Solved A Problem With My Linksys Router.

[Lostindigital]

For several months now, Windows won't install updates, programs won't register online, and now Windows won't register, saying "there is no modem insatlled". Yet magically, all lights are flashing and I can surf the web. I highly suspect the issue is with my modem. Linksys tells me it's a Windows issue and MS tells me it's a router issue. So here I am asking Windows users at large. What oin earth could be causing this issue? Any suggestion would be welcomed. Cheers all.

 

[Golden]

Hi,

During these problems, could you still access the internet? What firewall are you using?

Regards,
Golden

 

[Lostindigital]

Hi Golden, that's what MS asked. I'm using trend micro, but this problem also happened when i turned TM off. I just don't get it.

the issue's clearly in either wiondows or the router.

 

[Lostindigital]

HI all, I've just gotten the error code: 0x80072EFE. It's to do with a connection issue.

 

[Golden]

Is the router fairly new? Can you pinpoint when this issue started?

 

[Golden]

I've just had a thought.......please check your computers date & time. Is it accurate?

 

[Lostindigital]

it started several months ago when i reinstalled Windows. I've reinstalled it several times. The updates install ok at the PC shop, but as soon I connect here - nothing. Even my lap top has the same issue when it's connected to the router. But Linsys says, Noooo, it's definately not the router because I can surf the web.

 

[Lostindigital]

yep, date and time is fine. no worries there.

 

[Golden]

OK. Have you tried disabling Trend Micro? Please try turning it OFF, and turning on Windows Firewall.

 

[Lostindigital]

yep, no joy, but I'll do it again now.

 

[Golden]

OK. Please reboot between doing that.

 

[Lostindigital]

no, makes no difference.

 

[Golden]

Mmmm. OK, just so I'm clear....you can still access the internet normally from this PC, or not at all?

 

[Golden]

Apologies, I see in your first post you said you can use the internet normally.

Please do the following:

1. Click rb:
2. In the Search box, type run and hit enter
3. Copy and paste the following bold text into the run command box and hit enter

notepad %windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

4. Copy the text that appears in Notepad, and paste it here in your next reply.

Also, please try this:

1. Click Start

2. In the search box, type cmd
3. In the list that appears, right-click on cmd.exe and choose Run as administrator
4. In the command window that opens, type ipconfig /flushdns and hit enter.
5. Check to see whether you can access Windows Update.

Regards,
Golden

 

[Lostindigital]

yeah, nothing is working. all firewalls are off and windows still won't register.

 

[Golden]

^ Please see post #14.

 

[Lostindigital]

does anyone know where on earth to fin'd MS's live chat service? i had it once before but can't find it for the life of me.

 

[Golden]

I take it post #14 didn't work for you then?

 

[Lostindigital]

Sorry Golden, I missed post 14. Here's the first part.

Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
# ::1 localhost

 

[Lostindigital]

part 2 said:

Windows IP Configuration.
successfully flushed the DNS resolver cache.