Re: Networking -I'm going round the bend!
From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 02/27/05
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Date: 27 Feb 2005 14:49:05 -0600
On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 17:23:41 -0000, "Blair" <pabm@brachd.fsnet.co.uk.invalid>
wrote:
>
>> >>
>> >I decided to run the Network Wizard on both PCs and low and behold I have
>> >connected again!!
>> >I can transfer data between the two and can print from both.
>> >My AVG update started automatically which showed the Desktop was
>> >communicating with the Internet through the Laptop
>> >My only problem now is when I open Internet Explorer it will not
>communicate
>> >with the Internet which it did previously.
>> >The strange thing is it did so with the AVG. update!
>> >The other problem I cannot use Outlook Express which I could not before.
>I
>> >have deleted any reference to a logon service and filled in the LAN
>> >settings.
>> >I'm not sure if my settings are right. I have www.freeserve.net Port
>8080.
>> >as a proxy server
>> >Can you help with this problem now?
>> >Regards
>> >Blair
>>
>> Blair,
>>
>> You run "ipconfig /all" or "net view" from a command window (Start - Run '
>"cmd"
>> or "command").
>>
>> Why are you using a proxy server? If the proxy server is external to your
>LAN
>> ("www.freeserve.net"), you have to have internet access to get to it, so
>you
>> have no problem with internet access either - just proxy server access.
>>
><http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0%2C%2Csid14_gci212840%2C0
>0.html>
>>
>> If you're trying to use a proxy server for Outlook Express, that could be
>your
>> problem there too - proxy servers are application specific, and a proxy
>server
>> for HTTP:80 will not necessarily work for POP:109/110.
>>
>> So first, remove all proxy references. Configure all applications for
>direct
>> internet access, so each computer simply uses its Default Gateway for
>> everything. Then see what works and doesn't work, and let us know.
>>
>Thanks Chuck I deleted the reference to Proxy servers and I can now connect
>immediately to Internet Explorer.
>This connection is dependant on my Laptop being connected to the Internet
>which is OK for me.
>But when I try to open Outlook Express I then get a logon window which I
>require to use. If I click it I get a fault message that my password was
>rejected.
>Since OE uses the same Internet connections as Internet Explorer why
>wouldn't it work?
>Very nearly there thanks to you.
>Regards
>Blair
Blair,
OK, one more step taken.
The Outlook Express login is most likely your mail server. Internet Explorer
just accesses the web, no account / password needed, except when logging in to
your ISP (and not for all service either).
Outlook / Outlook Express accesses email, which should always require an account
and password. If you're lucky, it's the same account name and password as you
use for logging in to your ISP, but whatever it is, you have to know it.
-- Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck sonic net.
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