Pope John 11
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YesOk. So all your machines (including the laptop) are set to "obtain IP address automatically"... is that correct?
YesAre they also set (on the same window) to "obtain DNS server address automatically". Check on the laptop and the other machines -- are the settings the same?
Its a box connected into a telephone point in the attic....eircom line is rented by Magnet....laptops work wireless from thisWhat is the equipment you use to connect to the line coming into the house? It sounds like an access point rather than a router. Magnet is a fibre connection, right?
Magnet is a fibre connection, right?
Curiouser and curiouser. 'Cos it sounded from one of your earlier posts like the laptop was not picking up any DNS addresses. Could you do ipconfig/all again on the laptop and a working machine. Look at the "DNS Servers", as in the below:
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-18-F3-64-32-AE
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.110
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 208.67.222.222
208.67.222.220
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 09 January 2009 13:00:54
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 10 January 2009 13:00:54
Are they the same on all machines? Also, on the laptop try typing the following into the address bar on your browser:
Does Google come up?
Curiouser and curiouser. 'Cos it sounded from one of your earlier posts like the laptop was not picking up any DNS addresses. Could you do ipconfig/all again on the laptop and a working machine. Look at the "DNS Servers", as in the below:
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-18-F3-64-32-AE
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.110
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 208.67.222.222
208.67.222.220
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 09 January 2009 13:00:54
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 10 January 2009 13:00:54
Are they the same on all machines? Also, on the laptop try typing the following into the address bar on your browser:
Does Google come up?
So let me understand this -- you said in #15 that you could ping askaboutmoney.com successfully ... is that correct?
Can you also ping ? (I presume you can)
But you can't open either of those in a browser (with http:// prefixed to them).
Did this on another computer & it works as the above. Did this on my laptop & below are the resultsLet's try one more test at a command prompt... type the bolded bits of the following:
C:\> ftp
ftp> open ftp.gnome.org
Connected to ftp://ftp.acc.umu.se (ftp.acc.umu.se).
220 (vsFTPd 2.0.6)
User (ftp.acc.umu.se none)): anonymous
331 Please specify the password.
Password:
230 Login successful.
ftp> bye
221 Goodbye.
C:\>
C:\>[COLOR=Red]nslookup[/COLOR]
Default Server: ...
Address: ...
> [COLOR=Red]www.askaboutmoney.com[/COLOR]
Server: ...
Address: ...
> exit
Sounds like everything bar DNS resolution is working so?
What happens if you open a command shell/DOS box and you type in the following (the bits in red)?
Code:C:\>[COLOR=red]nslookup[/COLOR] Default Server: ... Address: ...
DNS request timed out.
. . . .time out was 2 seconds.
***can't find server name for address 85.91.1.128: Timed out
DNS request timed out.
. . . .time out was 2 seconds.
***can't find server name for address 85.91.1.130: Timed out
DNS request timed out.
. . . .time out was 2 seconds.
***Default servers are not available
Default server: Unknown
Address: 85.91.1.128
> www.askaboutmoney.com
Server: ...
Address: ...
Server: Unknown
Address: 85.91.1.128
DNS request timed out.
. . . . . timeout was 2 seconds
DNS request timed out.
. . . . . timeout was 2 seconds
***Request to Unknown timed-out
For some reason DNS is not working. Have you asked Magnet for assistance?
I know this sounds really dumb but I was having the very same bother with one laptop in the house and a netopia router I (as a last resort and some bad temper) switched off the router and when I restarted the router,right clicked on the wireless icon on the taskbar and repaired connection everything worked perfectly.Worth a shot at this stage...
No...I could never do this....my answer in thread #15 is an answer to one of the previous threads.....sorry for the mix up.Pope John 11, you said in #15 that you could ping askaboutmoney.com.
CorrectIn #176 you seem to be saying you can't do an nslookup on askaboutmoney.com.
I don't think both of these can be true. Did you try the ftp I mentioned?
Sorry for the confusion...I will clearly highlight the typed text next timeAlso, please post EXACTLY what you are typing each time. It's hard to tell from #15 and #176 what you are saying you did.
I find it pretty unusual that you have multiple Public IP Addresses for a home broadband connection [But maybe that's how Magnet do it]. I would check with your ISP that the DHCP service on the router is configured correctly.My Laptop
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . .: Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 87.198.26.19
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 87.198.24.1
2nd Laptop
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 87.198.25.34
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 87.198.24.1
I have Zone Alarm installed.....I thought of this before but I'm not too sure if its the problem....I also turned Zone Alarm off previouslyIwonder is anything else installed, like a software firewall, or a adware blocker?
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