toolbar.desktoptraffic.net

It is not bad, but it would not hurt to copy the info from my last message into a file named hosts and save it in the c:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc folder.

Also try opening up a command prompt window by clicking Start, Run, and enter cmd and click OK. Now in the command prompt window enter the below commands each followed by the enter key.
ipconfig /flushdns
exit

Now are things working any better with respect to yahoo. If not, try using an IP address rather than a URL. Like use 66.94.230.51 instead of www.yahoo.com

 

Are you having problems getting to other websites or is it only yahoo?

If you use www.majorgeeks.com (do not leave of the www) or you uses 67.19.72.100 Do they both work?

What about www.google.com and 216.239.63.104 ?

Do you use a router? If so, what kind?

 

Explain to me how you are getting to majorgeeks if you "cannot get to any website whether be the name or IP address."? Are you still doing all the correspondence from another PC at work?

Please download and install Mozilla Firefox

Try using it to access websites. Does it work OK?


Are you sure your cable modem is working properly?

Does your PC get an IP address assigned to it?

Go to the command prompt again and type:
ipconfig /all

Paste the output of that back here.

 

Yes you can do that! Have you discussed this problem at all with your cable company?

Do you only have the one PC at home? Can you check for connectivity with another PC at home?

 

I'm confused! I thought the laptop is what you are using all along and you cannot connect to any websites with it. So what does the above mean.

When you say modem, do you mean cable modem. The cable modem provides an ethernet interface to your PCs Network Interface Card (NIC). You should be getting an IP address, DNS Server settings, DHCP Server setting etc from the cable company. And your PC should normally be set for DHCP.

 

Okay! Here is what confused me. You said

So what you really meant is you have two PCs but only one is normally connected. We may still need to check some settings to see if you are set for DHCP.

Get me the output of the ipconfig command I gave in message # 55 . You can redirect it to a file and upload the file to make it easier. Do this:

ipconfig /all > c:\ipcfg.txt


Then upload c:\ipcfg.txt file here as an attachment.

 

You're welcome!

No I don't need anything else as long as you are working okay!


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