can ping the website name but cannot surf !

[yvesp]

Hardware :
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Laptop with WIN XP pro and a netgear wireless PCMCIA card
connects to a WIN XP pro desktop with netgear usb antenna and a UTP cable connection to a watchguard soho firewall => cable modem

Problem :
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The desktop works properly but the laptop can only ping internetsites but cannot surf the web under internet explorer (DNS resolving works)proxy server on or porxy server makes no difference ?

what can be wrong ?

 

[june1980]

Check the firewall settings. It might be set to allow incoming pings but not web requests.

Try disabling the firewalls on both machines.

goto start>settings>network settings>

Right click on your network connection and goto props. On the tab to your far right, you'll see the option to disable the firewall.

 

[MaxPipeline]

If you are referring to proxy server in IE Internet Options, then yes it does make a difference. Check your desktop settings. See what proxy settings are set for there and match the laptop settings. Otherwise try using Netscape or some other browser.

 

[bcastner]

You are trying an Ad Hoc wireless connection, and not enabling ICS or bridging.

You are expecting the wireless adapter with the rj-45 adapter connection to the broadband modem to give you internet access. This is not an automatic function.

To create a wireless ad hoc mixed-media route, you need to take specific steps:

http://www17.tomshardware.com/network/20030807/index.html