Hi Chev 65 this is what i got when doing the ping
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
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C:\Users\PaPa>ipconfig
Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Belkin
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.8
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
C:\Users\PaPa>ping 127.0.1
Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
C:\Users\PaPa>ping 127.0.0.1
Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 1, Lost = 3 (75% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
C:\Users\PaPa>ping 192.168.2.8
Pinging 192.168.2.8 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 192.168.2.8: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.2.8:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 1, Lost = 3 (75% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
C:\Users\PaPa>ping 192.168.2.1
Pinging 192.168.2.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.2.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.2.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 0ms
C:\Users\PaPa>ping 192.168.1.254
Pinging 192.168.1.254 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.254: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=254
Reply from 192.168.1.254: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=254
Reply from 192.168.1.254: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=254
Reply from 192.168.1.254: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=254
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.254:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms
C:\Users\PaPa>ping 192.168.2.7
Pinging 192.168.2.7 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.2.7: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.2.7: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.2.7: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.2.7: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.2.7:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 0
Regarding the second part of that article, I have used the flusdns so many times
and the problem continues
Also I have tried the release and renew command prompt of the nic and I have a message saying
an error occurred: the system can not find the file specified