Unable to browse web

[Jayee]

Hi,

I can connect to the web, but as soon as I open Internet Explorer I get "this page cannot be displayed" and down the bottom it says cannot find server or dns error.

The actual process of connecting to the ISP is straightforward, and I have checked all the settings and can't see anything wrong.

I have used IPCONFIG /ALL to check the DNS server number and I can ping it successfully, but it seems strange that when I do, it comes up "pinging 0y ...." with the 0 in superscript like a degree symbol. The ping is successful so the ip address I'm typing in must be being recognised.

What else can I check to try and resolve this maddening problem ?

I await your assistance.

Regards,
Jay/UK

 

[ChrisHirst]

well it isn't anything to do with IIS

maybe spyware forum760

or use the forum list to find your os forum.


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[RobBentley]

Check you've not got any weird Proxy Settings or a firewall blocking IE or port 80.

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[Dragon8couk]

I am having the same problem and i get Pinging °ÿ this is very frustrating ran adaware and norton who both come up with no results

 

[mrdenny]

here is a strange test to run.

start pinging a machine, with the -t switch which will keep the ping going. Then open the browser and try to browse. See if the ping stops. If it does the 32bit portion of the TCP/IP stack is hosed. And you will need to reinstall TCP/IP.

The reason for this is that ping, nslookup, tracert are all 16 bit apps, and there for use the 16bit portion of the TCP/IP stack. IE, ftp, mail, etc are all 32bit apps and use the 32bit portion of the TCP/IP stack. The two portions of the TCP/IP stack are totally seperate.

I know that this sounds like crap, but you'll have to take my word for it. I worked for years at an ISP, and about once or twice a year we would find someone who's 32bit portion of the stack was blown, but the 16bit portion was still working.

Denny

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