Internet Connection Issue

wessleym · May 19th, 2004

I'm connected to the Internet through my ethernet port. When I open Internet Explorer, I get this message:

Work Offline
No connection to the Internet is currently available. To view Internet content that has been saved on your computer, click Work Offline.
Click Try Again to attempt to connect.

When I click Try Again, it immediately works. I am obviously connected to the Internet, since other programs works fine on the first try. I think Internet Explorer checks my Network Connections folder for any dial-up connections, and when it can't find any, it pops up this message before actually checking to see if it can actually access the Internet without dialing in. Can anyone help?

sinnoc00 · May 19th, 2004

In Internet Explorer, go to Tools, Internet Options, and click on the Connections tab. Under here, you have various options - if you are connected to the internet using ethernet (presumably to your modem/router) you shouldn't have anything in the "Dial-up and Virtual Private Network settings", and "Never dial a connection" should be selected under the "Choose settings..." bit.

It might also be worth checking under the File menu in IE to check that "Work offline" is not ticked.

Sam

wessleym · May 19th, 2004

See, that's the thing. There are no connections listed, its set to never dial a connection, and it already knows to work online. I don't get it. Someone, please help!

**gonaads** · May 19th, 2004

Is it an always on connection (Static) or a Dynamic connection, or are you on dial-up? When did this problem first start? Did IE work correctly/connect correctly before? Have you done any IE updates resently?

Is IE set to open OffLine?

**ming** · May 19th, 2004

Should work if you:

1. Go to Tools>Internet Options>Connctions>LAN Settings
2. Make sure that the Automatically detect settings box is checked.

wessleym · May 19th, 2004

Dude, ming, you're the man! After making the change on all the computers in the house, I ran several tests, and they all worked perfectly! Thanks a lot!

**ming** · May 19th, 2004

Do I get a point for that?

or a smack in the face? lol

dillinja · February 19th, 2006

Ming, I know you posted this looong time ago, but it still works, thanks!

May 19th, 2004	Top \| #1
wessleym OSNN Addict Joined: March 2003 Posts: 99 Reputation: 0 Power: 113	Internet Connection Issue I'm connected to the Internet through my ethernet port. When I open Internet Explorer, I get this message: Work Offline No connection to the Internet is currently available. To view Internet content that has been saved on your computer, click Work Offline. Click Try Again to attempt to connect. When I click Try Again, it immediately works. I am obviously connected to the Internet, since other programs works fine on the first try. I think Internet Explorer checks my Network Connections folder for any dial-up connections, and when it can't find any, it pops up this message before actually checking to see if it can actually access the Internet without dialing in. Can anyone help?

May 19th, 2004	Top \| #4
gonaads Beware the G-Man Joined: March 2002 Location: XP-erience, NTFS, OSNN, Bay Area, California Posts: 18,474 Reputation: 4070 Power: 348	Is it an always on connection (Static) or a Dynamic connection, or are you on dial-up? When did this problem first start? Did IE work correctly/connect correctly before? Have you done any IE updates resently? Is IE set to open OffLine? *"I play violent video games, I could snap at any second."*

May 19th, 2004	Top \| #5
ming OSNN Advanced Joined: June 2003 Location: UK Posts: 4,252 Reputation: 1160 Power: 162	Should work if you: 1. Go to Tools>Internet Options>Connctions>LAN Settings 2. Make sure that the Automatically detect settings box is checked. Curent system: Intel Quad Core 9450 \| 4GB RAM \| WD Raptor 36GB \| nVidia 8800GT 512mb

May 19th, 2004	Top \| #7
ming OSNN Advanced Joined: June 2003 Location: UK Posts: 4,252 Reputation: 1160 Power: 162	Do I get a point for that? or a smack in the face? lol Curent system: Intel Quad Core 9450 \| 4GB RAM \| WD Raptor 36GB \| nVidia 8800GT 512mb

February 19th, 2006	Top \| #8
dillinja OSNN Junior Addict Joined: February 2006 Posts: 14 Reputation: 10 Power: 77	Re: Internet Connection Issue Ming, I know you posted this looong time ago, but it still works, thanks!

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May 19th, 2004	Top \| #2
sinnoc00 Mad as a Lorry Joined: November 2002 Location: London Posts: 31 Reputation: 20 Power: 117	In Internet Explorer, go to Tools, Internet Options, and click on the Connections tab. Under here, you have various options - if you are connected to the internet using ethernet (presumably to your modem/router) you shouldn't have anything in the "Dial-up and Virtual Private Network settings", and "Never dial a connection" should be selected under the "Choose settings..." bit. It might also be worth checking under the File menu in IE to check that "Work offline" is not ticked. Sam

May 19th, 2004	Top \| #3
wessleym OSNN Addict Joined: March 2003 Posts: 99 Reputation: 0 Power: 113	See, that's the thing. There are no connections listed, its set to never dial a connection, and it already knows to work online. I don't get it. Someone, please help!

May 19th, 2004	Top \| #6
wessleym OSNN Addict Joined: March 2003 Posts: 99 Reputation: 0 Power: 113	Dude, ming, you're the man! After making the change on all the computers in the house, I ran several tests, and they all worked perfectly! Thanks a lot!

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