Hi All
Hope soneone can assist with a problem that is driving me nuts.
I automatically connect fine at home either by cable or wi-fi. The problem is when I am out using a public wi-fi (or even cable if in a hotel).
I can connect. But what I cannot access is the public isp's registration page so that I can click or code-enter to use their system.
With Windows Vista I would connect and then when I opened IE or Firefox the home page would automatically divert to the public isp's log-on page. No problem. Windows 7 (for me anyway) does not do this. Instead sometimes a ballon opens saying additional log-on info required. When that is clicked I go to the isp page, so no problem. But mostly that ballon doesn't come up. It doesn' even always come up when accessing a previously "sucessful" site before.
All IE does is try to open my usual home page which fails becaus eI have not registered with the public isp yet.
I have tried all the obvious stuff - conencting/reconnecting, opening and closing IE and Firefox etc, swithching the firewall on and off. The hardware says it is working fine and it obviously is given I can connect at home and 9sometimes) when out.
Any ideas? this is killing me as I need to travel for work a lot. Any help much appreciated.
James
Hope soneone can assist with a problem that is driving me nuts.
I automatically connect fine at home either by cable or wi-fi. The problem is when I am out using a public wi-fi (or even cable if in a hotel).
I can connect. But what I cannot access is the public isp's registration page so that I can click or code-enter to use their system.
With Windows Vista I would connect and then when I opened IE or Firefox the home page would automatically divert to the public isp's log-on page. No problem. Windows 7 (for me anyway) does not do this. Instead sometimes a ballon opens saying additional log-on info required. When that is clicked I go to the isp page, so no problem. But mostly that ballon doesn't come up. It doesn' even always come up when accessing a previously "sucessful" site before.
All IE does is try to open my usual home page which fails becaus eI have not registered with the public isp yet.
I have tried all the obvious stuff - conencting/reconnecting, opening and closing IE and Firefox etc, swithching the firewall on and off. The hardware says it is working fine and it obviously is given I can connect at home and 9sometimes) when out.
Any ideas? this is killing me as I need to travel for work a lot. Any help much appreciated.
James