCK entries to installation defaults: netsh winsock reset catalog

Reset TCP/IP stack to installation defaults. netsh int ip reset reset.log



I will also try a restore to when the PC did work (if possible).


Any further ideas or comments?

Vino

Hi
The "connected excellent" might be meaningless you have to find out where
the actual brake down is.
May be this can Help, http://www.ezlan.netdebug.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).


"Vino Tinto" <VinoTinto> wrote in message
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> OK, My friend just called with this problem - I will visit them later this
> week to try and fix it, but meantime am looking for some ideas. I've
> googled (many are having the same problem) but didn't really find a
> solution.
>
> The network icon shows "connected excellent". But trying to browse with IE
> or Firefox says something like "can't find page".
>
> My phone help centre on the Firewall and internet connection settings, but
> no luck.
>
> From google I got this to try:
>
> Reset WINSOCK entries to installation defaults: netsh winsock reset
> catalog
>
> Reset TCP/IP stack to installation defaults. netsh int ip reset reset.log
>
>
>
> I will also try a restore to when the PC did work (if possible).
>
>
> Any further ideas or comments?
>
> Vino

"Vino Tinto" wrote:

> OK, My friend just called with this problem - I will visit them later
> this week to try and fix it, but meantime am looking for some ideas.
> I've googled (many are having the same problem) but didn't really find a
> solution.
>
> The network icon shows "connected excellent". But trying to browse with
> IE or Firefox says something like "can't find page".
>
> My phone help centre on the Firewall and internet connection settings,
> but no luck.
>
> From google I got this to try:
>
> Reset WINSOCK entries to installation defaults: netsh winsock reset catalog
>
> Reset TCP/IP stack to installation defaults. netsh int ip reset reset.log
>
>
>
> I will also try a restore to when the PC did work (if possible).
>
>
> Any further ideas or comments?
>
> Vino

Adding to the two excellent advice By "Bob" and "Jack", I will check these:
1- The correct SSID is been typed correctly on the wireless and there is no
Mistake (spelling or mismatch).
2- The Encryption method been implemented.
3- Change the channel from the usual (11) to something else like( 5,4,6,7).
4- try to access the router Web Page and rerun the wizard, in some cases you
need to wait a Minute ( 1 Min) then click on Home and you will get the green
connected.
5- Make sure the machine or the TCP/IP setting is correct and the machine
getting an Auto IP assigned ( by accessing the NIC properties).

If still then try this:
Open a run command and type in:
ipconfig /flushdns click [OK]
ipconfig /renew click [OK]
Reboot your machine.
HTH.
nass

Hi
Sorry the there is typo in the link, should be,
http://www.ezlan.net/debug.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).


"Jack (MVP-Networking)." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
> The "connected excellent" might be meaningless you have to find out where
> the actual brake down is.
> May be this can Help, http://www.ezlan.netdebug.html
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
>
> "Vino Tinto" <VinoTinto> wrote in message
> news:46b99514$0$4828$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> OK, My friend just called with this problem - I will visit them later
>> this week to try and fix it, but meantime am looking for some ideas. I've
>> googled (many are having the same problem) but didn't really find a
>> solution.
>>
>> The network icon shows "connected excellent". But trying to browse with
>> IE or Firefox says something like "can't find page".
>>
>> My phone help centre on the Firewall and internet connection settings,
>> but no luck.
>>
>> From google I got this to try:
>>
>> Reset WINSOCK entries to installation defaults: netsh winsock reset
>> catalog
>>
>> Reset TCP/IP stack to installation defaults. netsh int ip reset reset.log
>>
>>
>>
>> I will also try a restore to when the PC did work (if possible).
>>
>>
>> Any further ideas or comments?
>>
>> Vino
>
>

Jack (MVP-Networking). wrote:
> Hi
> The "connected excellent" might be meaningless you have to find out where
> the actual brake down is.
> May be this can Help, http://www.ezlan.netdebug.html
> Jack (MVP-Networking).


Update is (remember, I am helping over the phone):

Ping IP and actual address worked.
So did a winsock reset (netsh winsock reset catalog) and had some
success - IE now brings up a (BT) welcome page (before gave error "site
unavailable") but won't access any other page (just thinks then times
out) but Firefox seems to work (at first Hotmail.com pulled up Ask.com
(ideas?). I cleared the cache and it seems to work now.
Let's see if I hear anything tomorrow.

Vino