no internet after xp service pack 2 installation

[KIM]

Could someone please help me with this problem. 2
computers one is a laptop with win xp and sp2
1 is a desktop with win xp and sp2 which also the router
and dsl modem are connected to upstairs. I am on the
laptop downstairs and it works fine but upstairs on the
main comouter I cannot get on the internet. This seemed
to happen after sp2 installation. Please help. I already
enabled the firewall and clicked on file sharing what
else can i do??

 

[Hans-Georg Michna]

Could someone please help me with this problem. 2
computers one is a laptop with win xp and sp2
1 is a desktop with win xp and sp2 which also the router
and dsl modem are connected to upstairs. I am on the
laptop downstairs and it works fine but upstairs on the
main comouter I cannot get on the internet.

What happens when you try?

This seemed
to happen after sp2 installation. Please help. I already
enabled the firewall and clicked on file sharing what
else can i do??

You could have a look at http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm.

Hans-Georg

 

[KIM]

nothing happens when I try. I cannot connect to anything
(messengers or browser)

 

[Guest]

no sorry the screen does not freeze. I turn the computer
on and it is not online like it normally would be since I
have DSL. I can do anything that does not have to do with
being online

 

[KIM]

I also had a friend over who could ping the laptop but
when he tried pinging the upstairs desktop from either
the desktop or laptop it timed out.

 

[Quaoar]

Could someone please help me with this problem. 2
computers one is a laptop with win xp and sp2
1 is a desktop with win xp and sp2 which also the router
and dsl modem are connected to upstairs. I am on the
laptop downstairs and it works fine but upstairs on the
main comouter I cannot get on the internet. This seemed
to happen after sp2 installation. Please help. I already
enabled the firewall and clicked on file sharing what
else can i do??

Open TCP/IP properties of the connection, General tab, Advanced
properties, Options tab, TCP/IP filtering properties, Check Enable
filtering, change Permit Only to Permit All. You should disable the
Windows firewall and get a third-party firewall when doing this. See if
this helps.

Q

 

[Hans-Georg Michna]

no sorry the screen does not freeze. I turn the computer
on and it is not online like it normally would be since I
have DSL. I can do anything that does not have to do with
being online

What happens when you try?

Hans-Georg

 

[Guest]

Ok the same thing was happening to me and I went to these forums. In one
them a user used WISOCKXPFIX
from http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html

Apperantly there is some corruption in the winsocket due to SP2.
I installed it and clicked "fix" and then rebooted. Make sure that in IE6 //
Tools // Internet Options // Connections // Lan Settings //

You have checked "Automatically detect settings"
Do not provide proxy server information if you do not need it.

This is my config.

Router = Linksys 54GS
PC = winxp & sp2 // now connects
Apple = powerbook with airport // always connected
DHCP provided by router.

hopefully this works