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My main system with XP Home was not able to cbc.ca or Visit simhq.com the past few hours. I thought maybe their servers were the reason, but I could ping in a command prompt window . So I thought Id try them out on my other PC. I can visit them just fine. The PCs to share a single DSL connection.
I had this happen once before (I could not get the ATI site for a visit) and I ended up reformatting my XP machine . something I do not want to do again!
Things I did:
Reset default
Downloaded IE to Opera (the browser thought it might be) Spybot S
Ran u0026 D
Still no go. I think something must somehow have changed in my network settings
Any idea what causes it? I get really annoyed at this.
Re:Originally posted by: guy
How do you share the Internet (Router, ICS, Nothing)?
Do you have Software PPPOE installed?
Do you have the same TCP/IP intercept software on both computers (I.e. Firewall. Ad-Buster, Cookies Bloker, Anti-PopUp etc.)?
No sharing, just a common hub.
Well, here is the scoop. I think I have it figured out. I'll try to give the cliffnotes version though as to not bore you all too badly.
Bernse's 1.2Tbird melted down HARD about 4 months ago (quite litterally, a power supply faliure). Took everything with it- EXCEPT:
Network Card
Hard Drive
So… I rebuilt a new system from scratch. I ended up using the old Network card as my ISP said I used up all my MAC addresses… so instead of deleting some of the old MAC addresses and using the onboard LAN I just reused the card.
On a hunch, I just ripped out the network card, deleted an old MAC address with my ISP and registered the one for the onboard LAN on my P4P800 mobo.
It worked.
Who knew?
Thanks for the help.
Re:How do you share the Internet (Router, ICS, Nothing)?
Do you have Software PPPOE installed?
Do you have the same TCP/IP intercept software on both computers (I.e. Firewall. Ad-Buster, Cookies Bloker, Anti-PopUp etc.)?
Re:Originally posted by: guy
I would first compare DNS settings between the machine that does work, and the one that doesn't. Make sure they use the same DNS servers (ipconfig /all from a command prompt) and if not, change the non-working machine's settings to match the other.
Also, do a search on your machine for a file called 'hosts' I *think* the path should have /Driver/etc/ in it, it's been a while. Make sure that the only entry in that file is localhost for 127.0.0.1.
Did that, thanks.
All jives, still No go.
Re:Last time I checked HOSTS should be in Windows or Windows\system
Re:I would first compare DNS settings between the machine that does work, and the one that doesn't. Make sure they use the same DNS servers (ipconfig /all from a command prompt) and if not, change the non-working machine's settings to match the other.
Also, do a search on your machine for a file called 'hosts' I *think* the path should have /Driver/etc/ in it, it's been a while. Make sure that the only entry in that file is localhost for 127.0.0.1.
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