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sawyer1927
05-15-2006, 05:57 AM
I wonder if anyone would be kind enough to help me with a connectivity issue.
I have just set up a wireless router in my house, which (thankfully!) seems to be working fine. When I connect the Wi Fi option it finds a signal on my linksys network very quickly and the signal itself is always a strong one. When I go to Blazer and try to connect to the web though I get messages saying that it can't find the URL, and it may not be available and could I try again later. All of the settings seem to be set correctly, and needless to say I have tried lots of different URL's and none work.
Am I doing anything wrong here, I'll bet I am!. I would really appreciate any help anyone can give me on this. Thanks
Paul

FrankG
05-16-2006, 06:31 AM
If your router can connect to the Internet and, I assume, your PC can bring up Web sites but your LD can't access Web sites after connecting to your router, I would check your DNS settings. Can blazer access 64.233.187.104? If so, your DNS is incorrect.

After connecting your LD, in your WiFI preferences screen where it shows your connection and signal strength, tap Info.
- Do you see reasonable IP addresses for router and for the two DNS entries? If not, tap edit network (or otherwise edit the setting for the connection) and tap advanced. - If your DNS is set to automatic, maybe try setting it manually to whatever DNS your router or your Internet provider says it should be. If setting it manually works, there's something improperly set in your router regarding it being a DHCP server and how it hands out IP addresses and DNS information when your LD connects.

HTH,
Frank