Connected to wireless router but no internet

Mafbluesnrock · #1 Sep 8, 2007, 01:05 PM

I am running windows XP home on my notebook. My wife's desktop is connected through the router via and eithernet cable. I can see and connect to the router, but cannot get internet. I keep getting the work offline screen. Please Help.

Michael

phillysteakandcheese · Sep 10, 2007, 02:09 PM

Presuming the desktop computer is able to connect to the Internet...

Are you connected via cable, or wirelesly?

If you connect your laptop via Ethernet cable, will it connect to the Internet?

Christopher_amatulli · Sep 11, 2007, 05:11 AM

check to see if you received DNS servers on your workstation...

open a command prompt, and type ipconfig
the IP address listed their should be on the same subnet as the router as well..
check if the DNS servers are listed
try to ping a website to see if it resolves (ping Google)



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