"Sam" said:
Hi, i hve managed to set up a wireless network between my
desktop (XP pro) and laptop (also XPP). The desktop has
isdn dial-up internet and is acting as the gateway, the
laptop is the client. I cam share files, and the internet
connection works- i can control the connection from the
laptop.
The problem is- an old version of msn messenger works,
but internet explorer, outlook and the latest msn
messenger do not seem to connect to the internet.Why does
this happen, and how can it be resolved?
Sam
On the laptop, run Internet Explorer and click Tools | Internet
Options | Connections | LAN Settings. Clear all of the boxes in that
window. Then close and re-open Internet Explorer.
If that doesn't fix it, here are some tests to help find the problem:
1. On the desktop, right click the local area network connection and
click Status | Support | Details. It should show:
IP Address: 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: none
DNS Server = none
2. On the laptop, right click the local area network connection and
click Status | Support | Details. It should show:
IP Address: 192.168.0.x (1<x<255)
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
DNS Server = 192.168.0.1
3. If #1 and #2 are right, open a command prompt window on the laptop
and enter these lines. Each one should get four replies:
ping 192.168.0.1
ping 216.239.39.100
ping
www.google.com
If all of that works normally, it could be an MTU problem. Find the
right MTU setting on the laptop, as shown here:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article04-107
Then make the setting manually on the client computers, or use DrTCP
to make it:
http://www.dslreports.com/front/drtcp.html
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