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| Thread ID: 76312 | 2007-01-28 18:13:00 | Weird problem - or not | sarel (2490) | Press F1 |
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| 520033 | 2007-01-29 08:04:00 | and it is a Dyna-link DSL G604T modem router | sarel (2490) | ||
| 520034 | 2007-01-29 08:41:00 | I also followed the advice for Happy Harry but could not find the relevant files - no such directory existed. sarel |
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| 520035 | 2007-01-29 09:09:00 | Does this also occur on the other computer? | Jen (38) | ||
| 520036 | 2007-01-29 15:56:00 | to test if 'IE is screwed' install firefox and see if the problem persists......if it does then it's 'global' not browser specific.... | drcspy (146) | ||
| 520037 | 2007-01-29 18:14:00 | Yes, the other PC, a laptop, can't load the com pages too I use FF, not IE - but I did try IE as well - same result. Last night, fairly late for this old geezer, I checked the Devices part of the system, saw the three drivers missing: Ethernet controller Multimedia Audio Controller Raid Controller Now because I saw the multimedia thingie, I just focused on that but reading the mobo manual, it seems that the other two is acually more important and may be the reason for all the above failures. Found a website in Taiwan (for the VIA mobo)(yes, it did load the site with a .tw extension) and is busy d/l'ing all the drivers missing. Installed the Audio Controller driver I d/l'ed and the yellow questionmark disappeared so I presume it's OK. I am very proud of myself, not having the correct disc (remember I inherited the PC off my son) and somehow maybe getting at the root of the problem. My question - can the above two drivers be the the evil twins that cause all the problems? I am still not sure - because the Lappie also loads .com pages not at all, and this tells me it's a modem/router problem, but the big question is - do you ubergeeks think I'm on the right way? Sorry for all the mess - and no, I checked again, I apparently did NOT delete any useable program when I deleted the games, coz the son had printouts of the Add/Remove listings and all I removed were games. How else does things like this happen then?\ sarel |
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| 520038 | 2007-01-29 21:17:00 | Or should I try and get a local guy to check the problems out? I don't know a lot of Ubergeeks tho' sarel |
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| 520039 | 2007-01-30 00:02:00 | Jen/Chill/Stu - anybody - any comments on my last two posts? sarel |
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| 520040 | 2007-01-30 07:02:00 | So each computer has its own access to the router and does not rely on one of them being turned on so that it can gain internet access via it? In that case, the fault must be with either the router or the ISP. Your ping attempt to microsoft.com failed because they block pings (unsuprisingly :rolleyes: ). Trying pinging the two address below and see what happens: 64.233.187.99 and google.com You can also try to reset your modem back to defaults by locating the reset pinhole on it. Instructions should be in your user manual on this as well. You may need to re-enter your ISP settings after this. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 520041 | 2007-01-30 08:17:00 | Pinging 64.233...... - min 302 max 316 avg 310 0%loss Pinging Google - more or less the same sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
| 520042 | 2007-01-30 08:24:00 | Hmm ... better make sure the google.com is one of the .com websites that fail to load before going further. Try loading that into your browser and see what happens. By pinging both the actual IP of a website and its "proper" name I am trying to see if it is a DNS issue. Wouldn't hurt to try this with one of the previously mentioned problem websites as well: 195.157.47.11 and cricinfo.com |
Jen (38) | ||
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