wireless and non-wireless internet not working

Question

I have an inspiron 6000 and the internet isn't working when there is an ether net connected or when its wireless.  When it's connected, it says its connected at 400.bmps but internet explorer or firefox wont open...when wireless it wont even show the available networks even if they are locked, nothing is coming up even though it is enabled and i've done the search and repaired the connection and all the bridges are connected too...starting to get really frustrated with any internet at all HELP please...

volcano11 · Answer

What kind of internet connection do you have (cable or dsl)?  Do you have any other computers connecting to the router that can successfully connect to the internet?  What do you mean when you say 'all of the bridges are connected'?  Are you leaving out details of how your network is set up?    Steve

volcano11 · Answer

Note that if you are changing the connection to a cable modem between a computer and a router, or between computers, you need to do a complete reset of the network every time you make the change. To do this, shut everything off. Wait about 5 minutes. Turn on the modem first, and wait another 5 minutes. Then turn on the device that is connected directly to the modem.  A cable modem will not connet to another device unless this reset procedure is done everytime the connection changes.   Steve

rm1922 · Answer

I have cable now...and the computer that I'm typing on is currently hooked up to it and when i switch it to my other laptop it doesn't work on it. When i was talkin about the bridges...theres a thing on my computer next to the Local Area Connection icon that says Network bridges connected. I don't know what i'm doing wrong, it was working fine a couple of weeks ago...

techwannabee · Answer

Hi! hope this will help.   Disable network bridge from network connection then right click on local area network then click on remove from bridge, do the same thing on wireless network connection. Once network bridge is connected that means both local area network and wireless network connection are bridge. After removing them from bridge try reconnecting to wireless network. see if it works.

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wireless and non-wireless internet not working

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