When I bring my laptop to some wireless free Internet public hot spots,
connect 
myself to the available  and opened a web page, but it wont open any
web page.
My Laptop's wifi card is active and ready to go
(The wireless adapter is properly installed with the correct drivers
and   there are no conflicts
in Device Manager +  Wireless Connection icon in the Network
Connections folder is enable + 
TCP/IP is correctly set to be used with  my Wireless connection via
DHCP ).
So I right click on  the wireless network icon, and select "View
Available Wireless Networks". 
I picked an available network and connected to it.
It says that I am connected to that network when I look at the wireless
network indicator (bottom 
right of my windows XP Pro Desktop - next to the time indicator).
So I use my web browser to open a web site, and it complains that the
"web page could not be displayed - could not find server"...
I talked to the ppl of those Internet Cafes, and they keep telling me
that it should work 
right away with no need of any particulat setup. They have no clue of
what to do though.
I am kind of doubtful about the "it should work right away" statement
since any public hot spot may at least 
require some sort of authentification or permission to get through
(Mind you, it connects fine to those hot spots 
with the mention "Connected to xxx networks - Signal strength very
good"...but I have no access to the web"...


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