'Net access limited

[Guest PaulPar]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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)