cant connect to certain sites using wireless adapter

[daithi]

i recently bought this for my sister to connect her old laptop to her router eBay.ie: MINI WIRELESS WiFi 11 N USB ADAPTER WLAN NETWORK DONGLE (item 230546715248 end time 02-Feb-11 16:22:24 GMT)

it connects to certain sites like ebay and youtube but wont connect to facebook or hotmail

ive asked the guy that sold it but he says it should

anyone have any idea what i need to do like turn of something or deselect something in router?

cheers

[cactikid]

clear cookies and cache and retry,if not =banned

[Dreamer]

sounds like browser secutiry levels or router settings need looked at.

She doesn't have any parantal control software to stop the kiddies getting access to certain sites?

[daithi]

i tried to access the internet with a lan cable from router still no luck to those sites

its a 3g router and ive no problem connecting to sites when dongle is connected directly into laptop

what should i be looking for in router settings or browser security

[Dreamer]

what browser is it. Does she have a firewall installed on the lappy. which model of 3g router is it? prob a label on the underside of the router

[Dreamer]

start out by checking the security settings.
Im still on xp so if she is on win 7 it might be a bit different
go to "control panel" and "security settings" and then the "internet options" and have a look and see if there are any restricted sites and also have a look at firewall settings in there too

[daithi]

what browser is it. Does she have a firewall installed on the lappy. which model of 3g router is it? prob a label on the underside of the router

shes using internet explorer
ya theres windows firewall and avast security which has a firewall to i think
this is the router EnGenius 3G Router NET-3G-ESR-6650

[Dreamer]

ok check out the browser settings first
How to Block a Website in Internet Explorer 7 - wikiHow
have a read at that and check if there are any websites blocked in IE

you could always try downloading another browser like firefox and trying that out just in case

[daithi]

ok check out the browser settings first
How to Block a Website in Internet Explorer 7 - wikiHow
have a read at that and check if there are any websites blocked in IE

you could always try downloading another browser like firefox and trying that out just in case

tried it already i put the two sites on it as trusted still no luck wrecking me tits

[daithi]

got it working after i downloaded firefox and having no problems accesing sites with it cheers everyone for the help

mods admin can you close this now.