can hook up to internet, but not use it GRRRRRR!!!

[flamingelephant]

I was updating windows 98 to xp, and getting the dsl connection working again...... I can connect to the ISP over the DSL line, but for some reason no program can use the connection. Browers, e-mail clients, chat programs, nothing. What could be causing this and how can I fix it? thanks

 

[Trente]

Restart

Close all programs in the background

Telnet URL(s) via ports like http (80), pop3 (110) smtp (25) ftp (21). if fails, telnet IP(s) - might be a resolving issue.

Report back

 

[flamingelephant]

how do i do that?

 

[Trente]

click on start -> run. type CMD, click o.k.

type in: telnet google.com 80 then press enter.

tell us what happnes...

 

[Blaizer2]

Are you using a firewall?

 

[flamingelephant]

tried telnetting google.... got this "connecting to google.com... could not open connection to host, on port 80": connect failed"

no hardware firewall, no software firewall (windows one turned off)


any ideas?

 

[Trente]

try closing all the running processes attributed to your username on task manager, then retry. also try telnet 216.239.57.99 80.

If all fails, try: ping google.com

If you do not get any replys at all, try tracert google.com and post results.

 

[flamingelephant]

tried the last bits..... cant ping, tracert give unable to resolve target system. The internet seems to be dead to everything I try. Are there any settings or protocols that might not be activated or set right in windows somewhere?

Thanks all
Pete

 

[OMG1Penguin]

ipconfig, give ip addy and gateway
are you connected directly to your modem, or to a router in between?
you may need to manually define your nic's settings if your ip and gateway are jacked up

 

[flamingelephant]

alright... ipconfig gives : (pardon the punctuation and maybe spelling wrong, someone is telling me this stuff over the phone)

ethernet adaptor local area connection;
connection-specific dns:
autoconfiguration ip address: 169.254.70.250
subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
ip address: fe80:: 248;54ff;fe6a;714f%4
default gateway;

ppp adaptor mts;
connection- specific dns;
ip address 142.161.26.244
subnet mask 255.255.255.255
default: 142.161.26.244

tunnel adaptor 6to4 tunneling psudo interface
ip address 2002;8ea1;2136;;8ea1;2136

tunnel adaptor automatic tunneling psudo interface
ip address fe80;;5efe;142.161.33.54%2


the computer is connected to the dsl box thru a nic card... no router.
how would i go manually defining my nic cards settings if the ip and gateway are messed up

Thanks
Pete

 

[OMG1Penguin]

169.254.xxx.xxx = not getting an IP address from your ISP (no DHCP).
Ask your ISP what ip addy, gateway, dns server, and wins server (probably dont need wins actually) you have been assigned, go into your nic's properties, tcp/ip properties, and insert the IP address, subnet mask, dns server, and default gateway they tell you to.

try "ipconfig /renew", and see if your ip addy and gateway change (more than likely it wont do anything, but MIIIIIGHT solve itself this way)

 

[Trente]

Seems like a PPPoE connection to me. try start->run and type in netsh int ip reset.log