Dialup: IPs work but not domain names (dns)

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neilsanner@yahoo.com - 16 Nov 2005 18:34 GMT

Hi,

I have a desktop that connects to the internet via a modem (dial-up).
It connects and get an ip from the server. When I try to browse to a
web page, it cannot reach it (gives an error). If I type the IP address
directly, it will load the web page...

I know That I can go directly in the TCP/IP properties to specify the
DNS server, but normally the ISP server provides this automatically. It
was working normally until yesterday, it decided to stop working...

Any ideas please?

neilsanner

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Haggis - 17 Nov 2005 14:01 GMT

if it "was" working and now isn't ...contact your provider and ask if their
DNS server is down :>

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neilsanner@yahoo.com - 18 Nov 2005 14:36 GMT

Hey Haggis,

Thank you for your thoughts.

I've tried the newer winsockfix.exe utility that they mention at the
link below, and it worked beautifully. It seems that when we remove
some spywares (using ad-aware, spybot, etc.) it also messes up the
winsock.

http://www.bu.edu/pcsc/internetaccess/winsock2fix.html
Direct link: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257

neilsanner

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Haggis - 18 Nov 2005 17:13 GMT

That was going to be the second round :> check obvious first right?

there are a few nasties that will corrupt your winsock ...keep that fix
handy :>

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