Wireless wont work.

Question

i bougt a new computer with an internal wireless card. Windows will connect to the internet just fine, but when i pull up internet explorer its like there is no connection to the internet at all. I have tried switching every setting and button and program i know and even had someone else look at it and they couldnt figure it out either. i thought explorer might be having issues but i conneted to a dial up connection and it works fine. if anyone could give me a clue i would greatly appreciate it.

MRF4700 · Answer

A few more details would help, such as model # of computer, operating system software? Do you have DSL or cable broadband internet service?   These allow us to assist you better.

jmwills · Answer

jnco28 wrote:

Windows will connect to the internet just fine, but when i pull up internet explorer its like there is no connection to the internet at all.

Just exactly what are you trying to say, because the above is impossible.

jnco28 · Answer

ok sorry i was in a hurry the first time. i bought an inspiron E1405 running windows media center. it has an internal dell mini wireless card. Windows connects to the wireless connection at my college, or a local coffee shop i have never had problems with before, then  when i pull up Internet explorer(version 6) its like there is no internet connection at all. i connected to a dial up connection at my home and explorer works fine. i went into the internet options and cant seem to find anything that would keep the computer from using the wireless. also i went into windows media player and tried to pull up the home page there and nothing also. so i dont know if its the card or the progam using the internet. i trie using the dell utility and the windows utility to connect and neither gave me any results, so i am really confused as to why its not  working.

jmwills · Answer

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/setup/default.mspx
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9002706&source=rss_news10
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1277020,00.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/expert/bowman_wirelesssecurity.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/moredone/wirelesssetup.mspx

If the access
point only accepts WPA connections, and it wants a key of under 64
characters in length, and it doesn't support Windows Connect Now ...
you can't connect automatically. Instead, you have to enter the WPA key
manually: When running the aforementioned Wizard, there's an option to
"Manually assign a network key" that you have to pick. It seems that
selecting WPA causes the Wizard to create a 64-character encryption
key; it isn't uncommon for older access points to only want a
63-character (or shorter, like 50 characters in this case) key, which
makes the Wizard barf. Entering the key manually lets you respect the
access point's limit. The trick with Windows Connect Now is that part
of the standard specifies a 64-character key, so devices supporting
Connect Now will accept a 64-character key.

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