PC problem... HELP please

[@tt!tud3]

I'm on a friends pc at the mo'.....
the problem being, I can connect to my ISP but cant browse or connect my msnmessenger or anything else for that matter.

spent 3 hours on the phone to Sympatico to know avail....done the "ping test" etc that works ok......
have XP pro and IE6...... when I try to browse I get page cant be found and down the botto it says dnserror
any help will be most appreciated.
Thanks

[Raion]

Well give us more information,
What kind of connection do you have? (56k, cable, dsl)
How is your internet connection set up? (Cable connections)
Do you have a firewall?

[morganlefay]

Do you have all your service packs and hot fixes???

Do you have a firewall???

Is the machine clear of malware??

MLF

[dalek]

Check in IE tools/internet options/connections/check the lan settings, it may be set up with a proxy IP, and if it's incorrect you will get a blank page...or check the status bar to see if it is trying to detect proxy settings...

It does sound like it could be a BHO (not to be confused with Browser Helper Object) or Browser Highjack Object...maybe a version of Coolwebsearch which will screw your IE up considerably....

[@tt!tud3]

I am connected to a Router
DSL Modem
Yes.. there's a firewall

[Tiger Shark]

*COUGH*

It's a DNS error.... It says so.... and he can ping, (probably to an IP rather than an FQDN).

Check the settings for the proxy as stated.

Check the DNS servers to make sure they are set correctly.

Check that if it is a software firewall you haven't permanently denied DNS.exe

[.:front2back:.]

And make sure that you have allowed messenger to gain access to the internet.
so check your firewall.

cheers
front2back

[SirDice]

When you're done checking all of the above but cannot find anything wrong check your hosts file. It should be in %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts. It should only contain a line with:

127.0.0.1 localhost

Nothing more, nothing less..

[foxyloxley]

I'm on a friends pc at the mo'.....
the problem being, I can connect to my ISP but cant browse or connect my msnmessenger or anything else for that matter.

Are you trying to log in as YOU ??
is it a broadband connection ??

here [UK] broadband accounts are locked to the telephone # that you set up the account with.
it is possible that if you are trying to log into your own account that the ISP is recognising you as an 'intruder' and giving you a polite 'f*** off'

[ShippMA]

Hi,

When you say that you've "done the ping test" what exactly have you done.

For example a couple of months ago my dad lost his connection. His ISP told him to ping bbc.co.uk using the IP address and that worked fine, he then pinged using the worded address and that didn't work.

If that is the case for you then signs point to your winsock being corrupted.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;314067

That article was reccomended to me by computernerd22 and was excellent.

The thread that i posted my problem in was:

http://www.antionline.com/showthread...0&pagenumber=2
(you'll need to scroll down a bit my problem was the last 4-5 posts)

Anyway if this isn't relevant then i hope you fix it, and if it is and you need any more help then just shout.