Check /etc/resolv.conf. This sound like one of the name servers served up by the DHCP server is functional and the rest aren't. Or manually edit the file have you've been served an address such that /etc/resolv.conf uses name servers that you know are valid. Have you tried pinging or connecting to servers using their IP address and not hostname? -- =W On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 11:36 AM, Michael Conklin <michael.conklin131 at gmail.com> wrote: > I suspect the issue here is not related to my N800 but instead to the > wireless network but I thought I'd see if anyone has any ideas. > > At work, I connect to a wifi network designed for guest use (i.e. it does > not connect to our corporate network). The wifi network has WEP security and > the N800 connects right away with the appropriate network key. As soon as I > enter the building - I get the message "Connected to XXXXX". Then, if I > attempt to access the web, I separate login comes up where I have to enter a > username and password (why we have this additional layer of security is a > question to me since it means that the IT guys have to enable a separate > account for each client that comes in the building and wants to access > email). > > This web login always comes back with a "Successful Login" message and > instructions on how to logout. > > The issue is that, when I then open a browser window and/or try to access > the internet one of 2 things happens: > > 1) about 90% of the time I get "Server not found" and I cannot access the > internet at all. This is true for any application and continues whether I > logout/log back in/reboot/reconnect etc. > 2) about 10% of the time everything works fine, for about 2 hours, after > which I am back at situation #1. > > I find it difficult to diagnose the situation and if anyone has any ideas I > would appreciate it. (My IT guys are of little help since the N800 is not > Windows, and this is an extremely low priority for them). > > Thanks, > > Michael Conklin > > > _______________________________________________ > maemo-users mailing list > maemo-users at maemo.org > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > >
