Unable to connect to internet but can connect to Skype

[mail@robinwhite.fsnet.co.uk]

I am having trouble connecting my NEC laptop to the internet via a
NETGEAR wireless router.

It was working fine a couple of weeks ago, but now it only connects to
Skype. I cannot connect to the internet via Internet Explorer,
SeaMonkey or Outlook.

My work laptop connects via the same wireless router to everything
with no problem.

I tried windows restore back to a date when it was working, but that
did not resolve the problem.

I compared all the wireless settings between laptops, but that did not
resolve the problem.

Has anyone got any ideas what might be wrong?

[LR]

mail@robinwhite.fsnet.co.uk wrote:
> I am having trouble connecting my NEC laptop to the internet via a
> NETGEAR wireless router.
>
> It was working fine a couple of weeks ago, but now it only connects to
> Skype. I cannot connect to the internet via Internet Explorer,
> SeaMonkey or Outlook.
>
> My work laptop connects via the same wireless router to everything
> with no problem.
>
> I tried windows restore back to a date when it was working, but that
> did not resolve the problem.
>
> I compared all the wireless settings between laptops, but that did not
> resolve the problem.
>
> Has anyone got any ideas what might be wrong?
Do you start Skype before trying to access the Internet?
http://www.philroche.net/archives/skype-stole-my-port-80/

[Bob L]

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:07:46 +0000, LR <lrme@privacy.net> wrote:

>mail@robinwhite.fsnet.co.uk wrote:
>> I am having trouble connecting my NEC laptop to the internet via a
>> NETGEAR wireless router.
>>
>> It was working fine a couple of weeks ago, but now it only connects to
>> Skype. I cannot connect to the internet via Internet Explorer,
>> SeaMonkey or Outlook.
>>
>> My work laptop connects via the same wireless router to everything
>> with no problem.
>>
>> I tried windows restore back to a date when it was working, but that
>> did not resolve the problem.
>>
>> I compared all the wireless settings between laptops, but that did not
>> resolve the problem.
>>
>> Has anyone got any ideas what might be wrong?
>Do you start Skype before trying to access the Internet?
>http://www.philroche.net/archives/skype-stole-my-port-80/

Sounds like DNS problem, try rebooting your modem, I occasionally get
this, some computers work ok and then 1 does not, usually when I have
been connecting, disconnecting other computers quickly.