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I cant access internet exp. from my laptop even with good signal

I have a sony laptop with windows xp, I have a wireless router but cant access internet explorer. I have very good signal strength but when I try to open ie it says it cant display the page. Checking the connection it says something about a certificate.

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Access the preferred network settings (if you are using the Windows wireless setup - right click on the wireless icon + view available wireless networks + preferred networks) for your machine and edit the listing for your wireless network, you'll need to uncheck the box that says something to the effect of "an authentication key is provided for me" and enter your security key in the boxes provided.

If it still fails - you may want to remove your network from the preferred listing and add it manually, making sure that the authentication is turned off as described and with your security key entered twice.

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