I can’t use the LAN to connect to the internet..

[Jimmy Little]

I can’t use the LAN to connect to the internet..

I have a pc here at work with a network card… I need to download some files onto it and when I connect a pc that is not from work to the LAN I would just type in the ‘lan settings box’ under proxy server the number that all the other PC’s use and away we go… but this pc I have brought in already has ‘waitrose’ dial up installed, I have told the pc not to dial up a connection but it just says page can’t be found and ideas guys? Am I missing something?

[MrFlibble]

DNS?
How do the machines know what DNS servers to use, do you type them in manually or is it DHCP?

[Jimmy Little]

Originally posted by MrFlibble
DNS?
How do the machines know what DNS servers to use, do you type them in manually or is it DHCP?

before when i have brought a computer in, i just plug the network cable in and change the proxy addy, i can't access any files or anything just the internet

[wol]

Tried rebooting with the network cable plugged in after changing those settings?

What OS is it?

Wol

[Jimmy Little]

Originally posted by wol
Tried rebooting with the network cable plugged in after changing those settings?

What OS is it?

Wol

Just been looking at my friends computer and the internet is playing up…
She has waitrose internet provider installed and when she connects, things like yahoo and Norton live update work… plus email via outlook… but no explorer, I have now installed the computer at work on the lan and I get the same problem, I pulled off two harmless virus’s but nothing that should have messed the ie up…

Any ideas?

P3 800mhz – 256ram- windows ME

[Moby-Dick]

open up IE
got to tools , internet options and click on the connections tab.

click the lan settings button and make sure that the proxy settings match those on machines that can access the web via IE.

[Jimmy Little]

Originally posted by Moby-Dick
open up IE
got to tools , internet options and click on the connections tab.

click the lan settings button and make sure that the proxy settings match those on machines that can access the web via IE.

yep thats working fine... i can get online as such but not on the web, it's the same for the lady when she dials up at home

[wol]

Can you ping websites when you're connected?


Wol