[braz]

i am using wireless internet card and a wireless rounter, bothlinksys.
I can be on aim, Steam, and TS, butnot internet explorer. And uner the linksysicon it says "you are connected to the access point but the internet cannot be found" BUT at the same time i can do everyting online except for Internet explorer (ihave firefix too)
PLEASE HELP!


Also, i was playing Counter Strike source i was gettign 100 fps, then randomly it dropped to 40 fps. plz help

[ninjamonkey]

just out of curiosity, do you have another web browser to try like firefox or netscape? (i dont know the answer to your question but one of them might work)

[braz]

i have fire fox

[braz]

this is weird... i bring my PC right next to the router, i get freat speed connection blah blah blah., my internet browser (firefox) still craps out. BUT if i have my PC hard wired and the internet card, it works fine... i think im gunna get a newcard...

[Nitestick]

moved to internet section

[Law]

Sounds like a DNS problem..you see, you don't need DNS while using Steam, it's all IP..I believe so..and on AIM the address is probably already resolved and doesn't need to be constantly like when you're using a web browser so it stays connected.

When this happens, you have to make sure you can still ping the IP address of the web site. For example...google.com or yahoo.com IP are 216.109.112.135 & 72.14.207.99

If DNS doesn't work, then how would you know the IP? Well get it from a friend or someone else, let him ping and tell you the IP.

The IP will differ, I always get different IP address for them but as long as you get a reply with the IP, it'll make it easier to know the exact causes.

[braz]

well, i figured out i twas the card's problem. I hardwired the computer, and everything works fine. So i sent it in to get a new one.. havent got it yet.