Outlook 2007 Issues Over Wireless

[SKYMTL]

For some reason, no matter which wireless network I am connected to, Outlook 2007 won't register itself as "online" so I can send / receive emails.

However, when I am connected to a hard line it works fine.

Any ideas why this is and how to fix it?

[bojangles]

You tried rebooting router, trying a dynamic IP, and checking ports?

EDIT: Can you click the checkmark beside "Work Offline" in the File menu?

EDIT 2: What about pressing F9 to refresh?

[SKYMTL]

Router works since I can connect to the internet. Ports seem to be ok.

How would I go about setting up a dynamic IP for Outlook?

[bojangles]

Reset all your settings on your wireless connection back to default, unless it is already.

I gotta head to bed now, but if you can't fix it now I'll try and help you in the morning. Good luck!

[SKYMTL]

Everything is at default. Never changed anything.

[chrisk]

I wonder if this is related to your 'clock' issue from before. I have seen Lotus Notes not send messages because of the battery causing the laptop to lose time.

Does not explain why the wired connection works (unless the clock is used in data transmission??) but worth investigating.

[Perineum]

Maybe chriskwarren "got in the way of it that time".

*cough*

[sswilson]

Shot in the dark, but what are you selecting for the "connection type"? Could it be that you're selecting "public" rather than "home" and it's not allowing you to send / receive for security reasons?

[SKYMTL]

Connection type = LAN. However, the only other option is Modem.

[sswilson]

What's the operating system? If it's Vista then when you initially connect using wireless it'll ask you "what type of connection is this... "Home, Private, or Public" when you first connect. It's not quite the same thing as setting it up as "lan" and unfortunately I'm not sure where windows hides that setting once it's set. It's not related to the physical connection (as your "lan" would be), it's related to connection security settings and sets the level of things like file sharing based on the "type" of connection.

Try changing the ssid to force a new connection and see if it offers you that choice for the "new" connection.