ICS setup problem

[Chuck]

I am not sure I can follow your discussion. Bear with me. Sych simply
means that the IP addresses are provided by the host and accepted or
accepted by the clients. Long delays.

However, when I use multiple instances of an application, after two or
three tries, the application opens: IE, mail, newreader. I don't
really make any changes to these...I just open them and they
"internally" access the Internet ports. Sooner or later, they
open...access the internet. But it takes multiple tries.

The "good" client is the fastest or best, so, if Everest were to
indicate some "accidentally" correct setting, I could duplicat it.
Sync simply means grabbing the IP address supplied by the host. My
vocabulary may need some updating.

It works but not well.

Henry

Henry,

I'm not sure that Everest is a good tool for corrective diagnosis; it provides a
very comprehensive report about the computer, but that's about it.

You might benefit from PCPitStop though.
http://www.pcpitstop.com/default.asp

You also might want to see if your computer is doing something while you wait /
retry your internet application.
Get Process Explorer (free) from
<http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml>. Provides way more
information than Task Manager.
And Port Explorer (free) from
<http://www.diamondcs.com.au/portexplorer/index.php?page=home> will show you
what network connections your computer is actually opening, and what processes
are opening them.

IMHO, in addition to PCPitStop, you ought to check carefully for spyware and
virus infections.

How current is your virus protection? Try one or more of these free online
virus scans, which should complement your current protection:
<http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php>
<http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan>
<http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/>
<http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp>
<http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp>

Next check for, and learn to defend against, additional problems - adware,
crapware, spyware.

Start by downloading each of the following additional free tools:
AdAware <http://www.lavasoftusa.com/>
CWShredder <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html>
HijackThis <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155>
LSP-Fix <http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>
WinsockXPFix <http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html>
Spybot S&D <http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download>
Stinger <http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger>
TrendMicro Engine <http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp>
TrendMicro Signatures <http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp>
TrendMicro Instructions <http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/products/tsc/readme.txt>

Create a separate folder for HijackThis, such as C:\HijackThis - copy the
downloaded file there. Create a separate folder for the two TrendMicro files,
such as C:\TrendMicro - copy the downloaded files there (unzipped if necessary).
AdAware, CWShredder, and Spybot S&D have install routines - run them. The other
downloaded programs can be copied into, and run from, any convenient folder.

First, run Stinger. Have it remove any problems found.

Next, close all Internet Explorer and Outlook windows, and run CWShredder. Have
it fix all problems found.

Next, disable System Restore.
<http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.htm>
Boot your computer into Safe Mode.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=315222
Run C:\TrendMicro\Sysclean.com. Delete any infectors found. Reboot your
computer, and re enable System Restore.

Next, run AdAware. First update it ("Check for updates now"), configure for
full scan (<http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=11150>), then
scan. When scanning finishes, remove all Critical Objects found.

Next, run Spybot S&D. First update it ("Search for updates"), then run a scan
("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and delete everything ("Fix Problems")
that is displayed in Red.

Then, run HijackThis ("Scan"). Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save the
HJT Log.
<http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=227>
<http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=11150>

Finally, have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the
following security forums (and PLEASE post a link to your forum posts, here):
Aumha: <http://forum.aumha.org/index.php>
Net-Integration: <http://forums.net-integration.net/>
Spyware Info: <http://forums.spywareinfo.com/>
Spyware Warrior: <http://spywarewarrior.com/index.php>
Tom Coyote: <http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>

If removal of any spyware affects your ability to access the internet (some
spyware builds itself into the network software, and its removal may damage your
network), run LSP-Fix and / or WinsockXPFIx.

 

[Guest]

I have some of the software you have identified and use McAfee on my
computers. Interestingly, the "good" client is a storage server and I
don't use any protection for it. Likely, the problem isn't with my
host, then. This is monumental list of things to do and I am in awe of
your personal knowlegebase. I will keep digging and post any results
back. Big football week end and I may be too emotionally drained to
get much PC work done ;-).

Thanks again for your help and links. These are great to have...I have
made a reference copy of all your posts in a Word document to get this
information at my finger tips.

Henry