Hi Friends,

Some of you will recall I bought an acer EeePC so I could demonstrate SoaS 
running on a PC.  That works fine.  But I have developed another problem.  I 
thought some of you windows folks might know the answer for me.

Because the memory is rather small, I deleted Microsoft Office.  I don't know 
if this problem started right after that or later, but now I am not able to 
access the web.  I am able to use Skype, so I know the wireless is working 
fine.  The wireless status report says I am connected at 54.0Mbps and that the 
signal strength is excellent.


But when I try to open a browser (Internet Explorer or Firefox) it will not 
connect.  I ran the "Network Diagnostics for Windows XP" and the result was:

"Windows cannot connect to the Internet using HTTP, HTTPS or FTP. This is 
probably caused by firewall settings on this computer.

Check the firewall settings for the HTTP port (80), HTTPS port (443) and FTP 
prot (21)

You might need to contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or the 
manufacturer of your firewall software."

Firefox does not offer a Network Diagnostics tool, but it does suggest that a 
firewall may be the problem.

I am a "Mac Person."  I haven't a clue how to work with a firewall since we 
don't usually use them on Macs.  Is this a problem I can fix myself?

I wish it were an XO.  I would just re-flash and go merrily on my way!

TIA for any suggestions of things I can try to get this cute little PC online.

Caryl                                     
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