fredrico Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 (edited) Hi i got a wireless connection put into my room but the problem is that it shows that it is connected but i do not have an icon to actually get on to the internet and i cannot find one so i was wondering if anyone could tell me how or where i can get the connection. I'm using Bt voyager if that helps. Thanks in advance Edited January 29, 2006 by fredrico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfboy Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Have you just tried typing in a web address in, say, my computer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heli_flyer Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Am not to sure about these things but have you tried just opening internet explorer? Thats what i do on my network.Hope this is of help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smo™ Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 You should be able to browse straight off the bat. If it says you're connected, you are. Try opening FF/IE and going to a website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 i sat for an hour and tried to work this out , what smo said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrico Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 ok i tried what you all said but the internet comes up as my old server not bt so i think all i need to do is change so does anyone know how to do it? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 ok i tried what you all said but the internet comes up as my old server not bt so i think all i need to do is change so does anyone know how to do it? thanks Change your homepage I would recommend trials-forum.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeZee Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 LMAO, need more information..... I have a car, but its broke, whats wrong?You have a working connection to the router? Can you access the router menu? Are thier other computers that are able to access the internet? Do you need to set up network adapter or will an allocated IP be ok. Do you need to tell it what domain to use? Have you tried just plugged directly into the router, before going wireless? Can you ping an IP address? Do you have a firewall? Can you see netwrk shares on other computers on the network? Is the network secure? Have you got the right password etc for the network? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrico Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Change your homepage I would recommend trials-forum.co.uk Its not the homepage that is wrong its that it comes in the freeserve internet browser option (Which is the old one from like 4 years ago) and it shows the wireless icon on my desktop toolbar that it is connected. It is working on 3 other pcs in the house. i can access the wireless options and it has been paired with the router and is connected its just i haven't got an option/icon to go onto the internet such as a fire fox link or internet explorer. I hope this made a little bit more sense i'm just useless with computers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smo™ Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Its not the homepage that is wrong its that it comes in the freeserve internet browser option (Which is the old one from like 4 years ago) and it shows the wireless icon on my desktop toolbar that it is connected. It is working on 3 other pcs in the house. i can access the wireless options and it has been paired with the router and is connected its just i haven't got an option/icon to go onto the internet such as a fire fox link or internet explorer. I hope this made a little bit more sense i'm just useless with computers You don't need one. Just open up Internet Explorer as normal (or go to Start > Run > type 'iexplore' and voila). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Start > run > type "iexplore.exe" (without quotes) and press enterThat ought to work. Or you could just go on my computer and type in a web address, that'll turn into internet explorer then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrico Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 ok i have done everything but now my problem is that i type in iexplore.exe in the run box but the internet opens up in a freeserve window which is the old modem/server which obviously is not connected so really my question now is how do i convert(if i do convert it) the internet supporter from freeserve to fire fox but using the bt broadband connection? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 instal firefox , on the first run it should say in a big pop-up , do you want to make firefox your primary browserwhen that pops up , you click YES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smo™ Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Uninstall Freeserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomturd Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 And if your not sure how to uninstall freeserve...In internet explorer go to tools > internet options.Click the connections tab, and remove all the installed diallers.That should fix it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrico Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 (edited) ok i have installed firefox but when i open the internet it still says 'server not found' and i cant connect the two together (Bt connection and firefox). Edited January 29, 2006 by fredrico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Can you try and explain from the very start what setup you have, which modems you are using, ISP etc etc? Also do this for me: Start > run > "type "cmd" and press enter. In the black box that pops up type "ipconfig" and post up what it says there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrico Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Ok the pc which the router is running on is the standard xp and the router is a Bt Voyager 2091 Wirless ADSL Router and my pc is using windows 98 and the wirless reciever is a BT Voyager 1050 Wireless USB Adapter. The isp is BTAnd when i type 'cmd' into the run box it says "it can not find the file 'cmd' or one of its components" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Ok the pc which the router is running on is the standard xp and the router is a Bt Voyager 2091 Wirless ADSL Router and my pc is using windows 98 and the wirless reciever is a BT Voyager 1050 Wireless USB Adapter. The isp is BTAnd when i type 'cmd' into the run box it says "it can not find the file 'cmd' or one of its components"Ok, we are getting there. Have you installed the drivers for the USB adapter? Is it even compatible with Windows 98? i can access the wireless options and it has been paired with the router and is connected How do you know that?Start | Programs | MS-DOS Prompt Type "ipconfig" in the box that comes up and copy the results here.You can also try "ping 192.168.1.1" and see what happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrico Posted January 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 (edited) Ok i typed in ipconfig and it says © Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1991C:\Windows>ipconfigWindows 98 IP Configuration0 Ethernet adapter : IP address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0 Subnet Mask. . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0 Default Gateway. . . . . : 1 Ethernet adapter : IP address. . . . . . . . . : 3.0.0.2 Subnet Mask. . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255 Default Gateway. . . . . :2 Ethernet adapter : IP address. . . . . . . . . : 169.254.21.82 Subnet Mask. . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0 Default Gateway. . . . . :C:\Windows> And i know its connected because in the toolbar if i put the cursor over the connection icon it will say something like conenction good or marginal.If i click on it it comes up with the connection details and it shows the signal strength and the ssid etc.If i go onto firefox it all loads apart from the middle which say server not found it origionaly said server not found using firefox... so i changed it to google but that hasnt changed. Will it have anything to do with the proxy because i dont know what to do with them? And thanks for your help so far(Y) Edited January 30, 2006 by fredrico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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