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    Server not found/Problem loading, but certainly connected! ??

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by vaw, Feb 10, 2010.

  1. vaw

    vaw Notebook Deity

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    Hope someone can solve this mystery for me. Right now, my computer is connected to the Internet via wifi. It is definitely connected, says "Very good" signal with the wifi icon showing on in the system tray. I had several web pages open and working fine, but then, strangely, no page can be loaded, says "server not found", Problem loading... etc. But the Internet connection is still "Very good" and apparently connected. Also I made sure it's not "work offline". I didn't do anything to it. It's the same after I closed the Firefox and re-opened it. What's the problem?
     
    vaw, Feb 10, 2010
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    cmd > ping www.google.com

    post back the results

    Is this wifi connection yours or a public hotspot?
     
    flipfire, Feb 11, 2010
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    vaw Notebook Deity

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    Sorry for being dumb, but I don't know what you mean by "cmd > ping www.google.com" :confused:

    It's an open network I found, very close. As I said, it was working all the time (and every day) until then and I did nothing in between.
     
    vaw, Feb 11, 2010
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    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Maybe then owner secured their network. It's illegal to connect to someone AP/internet without permission.
     
    blue68f100, Feb 11, 2010
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