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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1300295" data-attributes="member: 141969">As Winston Churchill said:Networking is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.I have never encountered the situation where Windows can access the internet but the MP installer cannot. I have encountered the situation where Windows can access my home network but cannot access the internet. I think that this is caused by my home network being treated as &quot;public&quot;, which causes Windows to impose much more restrictive firewall rules. I usually define my home network as &quot;work&quot;, which allows applications running on my system (e.g. Firefox, MP) to access the internet.Another possible cause is if Windows cannot identify what network it is connected to. Windows identifies the network by looking for the IP address of the gateway device defined in the connection-properties dialogue. If Windows cannot find the gateway device on your home network, Windows does not know what network it is connected to, and so will treat the network as &quot;public&quot;. Solution? Make sure that your gateway device is powered up and has the correct configuration.-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1300295, member: 141969"] As Winston Churchill said: [INDENT][I]Networking is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.[/I][/INDENT] I have never encountered the situation where Windows can access the internet but the MP installer cannot. I [I]have[/I] encountered the situation where Windows can access my home network but cannot access the internet. I think that this is caused by my home network being treated as "public", which causes Windows to impose much more restrictive firewall rules. I usually define my home network as "work", which allows applications running on my system (e.g. Firefox, MP) to access the internet. Another possible cause is if Windows cannot identify what network it is connected to. Windows identifies the network by looking for the IP address of the gateway device defined in the connection-properties dialogue. If Windows cannot find the gateway device on your home network, Windows does not know what network it is connected to, and so will treat the network as "public". Solution? Make sure that your gateway device is powered up and has the correct configuration. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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