Public network connection only "Access: Local" & not Local & Inter

[Guest]

Hi
I have a new sony vaio TZ11XN with vista business installed. (purchased in
July 07) It connects perfectly to my home wirless network, the wireless
network at the Radison hotels in London and the Networking & Sharing Centre
tells me it is connected - to "local & internet" but at any of the BT or
Tmobile hotspots it only connects to 'local'. All the settings seem to be
the same.
It seems that when I would usually open IE at these locations it would
default to the page of the provider so that I can buy the access I want; it
doesnt do this as I cannot 'connect to the internet'! This is a nightmare as
I work and play for 80% of my time on these networks. Can anyone help?
cheers
Iain

 

[Eric Cross [MVP]]

Hello Iain,

Steve Riley wrote in his blog about Windows Vista vs hotels. If you haven't
already, I suggest that you try the suggestions mentioned from his blog and
see if this will resolve your problem. Let us know if it works.

http://blogs.technet.com/steriley/archive/2006/11/21/windows-vista-vs-hotels.aspx