trouble connecting

i have a sony vaio pcg fvr25 and it will not connect to the internet, either thru broadband or dialup. it says in network connections that everything is enabled and working, but i cant get on the internet.

Please help.

Which OS distrobution are you running? XP, NT, 98 or god forbid 95?

If you're unable to connect to your ISP gateway then what error does the system give when you try? An alert should pop up with an error-code and a brief description of the problem.

If you are able to establish a connection but are not recieving content then it would be helpful to descrribe what's happening in detail.

ok... more info...

im running XP home edition

i dont really get any errors other than it saying it cant connect to the website

in my network connections it says that everything is connected and running fine, all the drivers are working and it says data is being transferred, but again, i am not able to get onto the internet.

i also heard that XP has a problem switching between broadband and dial-up. for chrissakes it's a laptop! and i cant switch between the two, let alone get on the 'net in the first place!

hope this helps

If you get a message saying you can't connect to the website, does this mean that you have successfully connected with broadband or dial-up and you are trying to access a page in Internet Explorer? If so, what happens if you try to browse to http://216.239.59.104 ? If you can access this site - it's a DNS issue

relatively new wireless sony vaio and dell dimension pc using roadrunner cable and connected by linksys wireless access point router - everything was great until july. then,
problems connecting.

never have a problem with pc but laptop having problems connecting - sometimes no problem and other times it doesn't work. spoke with roadrunner and linksys and they say all systems are go. what's going on?