DNS not working.

[cwinnyk]

Hey everyone. I've tried everything I can think of to fix this problem. So, before I reinstall windows, I'll as the experts here as my last shot.

My friend just got cable internet the other day. Previously, he was using dialup via MSN without having too many problems. However, when he plugs the cable modem into his internet router, he can't get any of his internet applications to work. I beleive this has something to do with DNS, because when I run IPCONFIG, he has the right IP address and gateway. He even has some DNS servers listed. If we ping Yahoo's IP address, it will respond to me. However, if I ping

http://www.yahoo.com,

it will gie me an unknown host error. I added

http://www.yahoo.com

and their IP address to his HOSTS file. I ran another ping "

http://www.yahoo.com"

and this time it worked. However, when i type

http://www.yahoo.com

on his IE, and it still gives us a DNS error. AOL IM and WinMX won't work either. I've checked all his DNS, WINS, DHCP, and IP properties, and they all seem correct. Dell and OptOnline Internet is telling him to reformat his computer. Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks for your help.

Chris

 

[Rumple]

try this

http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm

Don't think it will fudge up AOL..but if you can get it working on the network you should then be able to re-install AOL if needed...