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I can no longer get my PC laptop to connect to the internet. It sees my home network. Our IT guy did something so I could connect to our LAN an now can't get it to connect at home.  __________________ ...steven
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LAN Settings? Did he set a Proxy IP address on the laptop? __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy":  *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet!  97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 01-10-2009, 06:29 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
Quote: Originally Posted by wolferj  LAN Settings? Did he set a Proxy IP address on the laptop? | Maybe, but when I went to my internet tab, I have no proxy ids there. Do I look somewhere else? I don't need to log into my office network though. I just want to get connected to the internet. __________________ ...steven
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1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i
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| | | | | 01-10-2009, 06:39 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Are you using IE, FF or other?
Also check properties of your wireless card - look for Configure or Advanced tab and see if there is any address-related directives... ie: use this address... __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 01-10-2009, 06:43 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
if IE, and you checked the LAN settings? Was the Automatically Detect settings checked? __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 01-10-2009, 10:09 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
Quote: Originally Posted by wolferj Are you using IE, FF or other?
Also check properties of your wireless card - look for Configure or Advanced tab and see if there is any address-related directives... ie: use this address... | Firefox I reset my wireless card. Quote: Originally Posted by wolferj if IE, and you checked the LAN settings? Was the Automatically Detect settings checked? | I checked auto detect setting in my internet control panel. __________________ ...steven
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1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i
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| | | | | 01-10-2009, 11:41 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orange County, NY Posts: 1,067 |
It sounds like proxy settings within Internet Explorer or the auto DNS settings for you wireless card. I'm sure you checked both, but here is my write up below just in case to double check the DNS settings. Check you wireless card settings for auto IP address and auto DNS settings. Go into control panel, go into network connection settings. From there right click on your wireless card entry and left click on the properties option. In the properties window, scroll down in the items section and double click on the TCP/IP entry. Verify that the TCP/IP settings are set to auto IP address and DNS settings. Auto IP address assignemt settings are also called DHCP which most if not all home routers are set to by default. Anyway, I bet it is the DNS setting that was set to manual in your case.    __________________ 
McLaren F1 - BMW M Power S70/2 | | | | | 01-11-2009, 12:32 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
BINGO!
The problem was that the DNS setting was already entered.
I have no idea why it would have needed to be entered.
Aren't all switches DHCP?
Thanks! __________________ ...steven
BMW CCA #146825
1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i
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| | | | | 01-11-2009, 12:39 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orange County, NY Posts: 1,067 |
The DNS server is probably a way for the network admin to control internet usuage and block certain sites like a proxy server can do. __________________
McLaren F1 - BMW M Power S70/2 | | | | | 01-11-2009, 12:40 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Yeah!
The DNS setting sounds like a firewall port forwarding or routing. Yes, you get your IP address from the work DHCP server, but the DNS still holds the key to the firewall... __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 01-11-2009, 12:42 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orange County, NY Posts: 1,067 |
I would also guess that having a DNS set to manual is easier than having the wireless network encrypted since network key settings can get deleted if the wireless profile settings are messed with.
I'm glad I could help. I finally contributed to the org! __________________
McLaren F1 - BMW M Power S70/2 | | | | | 01-11-2009, 01:02 AM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Ji Money I'm glad I could help. I finally contributed to the org! | We all contribute in different ways. __________________ ...steven
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1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i
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