I'am totally confused. I have 4 computers all connected by ethernet to
an adsl router. 3 desktops running Win XP, and a Tablet running XP
Tablet edition. The tablet works fine, internet works, pages all load
as normal. But with the other 3 desktops, i can ping webpages but
cannot browse them at all.
I have tried formatting my desktop, and it makes no difference. Any
help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
if you can open a cmd prompt and ping
www.google.com successfully then I
doubt very much that it is a DNS issue, but even better do
"nslookup
www.google.com" and if you get a valid result back then it isn't
DNS.
My first thought is spyware/virus on your systems, or a software firewall.
if you can get onto your router sometimes they have an option to test
connectivity by pinging either a hostname or an IP address. Get the ip of
google (from your tablet or one of your pcs) and then try pinging from the
router, by name preferably.
If you can ping websites then ICMP traffic is getting out of your router
and back in, so I don;t think there is connectivity issues
between your network and hte internet, something may be blocking port 80
traffic - which is why I said maybe a software firewall.
Two things that worry me though are that 1st; later in your posts you say
that occasionally you can get to a page, but things don;t display, the
example you gave was google. This implies to me that port 80 traffic is
working but its not getting through properly which is why I suggested
maybe spyware/virus.
2nd; you say you have formatted your desktop and it makes no difference,
formatting should clear everything off.
try checking for spyware/virus and try pinging from your router. also what
error is your browser returning
Stu
