Sounds to me like there is a problem with the browser. Reinstall and I bet it works.
>So, my neighbor just asked me to take a look at his computer and see if >I could get it to connect to the net. I went over there, and he's >running AOL - and dial up. Sheesh, talk about the stone age. Anyways, >when you click "connect" within AOL, it takes a couple of tries, then >will connect. They can get their email, but when they try to get to any >web page using the browser, nothing. I pinged a known IP. That worked >fine. So, it seems that they are connected, but not able to browse. >Doesn't this seem like a really strange problem? > >What would be a good way to troubleshoot this? Any ideas? Please don't >say "don't use AOL" or "don't use dial-up". Their son uses AOL all the >time for school, chat, etc, and they aren't going to change that. They >also are on dial-up because they can't afford cable or DSL, at least >that what he says. > >Any help would be appreciated. He's a good guy and I really would like >to help him out. >-- >Ray ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:188598 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
