First: read the fine manual that came with the router, everything should be explained there.

Basicly, you will have to enter the router's configuration menu by entering it's IP in your Browser....

Did you enter your AOL- username / password in the Router? Did you configure it at all or do you use it as a modem?

The more infos you give, the better one can help you...




Michael

Maybe you don't know what you want?

If you just want to open the browser and start surfing, without having to click on any sort of connection, then you need a router.




Michael

Did you try to create a dial-up connection, using

username@aol.com
password


?

Disable the firewall for a test.

I can think of 3 things:

1. Firewall blocking traffic (would be a little bit odd though):

Disable all running firewalls and redo the ping-test.


2. Malware on your computer

Check your...

Like what? All you need this thing for is windows update. And you don't get any hijackers/trojans there.

Try HijackThis.





Michael

Could be the MTU (Maximum Transfer Unit). There's a tool called DRTCP that allows you to change that value for the ICS:

http://www.dslreports.com/drtcp





Michael

When a site doesnt work, go to the command prompt and ping the site using the URL. If it doesnt work, ping the site's IP. If it works, then it's really a DNS problem. Check if you have entered any...

1. You should not only scan your system for adware/spyware, but also for viruses/trojans etc.

2. Are you using a router? If so, try to ping it next time the internet connection fails.


...

Maybe you should just clear the Temporary Internet Files first? And by the way: some sites cannot be cached. Especially dynamic sites where the content changes frequently.



Michael

It's weird that you cannot ping your own IP. Is there a desktop firewall on your computer that denies echo requests?

You can ping the internet though, which means that you should try to reinstall...

Arikay, you know how most people check a hijackthis logfile? They look for entries that are unknown to them, and then they use google. (This method is getting more and more difficult, since a lot of...

It must be an Internet-Explorer problem. Could be a hijacker or something similar. Did you try Spybot aswell, or eScan?

Spybot => http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

eScan =>...

I think first thing you should do is to check the network connection of the PC to the router.

Do Start->run->enter 'cmd' and hit 'OK'. Now you have the command prompt.

Enter: ping 'ip-adress of...

First I would try a different browser like Firefox to see where the problem is coming from.

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/




Michael

Firewalls like Outpost can block JavaScript. So check if you have a firewall running.


Michael