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C2RL R
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5th Feb 07 at 15:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I have a problem with my home computer. I have uprgraded to 8Mb broadband with BT but now i cant view any web pages. I've checked the lights on the modem and everything is correct. I have two arrows on the task bar that are both green and if i hover the mouse arrow over the connection symbol it says connected. When i open IE it doesnt display any web pages. Ive tried opening pages from my favourites but nothing happens. Spoke to some monkey at BT who wasted an hour of my time and still didnt fix it. They said its a problem with my PC. I'm totally lost so any suggestions will be welcome.
Thanks.
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5th Feb 07 at 16:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

what version of IE are you using? might need the new version???
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5th Feb 07 at 18:21   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Are you able to get on any web pages at all with another browser?
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5th Feb 07 at 18:42   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

dont be silly topshot

do you have anything in your internet proxy settings?
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5th Feb 07 at 19:02   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

In internet explorer go tools > internet options > Connections > Lan Settings make sure nothing is in there.

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5th Feb 07 at 20:40   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

also check the DNS your meant to be using is correct
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5th Feb 07 at 21:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

You running an ADSL USB modem?, should be using a router on the 8mb.

http://bt.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/bt.cfg/php/enduser/cci/bt_adp.php?p_sid=HPTMwvti&cat_lvl1=346&cat_lvl2=401&cat_lvl3=402&cat_lvl4=406&p_cv=4.406&p_cats=346,401,402,406&p_faqid=7586
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5th Feb 07 at 21:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

You also running any firewall? Zone Alarm etc.?
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6th Feb 07 at 09:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

cheers for the replies fellas.
Topshot - i'm using IE7
Ian - I can't get on any pages at all
Steve - I'm slightly retarted when it comes to computers and i have no idea what a proxy setting is!
Brett - I'll check the LAN settings when i get home, what should be in there??
Allan - I'm using a BT Voyager 105 ADSL USB Modem which is not right according to the link you posted. The monkey at BT said it would work tho. I think i'll get them to send me a router. I have the firewall in IE turned off and am using Norton Internet Security instead.
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6th Feb 07 at 09:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Regarding the LAN settings it should have:

The use proxy server unticked
And the Auto Detect network settings needs ticking.


Steve some ISP need at least IE6 to run. I had to upgrade when i first got my boradband.
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6th Feb 07 at 09:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

surely its the websites that check your browser version, not your isp, your isp merely provides the connection
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6th Feb 07 at 09:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Yeah the usb modem might work but they do not do well for speeds over 2mb hence the upgrade. Can you disable Norton Internet security for a couple of mins to see if that makes a difference?
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Duno, but when we first got ADSL i had IE5 and had to upgrade before the connection would work not sure why though

[Edited on 06-02-2007 by topshot_2k]
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6th Feb 07 at 09:43   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

TBH if you were using ie5 then you were a chump anyway.

Might aswell use windows 95
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steve this was a couple of years ago back in my uni day
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TBH Win 95 is better than OS X
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6th Feb 07 at 10:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Just got off the phone with BT again, they have now said that they fucked up telling me that my usb modem would work and they are sending me a router for free. I should get it on friday. Hope its easy to set up coz i suck at computers!

 
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