Guest PaulPar Posted August 8, 2008 Posted August 8, 2008 I can't access the Web, iTunes and a Telnet talker I visit. However, Skype and Outlook mail seem just fine. This happened suddenly last night. I tried system restore and both times I got a message saying system restore did not work. I've rebooted my computer, wireless router and cable box numerous times. My wireless desktop icons report that connectivity and speed are just fine. Why can I access some apps and not others? Could it be that my XP is corrupted and needs to be reinstalled? If so, is this a difficult process?
Guest Bruno Posted August 8, 2008 Posted August 8, 2008 Re: 'Net access limited "PaulPar" wrote: >I can't access the Web, iTunes and a Telnet talker I visit. However, Skype > and Outlook mail seem just fine. Can you ping IP addresses? For instance, can you ping 72.14.207.99 (click Start, then click Run, type "cmd", click OK, type "ping 72.14.207.99 " [w/out the quotation marks], and hit the Enter key).
Guest PaulPar Posted August 8, 2008 Posted August 8, 2008 Re: 'Net access limited Unfortunately, I'm not at my home machine at the moment. If I am able to ping the machine what will that tell me? If I am unable to ping the machine what does that mean? Thanks "Bruno" wrote: > "PaulPar" wrote: > >I can't access the Web, iTunes and a Telnet talker I visit. However, Skype > > and Outlook mail seem just fine. > > Can you ping IP addresses? For instance, can you ping 72.14.207.99 (click > Start, then click Run, type "cmd", click OK, type "ping 72.14.207.99 " > [w/out the quotation marks], and hit the Enter key). > > >
Guest Bruno Posted August 8, 2008 Posted August 8, 2008 Re: 'Net access limited "PaulPar" wrote: > If I am able to ping the machine what will that tell me? If you can ping the IP address but not the name (google.com), it's a DNS issue.
Guest PaulPar Posted August 8, 2008 Posted August 8, 2008 Re: 'Net access limited OK, and if it's a DNS issue (every Web site I tried to visit would not come up) what do I do? "Bruno" wrote: > "PaulPar" wrote: > > If I am able to ping the machine what will that tell me? > > If you can ping the IP address but not the name (google.com), it's a DNS > issue. > > >
Guest Bruno Posted August 8, 2008 Posted August 8, 2008 Re: 'Net access limited "PaulPar" wrote: > "Bruno" wrote: > >> "PaulPar" wrote: >> > If I am able to ping the machine what will that tell me? >> >> If you can ping the IP address but not the name (google.com), it's a DNS >> issue. > OK, and if it's a DNS issue (every Web site I tried to visit would not > come > up) what do I do? You can use different DNS server addresses (e.g., 208.67.222.222 / 208.67.220.220). Did you check "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties" (by default, "Obtain DNS server address automatically" is selected) and your proxy settings ("Settings" or "LAN Settings..." in Internet Options > Connections)?
Guest Elmo Posted August 8, 2008 Posted August 8, 2008 Re: 'Net access limited PaulPar wrote: > I can't access the Web, iTunes and a Telnet talker I visit. However, Skype > and Outlook mail seem just fine. This happened suddenly last night. I tried > system restore and both times I got a message saying system restore did not > work. I've rebooted my computer, wireless router and cable box numerous > times. My wireless desktop icons report that connectivity and speed are just > fine. > > Why can I access some apps and not others? Could it be that my XP is > corrupted and needs to be reinstalled? If so, is this a difficult process? Click Start, Run, type: netsh winsock reset Press Enter key Restart the system You can also try this software download from a working machine: LSP-Fix http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm -- Joe =o)
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