Quick disconnent

My disconnect problem seems different than those posted--it's almost immediate.

It only happens at some locations like Hilton Hotels. The networks in my
home, at work, and t-mobile in Starbucks work fine. But at some locations, my
computer sees the network and I can usually connect to the network--but
Internet applications (e.g., Web browser, FTP, etc.) do not work. I get
server not found error message for any Web pages. If the Web browser does
work, it works for less than a minute and then if I click on a link, I get
the server not found error message again. If I click on the wireless icon, it
still indicates that I'm connected to the network--I just cannot USE the
network.

I have Windows XP Pro with SP2 and auto update is on. I have a Fujitsu P2120
laptop.

Glen wrote:

> My disconnect problem seems different than those posted--it's almost
> immediate.
>
> It only happens at some locations like Hilton Hotels. The networks in
> my home, at work, and t-mobile in Starbucks work fine. But at some
> locations, my computer sees the network and I can usually connect to
> the network--but Internet applications (e.g., Web browser, FTP, etc.)
> do not work. I get server not found error message for any Web pages.
> If the Web browser does work, it works for less than a minute and then
> if I click on a link, I get the server not found error message again.
> If I click on the wireless icon, it still indicates that I'm connected
> to the network--I just cannot USE the network.
>
> I have Windows XP Pro with SP2 and auto update is on. I have a Fujitsu
> P2120 laptop.

It sounds like a DNS problem. Do you have your laptop set to get its DNS
information from a specific gateway or particular servers or to get DNS
automatically?

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

I assume you mean go to "Wireless Network Connection Properties," and look at
TCP/IP properties. If yes, the answer is "Obtain DNS server address
automatically" is checked.

The reason I state my assumption is that I went to help and typed in DNS and
one entry described configuring "incoming connection to use TCP/IP" and the
first step says Open Network Connections and then second step says Click
Incoming Connections... The trouble is I don't have any label or tab or
anything that says "Incoming Connections" in my Network Connections. Could
that be a problem?

"Malke" wrote:

> Glen wrote:
>
> > My disconnect problem seems different than those posted--it's almost
> > immediate.
> >
> > It only happens at some locations like Hilton Hotels. The networks in
> > my home, at work, and t-mobile in Starbucks work fine. But at some
> > locations, my computer sees the network and I can usually connect to
> > the network--but Internet applications (e.g., Web browser, FTP, etc.)
> > do not work. I get server not found error message for any Web pages.
> > If the Web browser does work, it works for less than a minute and then
> > if I click on a link, I get the server not found error message again.
> > If I click on the wireless icon, it still indicates that I'm connected
> > to the network--I just cannot USE the network.
> >
> > I have Windows XP Pro with SP2 and auto update is on. I have a Fujitsu
> > P2120 laptop.
>
> It sounds like a DNS problem. Do you have your laptop set to get its DNS
> information from a specific gateway or particular servers or to get DNS
> automatically?
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

Glen wrote:

> I assume you mean go to "Wireless Network Connection Properties," and
> look at TCP/IP properties. If yes, the answer is "Obtain DNS server
> address automatically" is checked.
>
> The reason I state my assumption is that I went to help and typed in
> DNS and one entry described configuring "incoming connection to use
> TCP/IP" and the first step says Open Network Connections and then
> second step says Click Incoming Connections... The trouble is I don't
> have any label or tab or anything that says "Incoming Connections" in
> my Network Connections. Could that be a problem?
>
> "Malke" wrote:
>
>> Glen wrote:
>>
>> > My disconnect problem seems different than those posted--it's
>> > almost immediate.
>> >
>> > It only happens at some locations like Hilton Hotels. The networks
>> > in my home, at work, and t-mobile in Starbucks work fine. But at
>> > some locations, my computer sees the network and I can usually
>> > connect to the network--but Internet applications (e.g., Web
>> > browser, FTP, etc.) do not work. I get server not found error
>> > message for any Web pages. If the Web browser does work, it works
>> > for less than a minute and then if I click on a link, I get the
>> > server not found error message again. If I click on the wireless
>> > icon, it still indicates that I'm connected to the network--I just
>> > cannot USE the network.
>> >
>> > I have Windows XP Pro with SP2 and auto update is on. I have a
>> > Fujitsu P2120 laptop.
>>
>> It sounds like a DNS problem. Do you have your laptop set to get its
>> DNS information from a specific gateway or particular servers or to
>> get DNS automatically?
>>

Well, it still sounds like DNS isn't getting resolved to me. You have
your TCP/IP settings correct, to automatically get the IP and DNS. The
next time it happens, try:

Start>Run>cmd [enter]
ipconfig /flushdns [enter]

Otherwise, since your networking works in other locations like home and
Starbucks, I can only guess that Hilton has something set up strangely.
Maybe someone reading this group has experience with Hiltons and
wireless networking. I'm sorry, but I don't.

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

Here is the original problem description...

My disconnect problem seems different than those posted--it's almost
immediate.

It only happens at some locations like Hilton Hotels. The networks in my
home, at work, and t-mobile in Starbucks work fine. But at some locations, my
computer sees the network and I can usually connect to the network--but
Internet applications (e.g., Web browser, FTP, etc.) do not work. I get
server not found error message for any Web pages. If the Web browser does
work, it works for less than a minute and then if I click on a link, I get
the server not found error message again. If I click on the wireless icon, it
still indicates that I'm connected to the network--I just cannot USE the
network.

I have Windows XP Pro with SP2 and auto update is on. I have a Fujitsu P2120
laptop.


"BklynArtie" wrote:

> Can you please explain what the problem is exactly as I dont se it
> above?
>
> I should be able to answer your questions as I been doing this for
> about 10 years now.
>
> Many Thanks
>
>