Well bless. It doesn't return any packets. I get the "ping request could not find host...".
Why would the Network Connection view tell me there is a good connection when there isn't? I'm beyond confused now.
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SuziQ - Jan 11, 2010 4:17:12 pm PST #12246 of 25501
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§ ita § - Jan 11, 2010 4:20:28 pm PST #12247 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If you run ipconfig /all is your card configured and does it have a DNS server? Can you ping the router from there? Can you ping 209.131.36.159?
SuziQ - Jan 11, 2010 4:26:39 pm PST #12248 of 25501
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
It does have a DNS server and I was able to ping that IP address. Now what?
§ ita § - Jan 11, 2010 4:30:51 pm PST #12249 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That's the IP address for yahoo.com. So you can reach it, but for some reason your DNS isn't resolving yahoo.com to the IP address.
Is it the same DNS server on that machine as on one that works?
I'm kinda flailing for questions now, given you can get outside your network.
DCJensen - Jan 11, 2010 4:37:42 pm PST #12250 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Is it XP? Check your Internet Options control panel, under the Connections tab, click "Lan Settings" make sure that "proxy" is not checked. If you removed viri/trojans, there may be artifacts left behind.
Worth a look.
le nubian - Jan 11, 2010 4:37:54 pm PST #12251 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Suzi,
what if you change your DNS servers to google's as a test?
SuziQ - Jan 11, 2010 4:38:43 pm PST #12252 of 25501
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
The machine that is acting up actually has 3 DNS Servers listed, one of which matches the only one on the working laptop.
DCJensen - Jan 11, 2010 4:44:08 pm PST #12253 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Suzi, you can also set up your machine with static ip settings identical to your laptop, with a different IP address.
If the ip on the laptop is 192.168.1.46, make the other machine 192.168.1.99 or the like.
SuziQ - Jan 11, 2010 4:47:02 pm PST #12254 of 25501
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
How do I change the ip? I can't find the proxy setting but I remember that it was unchecked when I had looked earlier.
le nubian - Jan 11, 2010 4:51:13 pm PST #12255 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
turn off the wireless and turn it back on. that might reset it automatically.