"Bucklaw" <Buck***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CF95CAC3-7212-4B0F-92CF-380E3358BF7B@microsoft.com...
>I am showing a wifi connection but am unable to connect to net. I am able
>to
> ping but am not able to ping .google.com. Thanks

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:

> Hi
> I fully understand your distress but you provide No information that might
> lead toward understanding the problem.
> What is your specific Wireless source, what are you using as a Wireless
> client (computer) hardware, and software wise?
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "Bucklaw" <Buck***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CF95CAC3-7212-4B0F-92CF-380E3358BF7B@microsoft.com...
> >I am showing a wifi connection but am unable to connect to net. I am able
> >to
> > ping but am not able to ping .google.com. Thanks
>
>
>

> I am currently using Xp Home with a  Belkin wireless card on a Dell 4600 1.8.
> Although a wireless conection, hot spot, is available and shows me connected,
> I cannot browse using ie or mozilla.
> I have used ipconfig to flushdns and have renewed and released the ip. I
> have a lease that is being renewed, so how can this be if I can't connect to
> the net?
> I am unable to ping dns ie or .google.com. Re-installed ie 6, I have used
> winsock fix and ie fix as well. Thanks.
>
> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
>
> > Hi
> > I fully understand your distress but you provide No information that might
> > lead toward understanding the problem.
> > What is your specific Wireless source, what are you using as a Wireless
> > client (computer) hardware, and software wise?
> > Jack (MVP-Networking).
> >
> > "Bucklaw" <Buck***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:CF95CAC3-7212-4B0F-92CF-380E3358BF7B@microsoft.com...
> > >I am showing a wifi connection but am unable to connect to net. I am able
> > >to
> > > ping but am not able to ping .google.com. Thanks
> >
> >
> >

"Lem" wrote:

> Not all "hot spots" are intended for public access.  Although you may
> be able to "see" them and apparantly get a "connected" indication, you
> may not be connected.  For example, you may be blocked by a MAC address
> filter.  Other seemingly available "hot spots" may not have an Internet
> connection at all and access to the computers on the LAN may be blocked
> by firewalls.
>
> What sort of "hot spot" are you attempting to connect to?
>
> Lem
> MS MVP-Networking
>
>
> Bucklaw wrote:
> > I am currently using Xp Home with a  Belkin wireless card on a Dell 4600 1.8.
> > Although a wireless conection, hot spot, is available and shows me connected,
> > I cannot browse using ie or mozilla.
> > I have used ipconfig to flushdns and have renewed and released the ip. I
> > have a lease that is being renewed, so how can this be if I can't connect to
> > the net?
> > I am unable to ping dns ie or .google.com. Re-installed ie 6, I have used
> > winsock fix and ie fix as well. Thanks.
> >
> > "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
> >
> > > Hi
> > > I fully understand your distress but you provide No information that might
> > > lead toward understanding the problem.
> > > What is your specific Wireless source, what are you using as a Wireless
> > > client (computer) hardware, and software wise?
> > > Jack (MVP-Networking).
> > >
> > > "Bucklaw" <Buck***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:CF95CAC3-7212-4B0F-92CF-380E3358BF7B@microsoft.com...
> > > >I am showing a wifi connection but am unable to connect to net. I am able
> > > >to
> > > > ping but am not able to ping .google.com. Thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>

> A library connection very close by and I have gotten it before. In the
> network connection part it shows packets received and packets lost, does this
> mean I am connected or not? This is just a question. Thanks.
>
> "Lem" wrote:
>
> > Not all "hot spots" are intended for public access.  Although you may
> > be able to "see" them and apparantly get a "connected" indication, you
> > may not be connected.  For example, you may be blocked by a MAC address
> > filter.  Other seemingly available "hot spots" may not have an Internet
> > connection at all and access to the computers on the LAN may be blocked
> > by firewalls.
> >
> > What sort of "hot spot" are you attempting to connect to?
> >
> > Lem
> > MS MVP-Networking
> >
> >
> > Bucklaw wrote:
> > > I am currently using Xp Home with a  Belkin wireless card on a Dell 4600 1.8.
> > > Although a wireless conection, hot spot, is available and shows me connected,
> > > I cannot browse using ie or mozilla.
> > > I have used ipconfig to flushdns and have renewed and released the ip. I
> > > have a lease that is being renewed, so how can this be if I can't connect to
> > > the net?
> > > I am unable to ping dns ie or .google.com. Re-installed ie 6, I have used
> > > winsock fix and ie fix as well. Thanks.
> > >
> > > "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi
> > > > I fully understand your distress but you provide No information that might
> > > > lead toward understanding the problem.
> > > > What is your specific Wireless source, what are you using as a Wireless
> > > > client (computer) hardware, and software wise?
> > > > Jack (MVP-Networking).
> > > >
> > > > "Bucklaw" <Buck***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:CF95CAC3-7212-4B0F-92CF-380E3358BF7B@microsoft.com...
> > > > >I am showing a wifi connection but am unable to connect to net. I am able
> > > > >to
> > > > > ping but am not able to ping .google.com. Thanks
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >

"Lem" wrote:

> Not necessarily.
>
> If the library intends for its wifi Internet connection to be public,
> why not just call them up (or go there) and ask for help in connecting.
>  Maybe they've changed something.
>
> And on that issue, what have you changed on your system since the last
> time you were able to connect to the library's hot spot?
>
> Bucklaw wrote:
> > A library connection very close by and I have gotten it before. In the
> > network connection part it shows packets received and packets lost, does this
> > mean I am connected or not? This is just a question. Thanks.
> >
> > "Lem" wrote:
> >
> > > Not all "hot spots" are intended for public access.  Although you may
> > > be able to "see" them and apparantly get a "connected" indication, you
> > > may not be connected.  For example, you may be blocked by a MAC address
> > > filter.  Other seemingly available "hot spots" may not have an Internet
> > > connection at all and access to the computers on the LAN may be blocked
> > > by firewalls.
> > >
> > > What sort of "hot spot" are you attempting to connect to?
> > >
> > > Lem
> > > MS MVP-Networking
> > >
> > >
> > > Bucklaw wrote:
> > > > I am currently using Xp Home with a  Belkin wireless card on a Dell 4600 1.8.
> > > > Although a wireless conection, hot spot, is available and shows me connected,
> > > > I cannot browse using ie or mozilla.
> > > > I have used ipconfig to flushdns and have renewed and released the ip. I
> > > > have a lease that is being renewed, so how can this be if I can't connect to
> > > > the net?
> > > > I am unable to ping dns ie or .google.com. Re-installed ie 6, I have used
> > > > winsock fix and ie fix as well. Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi
> > > > > I fully understand your distress but you provide No information that might
> > > > > lead toward understanding the problem.
> > > > > What is your specific Wireless source, what are you using as a Wireless
> > > > > client (computer) hardware, and software wise?
> > > > > Jack (MVP-Networking).
> > > > >
> > > > > "Bucklaw" <Buck***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:CF95CAC3-7212-4B0F-92CF-380E3358BF7B@microsoft.com...
> > > > > >I am showing a wifi connection but am unable to connect to net. I am able
> > > > > >to
> > > > > > ping but am not able to ping .google.com. Thanks
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
>
>

> Yeah, that could be a solution, the problem started with a power surge and
> even though the system boots up the internet connection even when I had dsl
> would get screwed up. "Yes," I do have a surge protector; however, this has
> not helped.  Thanks.