Posted on 07/06/2009 2:54:01 PM PDT by sushiman
What do you think of this ? Computer and internet working fine when I went to bed last night . This morning discovered that the only site I can access is Free Republic ! Can’t even get to my Yahoo page to check emails there . No other sites in my favorites accessible . Also , all pics posted on FR are red Xs . Regular email OK . Have I been hit with a virus or what ? I use XP and IE .
Bump!
restore to yesterday.
check c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts - inside the hosts file should be nada. if that is clear check your dns settings.
Well, it could be WORSE. It could be you could get all the sites EXCEPT FreeRepublic. Count your blessings!
IE what? 6? 7?
Sounds like a virus protection of some sort has tighten up all constraints....
Wierd. Turn off computer. Turn back on.
If that doesn’t work, do a search for ad-aware and run that.
If that doesn’t work, get technical or backup your files, reformat the hard drive, and reload the operating system and all your programs. : )
I don’t see a problem. Well except for pics on FR just being red X’s!
Could be a DNS issue.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9020261
Are you logged in?
NFP
If you have such an entry, and your DNS service is broken, then you would be able to see FR and nowhere else (including images, unless hosted on FR, which most are not).
Try putting 74.125.45.100 in your browser's location bar. If Google comes up, your DNS is hosed.
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Even worser yet, all he has access to is the Obama whitehouse site........coming soon tho. LOL!
Is your computer plugged in?
Open a command window (Windows-R, then cmd.exe). Type ping 74.125.45.100. It should work. Then type ping google.com. If it claims to be unable to resolve google.com, you’ve got a DNS problem.
This happens to me every few days. The problem started last February, got better, then after a few months, started again. We concluded it is an incompatibility with my Airlink 101 router and Cox Cable.
The particular behavior is due to loss of DNS services while the FR IP address is cached.
The short term solution for me is to unplug the router for about 15 seconds and reconnect the computers. The longer term solution may be to update the router firmware. I have downloaded a newer version, but I have not ventured to load the stuff, yet.
"check c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts - inside the hosts file should be nada. if that is clear check your dns settings"
Turned off computer , now back on . No bueno . I am a computer dummy , so a lot of what you guys are telling me is like Greek . I thought there might be a simple solution . Another thing is that this is a Japanese language computer . My wife will have to call Fujitsu and pay for some help I guess .
What does DNS stand for ? I am a computer dummy ,
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