How to connect android emulator to the internet

Question

How can I connect my Android emulator to the internet, e.g. to use the browser? I've found lots of advice on what do to when your connected through a proxy, but that's not the case here, my machine (Windows 7) is directly connected to the router.

Answer 1

Make sure Airplane mode is OFF. I kept trying to connect to the internet for a long time before realising what was wrong.

Answer 2

I solved it my disabling all network connections except the wifi connection I was using, then setting the properties on that one remaining enabled connection to have statically assigned DNS addresses. (no DHCP) This was on Win7 64bit

Answer 3

I thought I experienced issues with connecting my emulator to the internet but it turned out to be problems with the code I was using. I know its obvious but in the first instance try the browser on the emulator to confirm you have no internet access. I would have saved an hour if I had done that first.

Answer 4

Within the Android emulator, turning Airplane Mode on, then off again worked for me.

Answer 5

I think sometimes it's just enogh to simply restart the virtual device. :-)

Answer 6

I am not using a proxy...however I am using a script...Is there anyway around this. I am behind a company firewall