Dialup: IPs work but not domain names (dns)

Hi,

I have a desktop that connects to the internet via a modem (dial-up).
It connects and get an ip from the server. When I try to browse to a
web page, it cannot reach it (gives an error). If I type the IP address
directly, it will load the web page...

I know That I can go directly in the TCP/IP properties to specify the
DNS server, but normally the ISP server provides this automatically. It
was working normally until yesterday, it decided to stop working...

Any ideas please?

neilsanner

if it "was" working and now isn't ...contact your provider and ask if their
DNS server is down :>

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have a desktop that connects to the internet via a modem (dial-up).
> It connects and get an ip from the server. When I try to browse to a
> web page, it cannot reach it (gives an error). If I type the IP address
> directly, it will load the web page...
>
> I know That I can go directly in the TCP/IP properties to specify the
> DNS server, but normally the ISP server provides this automatically. It
> was working normally until yesterday, it decided to stop working...
>
> Any ideas please?
>
> neilsanner
>

Hey Haggis,

Thank you for your thoughts.

I've tried the newer winsockfix.exe utility that they mention at the
link below, and it worked beautifully. It seems that when we remove
some spywares (using ad-aware, spybot, etc.) it also messes up the
winsock.

http://www.bu.edu/pcsc/internetaccess/winsock2fix.html
Direct link: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257

neilsanner

Haggis wrote:
> if it "was" working and now isn't ...contact your provider and ask if their
> DNS server is down :>
>
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) ups.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a desktop that connects to the internet via a modem (dial-up).
> > It connects and get an ip from the server. When I try to browse to a
> > web page, it cannot reach it (gives an error). If I type the IP address
> > directly, it will load the web page...
> >
> > I know That I can go directly in the TCP/IP properties to specify the
> > DNS server, but normally the ISP server provides this automatically. It
> > was working normally until yesterday, it decided to stop working...
> >
> > Any ideas please?
> >
> > neilsanner
> >

That was going to be the second round :> check obvious first right?

there are a few nasties that will corrupt your winsock ...keep that fix
handy :>


<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) ups.com...
> Hey Haggis,
>
> Thank you for your thoughts.
>
> I've tried the newer winsockfix.exe utility that they mention at the
> link below, and it worked beautifully. It seems that when we remove
> some spywares (using ad-aware, spybot, etc.) it also messes up the
> winsock.
>
> http://www.bu.edu/pcsc/internetaccess/winsock2fix.html
> Direct link: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
>
> neilsanner
>
> Haggis wrote:
>> if it "was" working and now isn't ...contact your provider and ask if
>> their
>> DNS server is down :>
>>
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed) ups.com...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I have a desktop that connects to the internet via a modem (dial-up).
>> > It connects and get an ip from the server. When I try to browse to a
>> > web page, it cannot reach it (gives an error). If I type the IP address
>> > directly, it will load the web page...
>> >
>> > I know That I can go directly in the TCP/IP properties to specify the
>> > DNS server, but normally the ISP server provides this automatically. It
>> > was working normally until yesterday, it decided to stop working...
>> >
>> > Any ideas please?
>> >
>> > neilsanner
>> >
>