Gah!!!! Can ping but can't browse to any website.

[fuzzybabybunny]

This problem has plagued me for a week now. Just randomly started occurring.

Windows 7 x64
I'll connect to a wifi network but when I try to browse to a website using ANY browser it immediately gives me a website not found error (perhaps the website moved to a different address, etc). I have to restart the computer to get it back working again.

Things I've tried (and haven't had work)

1. update/uninstall wifi drivers
2. I don't have any Norton products
3. disabled Windows firewall
4. tried different wifi networks
5. no firewalls
6. tried different browsers
7. BUT I CAN STILL PING!

WTF. This pisses me off so much. Occurs 4+ times a day and I have to stop all work and photo processing and shut down the entire system. I'm about to throw this damn thing out the window.

 

[JackMDS]

First scan the computer for Viruses and Malware.

If needed clean it up.

Then do this, WinSock and TCP/IP Refresh.

Type Cmd in the Start Search text box.

Press Ctrl-Shift-Enter keyboard shortcut to run a Command Prompt as an Administrator. Allow elevation.

Type netsh winsock reset in the Command Prompt , and then press the Enter key.

Do the same process for refreshing the TCP/IP just replace the typed command with.

netsh interface ipv4 reset press Enter

netsh interface ipv6 reset press Enter

ipconfig /flushdns press Enter

Restart your Computer.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Thanks. I'll gve it a go. Any reason after a restart browsing works, then after an hour or so it stops working? Sometimes it seems to not work after it awakes from sleep. Other times I feel like the computer has been constantly on when it suddenly stops working.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Do you have a restore point from before this started happening?

 

[M0RPH]

As a troubleshooting step next time the issue comes up, try putting an IP address for a known website in your browser and see if that brings up the site. Sounds like trouble resolving DNS but I can't think of why it would be happening like that.