Vista networking "issues"
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Right... I'll ignore the incorrect DNS for a mo and we'll come back to it in a bit.
On the bad machine put http://195.225.218.139 in a browser window, it should bring up the PH site. (I'm just double checking firewall issues first)
On the bad machine put http://195.225.218.139 in a browser window, it should bring up the PH site. (I'm just double checking firewall issues first)
Good, your network card and router are working, it's DNS that's the primary problem at the mo. Do the following on both machines to get a comparison.
From a command prompt type nslookup and hit enter.
You'll be in a screen where you can type stuff
type
set type=a
and hit enter
then type
www.pistonheads.com
and hit enter
The results should be similar to those pasted below. Don't worry about the error message, I've left it in as it's quite normal and not necessarily indicative of a problem. When you're done type exit to get out of the screen.
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc>nslookup
Address: 172.16.250.1
> set type=a
> www.pistonheads.com
Server: UnKnown
Address: 172.16.250.1
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www.pistonheads.com
Address: 195.225.218.139
>
From a command prompt type nslookup and hit enter.
You'll be in a screen where you can type stuff
type
set type=a
and hit enter
then type
www.pistonheads.com
and hit enter
The results should be similar to those pasted below. Don't worry about the error message, I've left it in as it's quite normal and not necessarily indicative of a problem. When you're done type exit to get out of the screen.
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc>nslookup
- * Can't find server name for address 172.16.250.1: Non-existent domain
- * Default servers are not available
Address: 172.16.250.1
> set type=a
> www.pistonheads.com
Server: UnKnown
Address: 172.16.250.1
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www.pistonheads.com
Address: 195.225.218.139
>
Turned off windows firewall and now can ping bad machine from the good one.
nslookup on the bad machine still gives the same result though (DNS request timed out).
Feel free to email me your paypal address if you have one - you're going to need a beer or two after this help I'm sure...
nslookup on the bad machine still gives the same result though (DNS request timed out).
Feel free to email me your paypal address if you have one - you're going to need a beer or two after this help I'm sure...
Nah, don't worry about that.
Try the following.
Go back into nslookup
type
server 167.206.112.3
and hit enter
It'll come back with
default Server: ns3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net
Address: 167.206.112.3
Then type
set type=a
and hit enter
Then type
www.yahoo.com
and hit enter.
You should get a reply similar to
server: ns3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net
address: 167.206.112.3
The fact that the query is refused is a good thing. Both machines should be the same.
Try the following.
Go back into nslookup
type
server 167.206.112.3
and hit enter
It'll come back with
default Server: ns3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net
Address: 167.206.112.3
Then type
set type=a
and hit enter
Then type
www.yahoo.com
and hit enter.
You should get a reply similar to
server: ns3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net
address: 167.206.112.3
- ns3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net can't find www.yahoo.com: Query refused
The fact that the query is refused is a good thing. Both machines should be the same.
Your DNS client appears to be stuffed. Now while this isn't the specific problem this update will update the DNS files and may fix it.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929451
You'll have to transfer it across on a memory stick or something.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929451
You'll have to transfer it across on a memory stick or something.
Can i email you my paypal address. I think i deserve a beer after reading all that . I was contemplating re-installing vista after having connectivity issues early last year and was hoping by now all the bugs will have been ironed out, obviously not. Thanks mate and hope you get it sorted soon.
evenflow said:
System restored back to 25/01/08, way before t1ts up time. Still no joy.
Thanks so much for al your help on this, really is much appreciated.
Just off to check prices of XP on eBay....
You can't give up yet! This is getting interesting - Rob's covered everything I would've come up with plus a bit more ... Thanks so much for al your help on this, really is much appreciated.
Just off to check prices of XP on eBay....
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