Networking Problem on Windows

[zkyevolved]

Hi everyone. I have 5 machines on a network. The schematics look something like this:

 

DSL Modem & Router

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Wireless N Router --->(Via Cable) 1 PC

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(Via Wireless) --> 3 Desktops, 1 Laptop.

 

 

OK. My problem is that I have one of the desktop PC's Running Windows Vista Home Prem. can't load some websites, while those same websites can be viewed on the other PC's & Laptops. I've set some of them up via DHCP (Like the laptop since I take it everywhere I go and I need HOTSPOTS for it), and 1 desktop. The rest are already preconfigured to work on my network with specific IP addresses.

 

For example, the laptop has the following information:

IP address : 192.168.1.100

Subnet : 255.255.255.0

DNS : 192.168.1.1

 

 

While the desktop (where i'm having the problem) has the following:

IP address : 192.168.1.40

Subnet : 255.255.255.0

DNS : 192.168.1.1

 

I've also changed it to DHCP, and still the same result. ebay.com wont load! While sometimes searching on google, I click a link and it wont load. While on the laptop, clicking the same link will load. We're all on the same network with basically the same configuration. I know it's not the NIC because I changed it for one that I know works well, and still the same result... I've changed between firefox and IE and same results. Any ideas?

 

Thanks!

[danzil]

have you tried adding these addresses to trusted sites,can you even ping them from the suspect computer.

if so get the ip it gives you and type that into the address bar in ie,can you veiw the page now.

to ping go to start>run type in cmd, vista just go to search then cmd,right click cmd then click run as admin.

in the dos like box type in ping "website" then press enter you should get a reply then an ip.

try that.

is there any suspect software on this machine,,,

not sure if this will help try flushing the dns, in the dos box type ipconifig /flushdns

give that ago, i will think of some other solutions.

really tired today sorry.

regards

danzil

[zkyevolved]

OK. This is what I did.

1) after getting a little frustrated, I decided to just reformat the sucker. So I did! Back to original default settings. Now, I left it to DHCP. Now it has a REAL DNS server, instead of the address of the router. Now I can visit ebay.com, yay! But now sometimes I click the "Home" button, to go back to google, and I know that website never goes down; and sometimes it wont load it. Or if I'm searching some sites, via google, and I open a website, my browser says it can't find it. I think "OK" and go to the next site, and same thing. I don't know what's the matter. I haven't installed ANYTHING but the codec pack, MSN messenger, firefox, logitech software (for my mouse) and iTunes. I also have Ultramon, to run dual monitors. I installed the software for 1 the printer/scanner. That's ALL!

2) I tried your method. Let's see how it works. Even though i'm not sure. Do you think it could be the router? Because it goes from Modem/Router to another router. A wireless-N one (to get the most out of our network, since we have so many computers here and we're always filesharing).

 

Thanks again! And I hope you're not too fatigued by this ;).

 

Kent

[danzil]

ok have you tried plugging the pc directly into the main modem/router and checking the web pages from there give that a go 1st...have you tried pnging the pages you cannot get on to see if you receive a reply.

give that a go then post back your findings.

and lol no not fatigued YET lol.

regards

danzil