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[evildrem]

My 'puter at home done broke. For some reason it will not connect to the internet regardless of what browser I use. There is nothing wrong with my broadband as the laptop will connect by wireless fine.

ARGH! *looks at icon* Yeah, that's me..

This means I may not get to upload the latest episode of Holby City this week. I shall be trying various things this evening to fix the damn thing so please send good and helpful fix-computer vibes in this direction. Any suggestions as to what has caused this and ways to fix it gratefully received.

Meanwhile I am contemplating installing Azureus on the laptop so I can download the latest episodes of BSG and Rome before I go insane!

Comments

[pat-t.livejournal.com]

I hate when something like that happens. Unfortunately, I have no clue to the cause. But sending lots of good computer vibes your way.

[litalex.livejournal.com]

network settings? firewall settings?

[bleukittie.livejournal.com]

Sounds like the network card or the cable. The cable is easier to change then the network card.
Hopefully there's a 'puter savvy person near you.
Best of Luck!

[rasmizar.livejournal.com]

mostly what others already said:
- as trivial as it sounds - have you checked the LAN cable?
- could be the firewall - I had similar problems after installing a new version of my firewall (when I reinstalled and checked all the settings manually everything was fine)
- not really helpful, but to be sure whether the problem is with the connection or the browser/protocol, you could try connecting to the internet some other way; i.e. sending a ping (open command prompt, type in "ping www.someURL.com" + enter, wait for response), ftp, ssh/telnet...

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Ugh! [good computer vibes]

If you don't get it fixed soonish, I'll do a small file copy of Holby along with my usual big file one and upload both, and then send you the link for your usual distribution. Hopefully that'll do in a pinch :)

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