Ok, I've tried everything, so I hope that someone here has another idea. The
problem is that my computer cannot resolve DNS hostnames. I am connected to
the Internet through a DSL modem and am running Windows XP Pro. Verizon does
not require a username and password to be sent, so basically I just have an
ethernet cable between the computer and modem. But, it is more complicated
than that...

Everything had been working fine until two days ago. I shut the computer
off around midnight after checking my e-mail. Then, the next morning, I
turned on the computer and was unable to connect to the Internet.
In the "Network Connections" menu, I can click on "Local Area Network." The
status is connected and, under "Support," there is a valid IP address and
valid DNS servers. If I click "Repair," the operation completes successfully
and I am given a new IP and the same DNS servers.
From the "command" prompt, I can successfully ping an IP address. But, if I
try to ping the name (such as www.microsoft.com) rather than the ip, the
operation fails.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled the network card with new drivers. The
network card is working properly.
I have also reset the TCP-IP stack using Micrsoft's knowledgebase
suggestion: "netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt". The operation compeleted
successfully, but I was still unable to conenct.
I also tried the utility "winsockxpfix.exe" to repair the stack. The
operation likewise completed successfully, but I still can't connect.
Please, please, please, if you have any suggestions, let me know. I'm
really at my wits end on this one!

Thanks and take care...

Richard

first check the contents of you 'Hosts' file

Start/Run notepad %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

minimum entry there should be

127.0.0.1 localhost

philip ashley

"richardhay" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news340CB08-6F62-4FDC-991E-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Ok, I've tried everything, so I hope that someone here has another idea.
The
> problem is that my computer cannot resolve DNS hostnames. I am connected
to
> the Internet through a DSL modem and am running Windows XP Pro. Verizon
does
> not require a username and password to be sent, so basically I just have
an
> ethernet cable between the computer and modem. But, it is more
complicated
> than that...
>
> Everything had been working fine until two days ago. I shut the computer
> off around midnight after checking my e-mail. Then, the next morning, I
> turned on the computer and was unable to connect to the Internet.
> In the "Network Connections" menu, I can click on "Local Area Network."
The
> status is connected and, under "Support," there is a valid IP address and
> valid DNS servers. If I click "Repair," the operation completes
successfully
> and I am given a new IP and the same DNS servers.
> From the "command" prompt, I can successfully ping an IP address. But, if
I
> try to ping the name (such as www.microsoft.com) rather than the ip, the
> operation fails.
> I have uninstalled and reinstalled the network card with new drivers. The
> network card is working properly.
> I have also reset the TCP-IP stack using Micrsoft's knowledgebase
> suggestion: "netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt". The operation compeleted
> successfully, but I was still unable to conenct.
> I also tried the utility "winsockxpfix.exe" to repair the stack. The
> operation likewise completed successfully, but I still can't connect.
> Please, please, please, if you have any suggestions, let me know. I'm
> really at my wits end on this one!
>
> Thanks and take care...
>
> Richard
>
>