Work computer —> Home Computer

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  1. Steph404
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    Windows 7 Professional
       New #1

    Work computer —> Home Computer


    My company replaced their computers about a year ago, and my boss gave me one of the old towers to take home and use as my own home computer.
    I pulled the plugs on my old dinosaur computer, and hooked this one up. I have no need to access the work network... but the “new” computer will not connect to the internet using my current wired router.
    Ideas? I feel like somehow the work network is blocking the connection?
    (I have another computer hard wired to the same router and it works fine!)
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  3. Paul Black
    Posts : 6,021
    Win 7 HP SP1 64-bit Vista HB SP2 32-bit Linux Mint 18.3
       New #2

    Hi Steph404,

    Welcome to SevenForums!

    Steph404 said:
    My company replaced their computers about a year ago, and my boss gave me one of the old towers to take home and use as my own home computer.
    I pulled the plugs on my old dinosaur computer, and hooked this one up. I have no need to access the work network... but the “new” computer will not connect to the internet using my current wired router.
    Ideas? I feel like somehow the work network is blocking the connection?
    (I have another computer hard wired to the same router and it works fine!)
    I think you will find that there are proxy settings for the company network which you don't need!

    Click Start => Control Panel => Network and Internet => Internet Options => click on the Connections tab => click LAN settings => UNCHECK Use a proxy server for your LAN => click OK => click OK.

    I hope this helps!
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  4. Steph404
    Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Professional
    Thread Starter
       New #3

    Thanks for the quick reply!
    I’m searching the proxy settings- but haven’t found anything ... the computer says I am connected to the internet- and I can see the other home computer... but nothing loads!
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  6. Paul Black
    Posts : 6,021
    Win 7 HP SP1 64-bit Vista HB SP2 32-bit Linux Mint 18.3
       New #4

    Hi Steph404,

    Steph404 said:
    I have no need to access the work network... but the “new” computer will not connect to the Internet using my current wired router.
    Steph404 said:
    The computer says I am connected to the Internet - and I can see the other home computer... but nothing loads!
    What are you trying to load?
    Are all the permissions set correctly?
    We will need more information in order to be able to help you!
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  7. Steph404
    Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Professional
    Thread Starter
       New #5

    Just getting online - just loading google, gmail... the connection is apparently there... but I get “This site can’t be reached.”
    DNS Address could not be found

    I’m so lost!
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  8. Steph404
    Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Professional
    Thread Starter
       New #6

    PS - in the lan settings you described above… Proxy server is already unchecked
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  10. samuria
    Posts : 3,788
    win 8 32 bit
       New #7

    Set dns to 1.1.1.1 & 1.0.0.1 then open a cmd prompt type


    ipconfig /all


    tracert 194.119.131.66


    post both results
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  11. Steph404
    Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Professional
    Thread Starter
       New #8

    I can’t figure out how to send you a screenshot. I did get a DNS resolution error though.

    Did the cmd prompt - received message —-windows could not automatically detect this networks proxy settings
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  12. samuria
    Posts : 3,788
    win 8 32 bit
       New #9

    You ran these from cmd prompt
    ipconfig /all


    tracert 194.119.131.66


    post both results



    Please download MINITOOLBOX and run it.
    http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/minitoolbox/dl/65/

    Checkmark following boxes:

    Flush DNS
    Reset FF proxy Settings
    Reset Ie Proxy Settings
    Report IE Proxy Settings
    Report FF Proxy Settings
    List content of Hosts
    List IP configuration
    List Winsock Entries
    List last 10 Event Viewer log
    List Installed Programs
    List Users, Partitions and Memory size
    List Devices (problems only)
    Click Go and post the result.
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  13. Steph404
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    Windows 7 Professional
    Thread Starter
       New #10

    Samuria, Thank you so much for your help -I am using support through my phone – and apparently can’t send you a screenshot… I also cannot download mini toolbox – because I cannot open a webpage on my computer.
    I do appreciate your patience with me though! I will continue to try
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