Some websites wont open

I have a desktop (host), wirelessly linked to a laptop. I have a Broadband
modem and a router, both the same brand, also I am running Windows XP
firewall. My home network operates fine and I am able to share the internet
and files etc. However when I go to a website although I can access the
website part of it I can't with my desktop but can with my laptop.

For example when I go to my local library and want to access my account I
can with the laptop but not with the desktop. I read somewhere how one
needs to open ports, could this be the problem?

I spoke to a couple of techs and one agreed and one didn't. One tech
suggested I use DMZ the other tech said no. I'm confused. There was a lot
more to the discussion some of which I grasped and some I didn't.

Could this be my problem however?

TIA

B.W.

In Internet explorer on your desktop, try | Tools | Internet Options |
Security (tab) | and click on Default level then apply and OK. Close
Internet explorer and reload the page, does it now work?

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"B.W." <(E-Mail Removed) (del xxx)> wrote in message
news:eVKKRh$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a desktop (host), wirelessly linked to a laptop. I have a Broadband
>modem and a router, both the same brand, also I am running Windows XP
>firewall. My home network operates fine and I am able to share the
>internet and files etc. However when I go to a website although I can
>access the website part of it I can't with my desktop but can with my
>laptop.
>
> For example when I go to my local library and want to access my account I
> can with the laptop but not with the desktop. I read somewhere how one
> needs to open ports, could this be the problem?
>
> I spoke to a couple of techs and one agreed and one didn't. One tech
> suggested I use DMZ the other tech said no. I'm confused. There was a
> lot more to the discussion some of which I grasped and some I didn't.
>
> Could this be my problem however?
>
> TIA
>
> B.W.
>
>
>

Default level is greyed out.

B.W.

"David Hettel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:eWTXHw$(E-Mail Removed)...
> In Internet explorer on your desktop, try | Tools | Internet Options |
> Security (tab) | and click on Default level then apply and OK. Close
> Internet explorer and reload the page, does it now work?
>
> --
> David Hettel
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for
> everyone
> to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me
> in
> E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranty of any kind,
> either expressed or implied, made in relation to the accuracy, reliability
> or content of this post. The author shall not be liable for any direct,
> indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of,
> or
> inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this post and
> confers
> no rights.
>
>
>
> "B.W." <(E-Mail Removed) (del xxx)> wrote in message
> news:eVKKRh$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I have a desktop (host), wirelessly linked to a laptop. I have a
>>Broadband modem and a router, both the same brand, also I am running
>>Windows XP firewall. My home network operates fine and I am able to share
>>the internet and files etc. However when I go to a website although I can
>>access the website part of it I can't with my desktop but can with my
>>laptop.
>>
>> For example when I go to my local library and want to access my account I
>> can with the laptop but not with the desktop. I read somewhere how one
>> needs to open ports, could this be the problem?
>>
>> I spoke to a couple of techs and one agreed and one didn't. One tech
>> suggested I use DMZ the other tech said no. I'm confused. There was a
>> lot more to the discussion some of which I grasped and some I didn't.
>>
>> Could this be my problem however?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> B.W.
>>
>>
>>
>

David, Do I need to click on Local Intranet rather than Internet to select
the default level?

B.W.

"B.W." <(E-Mail Removed) (del xxx)> wrote in message
news:OdEua4$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Default level is greyed out.
>
> B.W.
>
> "David Hettel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:eWTXHw$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> In Internet explorer on your desktop, try | Tools | Internet Options |
>> Security (tab) | and click on Default level then apply and OK. Close
>> Internet explorer and reload the page, does it now work?
>>
>> --
>> David Hettel
>>
>> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for
>> everyone
>> to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me
>> in
>> E-mail or news groups.
>>
>> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>>
>> DISCLAIMER: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranty of any
>> kind,
>> either expressed or implied, made in relation to the accuracy,
>> reliability
>> or content of this post. The author shall not be liable for any direct,
>> indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of,
>> or
>> inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this post and
>> confers
>> no rights.
>>
>>
>>
>> "B.W." <(E-Mail Removed) (del xxx)> wrote in message
>> news:eVKKRh$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I have a desktop (host), wirelessly linked to a laptop. I have a
>>>Broadband modem and a router, both the same brand, also I am running
>>>Windows XP firewall. My home network operates fine and I am able to
>>>share the internet and files etc. However when I go to a website
>>>although I can access the website part of it I can't with my desktop but
>>>can with my laptop.
>>>
>>> For example when I go to my local library and want to access my account
>>> I can with the laptop but not with the desktop. I read somewhere how
>>> one needs to open ports, could this be the problem?
>>>
>>> I spoke to a couple of techs and one agreed and one didn't. One tech
>>> suggested I use DMZ the other tech said no. I'm confused. There was a
>>> lot more to the discussion some of which I grasped and some I didn't.
>>>
>>> Could this be my problem however?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> B.W.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>