Wireless is connected but cannot surf

cyclepath · 07-10-2009, 04:26 AM

Hi everyone,

I have spent the last 2 days trying to resolve this problem and I am at a loss.

I am not particularly techie, so please be gentle...

Up until I took my laptop away for 2 days everything was fine and dandy and I have been surfing the net successfully for months.

Whilst away, I did not have any internet access, but now I am back the laptop shows that it is connected wirelessly but I am unable to access the internet.

It will not connect through directly connecting to the router, but I am able to connect directly wired to the modem.

I have tried various winsock,ipconfig stuff and rebooted everything several times but I am at a loss. This problem only started when I got back and I have not changed any previous settings.

I have pinged and seem to connect to the router, but not any websites..

I have a D Link DI-524 router, connected to an old NTL broadband modem.

I am running xp on a Dell inspiron 5150 which has a built in wireless card...

Please help! I feel pretty sure it must be some kind of configuration problem, I just dont understand why it has suddenly changed itself!

**Jason09** · 07-10-2009, 08:37 AM

Have you tried resetting the router to factory default settings?

07-10-2009, 04:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
cyclepath Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Wireless is connected but cannot surf Hi everyone, I have spent the last 2 days trying to resolve this problem and I am at a loss. I am not particularly techie, so please be gentle... Up until I took my laptop away for 2 days everything was fine and dandy and I have been surfing the net successfully for months. Whilst away, I did not have any internet access, but now I am back the laptop shows that it is connected wirelessly but I am unable to access the internet. It will not connect through directly connecting to the router, but I am able to connect directly wired to the modem. I have tried various winsock,ipconfig stuff and rebooted everything several times but I am at a loss. This problem only started when I got back and I have not changed any previous settings. I have pinged and seem to connect to the router, but not any websites.. I have a D Link DI-524 router, connected to an old NTL broadband modem. I am running xp on a Dell inspiron 5150 which has a built in wireless card... Please help! I feel pretty sure it must be some kind of configuration problem, I just dont understand why it has suddenly changed itself!

07-10-2009, 08:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jason09 Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near Washington, D.C. Posts: 2,225 OS: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 My System	Re: Wireless is connected but cannot surf Have you tried resetting the router to factory default settings? __________________ Gaming troubleshooting steps. Real peace cannot be found in what happens in Washington, D.C. Only God can give true peace to people.