Weird Internet Problem?

Airbot said:

Try what I posted above in my second post.

I just tried using MalWareByte and nothing came up. The troubleshoot was no help either

zigzag3143 said:

kyubiboi said:

zigzag3143 said:

After you do what Airbot suggested could you type cmd in search then ping MSN.com and let us know the results

thanks

Ken

I just tried this too. It said

"Ping request could not find host msn.com. Please check the name and try again.

IN order for the ping to possibly work you need to do the ipconfig /flush and ipconfig /renew that Airbot suggested

then do the ping

thanks

Ken

Ok, so I retried it and what showed up was

Pinging msn.com [207.68.172.246] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 207.60.172.246:
Pacets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss)

BeechV35Pilot said:

Another thought is to be absolutely sure you have the latest network drivers for your card.

When I first installed Win7 RC about a month ago I experienced similar symptoms as you did. Updating the network driver to the absolute latest resolved this problem for me.

edit: yet another thought: Any chance the proxy settings were enabled in both FF and IE?

I already tried updating to the latest network driver, but it said mine's already up to date. and no, the proxy settings are not turned on for FF and IE

I had this same EXACT same problem. DNS was working, but the default gateway was messed up.

Try this:

1) Open a command windows (Start -> cmd)
1) Type ipconfig. Under Default gateway does it say:
Default Gateway . . . . .: 0.0.0.0
192.168.0.1 (or something similar)

If the first IP address listed for the default gateway is 0.0.0.0, I think I can help you.

The problem is that Bonjour is starting up before DHCP has returned the default gateway from your router. So, Bonjour (the Apple zero-configuration networking product) is messing up your Windows network by setting the default gateway to 0.0.0.0. Then when the default gateway is set by DHCP, it just adds the real default gateway (192.168.0.1 or similar) after 0.0.0.0. Then, guess what? Your internet connection won't work!

So, you can either manually fix it the way Microsoft recommends:
The Default Gateway may have been set to 0.0.0.0 on a Windows Vista-based or later OS running Apple’s Bonjour service
but this is a pain and you have to do it often. Try telling your spouse or kids that they need to do this every time there is an internet connection problem.

Or, if you really want to fix the problem, instead of manually correcting it every time it happens, do this:
1) startorb->computer (right click) -> manage
2) click "Services and Applications"
3) Click "services"
4) Find "Bonjour"
5) Right click "properties"
6) Change "startup type" to either "Automatic (Delayed Start)" or "Disabled"
Automatic (Delayed Start) works for me.

What this does is it keeps Bonjour from configuring the network parameters until your router has had a chance to configure your network parameters.

If this works for you great! Then you have to ask yourself:

1) Did Apple do this on purpose???

2) Why can't Microsoft figure this out and get rid of the "automatic" option for Bonjour and just keep only the "Automatic (Delayed Start)" option???

Good luck. Post if it works.

Uncle Willie