[xoxdumkrngirlxox]

Well my internet stopped working on my computer and I have no idea why because it says its connected and it works. But when I click on my browser it doesn't work. I have both firefox and IE and it doesn't work on both... HELP!

[infinityyy]

this happened to me before too~ i have comcast internet and my aim & msn would sign in but my firefox & internet explorer wouldn't work.

i just tried a new internet browser and it worked for me

try 'Opera'

http://www.opera.com/

Sorry if it doesn't work ^^;;

[7seas]

something wrong with your DNS?

[baduy]

Bring up Start Menu
Choose "Run"
Type 'cmd' (but with no quotes) into box
Click OK
When "DOS prompt" window opens, type in
ipconfig \all
press Enter
Cut and paste everything you then see in that window and paste it into a thread reply so we can see it.

(To copy from such a window, highlight text in normal way, then right-click on top left window corner, choose Edit from the dropdown menu, then select "copy" from the slideout menu)

[DaRkViEt73]

^ minor typo error... it's ipconfig /all not ipconfig \all

[baduy]

^ minor typo error... it's ipconfig /all not ipconfig \all

Ooops, sorry yes. My secret life as a *nix hacker slipped out. I only mess with this Windows stuff because the whole of Korea is irrationally in love with Microsoft proprietary technologies. So no Windows, no Korean sites, sad to say.

[xoxdumkrngirlxox]

hmm well i did that but i have no way to get that info on here since it wont connect to the internet. is there a specific part you need to see??

[j00n]

hmm well i did that but i have no way to get that info on here since it wont connect to the internet. is there a specific part you need to see??

Just take a screenshot of it and post the JPG via ImageShack or something. You can also just try ipconfig /renew and ipconfig /release. The reason for this is that while you may be connected locally (hence the green DSL light), your computer may not have been assigned an IP by the DHCP controller...

[baduy]

[...]your computer may not have been assigned an IP by the DHCP controller...

or Windows may have used its braindead "automatic LAN configuration" to assign you an address at boot time instead of getting one from DHCP. That's why we need to see (from the output) what the actual address is that you've been assigned. If you have been given a Windows supplied IP address at boot time, then ipconfig /renew or /release will give you an error message saying the interface already has an auto-assigned address which can't be changed. If you have been given no address at all, it will be given as 0.0.0.0. But show us what you get and we'll know more.

[xoxdumkrngirlxox]

sorry really late but


Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
© Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Joyce Kim>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : D24JXC81
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : sd.cox.net

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : sd.cox.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel® PRO/100 VE Network Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-20-6E-74-5D
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.116
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.105.28.11
68.105.29.11
68.105.28.12
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, January 06, 2008 12:00:00 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, January 07, 2008 12:00:00 PM


C:\Documents and Settings\Joyce Kim>

oh and my internet does work now after i uninstalled the new internet explorer, but the thing is some sites dont work or wont let me log in. like for example i cant log into my email...

[awdark]

Any luck yet?

Try clearing the cookies and cache of your internet explorer/firefox to see if it works after that.

Is your computer connected directly to the modem or do you have a router? (just curious because your DNS suprisingly shows the internet service provider name while your IP shows a local one (like with a router) )

=O could it be an evil firewall acting up?

[rozette30]

omo. . i hav the same problem rite now =_______________________________________________=
and it shucksss TT_TT
hope some person could help us. .

^ the screen shot. .

[DaRkViEt73]

Close any browsers you have open, type ipconfig /flushdns and see if that does anything for you.

If not, you could also try setting your DNS to the same IP as your gateway (router) and let your router sort things out for you. Go to Start > Settings > Network Connections. Right-click on Local Area Connection and select Properties. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on Properties. Click on Use the following DNS server addresses and type in 192.168.1.1 as your DNS server IP. Click OK then the Close button. You may or may not have to do the ipconfig /flushdns command again.

[xoxdumkrngirlxox]

Any luck yet?

Try clearing the cookies and cache of your internet explorer/firefox to see if it works after that.

Is your computer connected directly to the modem or do you have a router? (just curious because your DNS suprisingly shows the internet service provider name while your IP shows a local one (like with a router) )

=O could it be an evil firewall acting up?

yeahh i already cleared the cookies and stuff.

its connected to a router

and yeahh i think it is but i dont know how to fix it =p

Close any browsers you have open, type ipconfig /flushdns and see if that does anything for you.

If not, you could also try setting your DNS to the same IP as your gateway (router) and let your router sort things out for you. Go to Start > Settings > Network Connections. Right-click on Local Area Connection and select Properties. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on Properties. Click on Use the following DNS server addresses and type in 192.168.1.1 as your DNS server IP. Click OK then the Close button. You may or may not have to do the ipconfig /flushdns command again.

hmm well i tried all that but it stopped my internet completely again so i just put it back to find on its own and the internet works again but it still wont let me in my email or other login sites i also think i have a virus on that computer could that possibly be the reason why it wont let me in on the sites? ughh sorry so confusing!

[tommy96814]

first thing is to check your isp's network status. if it is working find then before troubleshooting it you should direct connect to the modem to see if it works that way. if it works then the router may be misconfigured. i would reset the router.

there also ipconfig /release all
ipconfig /renew

first thing is to check network status of isp. no use trying to troubleshoot if it is on the isp side.

[DaRkViEt73]

hmm well i tried all that but it stopped my internet completely again so i just put it back to find on its own and the internet works again but it still wont let me in my email or other login sites i also think i have a virus on that computer could that possibly be the reason why it wont let me in on the sites? ughh sorry so confusing!

For you, I'd recommend downloading this link. http://cable-dsl.home.att.net/files/W2KWXPDNSfix.reg Right-click it then Save As a file on your computer. Then double-click it and when it asks you whether you want to add the info to your registry, say yes. You can then delete this file. Close then reopen your browser then go test your sites again.

This file basically adds 3 entries into your registry to turn off negative DNS caching. There is no downside to this trick.