ya, I could also help more if given an idea how recent the version of AOL is. And what OS.
On 12/17/05, Jeffry Houser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is going back really far, but.... are they on, at least, Windows 95? > In Windows 3.1 you needed a special winsock driver to be on AOL and use a > browser outside it. > > At 08:03 AM 12/17/2005, you wrote: > >Subject: helping out a friend > >From: Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:32:47 -0500 > >Thread: > > > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm/method=messages&threadid=19797&forumid=5#188596 > > > >So, my neighbor just asked me to take a look at his computer and see if > >I could get it to connect to the net. I went over there, and he's > >running AOL - and dial up. Sheesh, talk about the stone age. Anyways, > >when you click "connect" within AOL, it takes a couple of tries, then > >will connect. They can get their email, but when they try to get to any > >web page using the browser, nothing. I pinged a known IP. That worked > >fine. So, it seems that they are connected, but not able to browse. > >Doesn't this seem like a really strange problem? > > > >What would be a good way to troubleshoot this? Any ideas? Please don't > >say "don't use AOL" or "don't use dial-up". Their son uses AOL all the > >time for school, chat, etc, and they aren't going to change that. They > >also are on dial-up because they can't afford cable or DSL, at least > >that what he says. > > > >Any help would be appreciated. He's a good guy and I really would like > >to help him out. > >-- > >Ray > > -- > Jeffry Houser, Software Developer, Writer, Songwriter, Recording Engineer > AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 > -- > My Company: <http://www.dot-com-it.com> > My Books: <http://www.instantcoldfusion.com> > My Recording Studio: <http://www.fcfstudios.com> > Connecticut Macromedia User Group: <http://www.ctmug.com> > Now Blogging at <http://www.jeffryhouser.com> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:188644 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
