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by purple713

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I have an issue with a Vista Home Premium machine. I can ping websites and ip address from the command prompt but can't surf the web.

I have reset the winsock, disabled AV, ran a spyware scan, disabled the firewall, removed the latest updates, ran the updates, release the ip and rebooted, reset the DSL modem and started from scratch, change settings in the registry according to some forums I read, changed them back, the list goes on. What else can I do? I'm stuck at this point.

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by rob miners

Click Start and go to Control Panel.

Click on Network and Sharing Center

Click Manage Network Connections.

Right click on Local Area Connection and choose Properties.

Untick the box for the IPv6 protocol

Now see if you can go surfing.

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by purple713

I have remove IPv6, made sure IP4 was set to automatic, ran netsh winsock reset, remove the network card and let the system re-install it, ran an AV scan, spyware scan, tried another modem, replaced the network card, tried using the wireless connection,
pulled my hair out, threw a temper tantrum, etc...(LOL)

I left the machine running the SP1 update...waiting to hear back from the user. Any other suggestions?

by thumbsup2

Not sure Vista even has one, but XP does and it can prevent surfin'. Might be worth a shot looking to see if (1) there is one and (2) what's in it.

by rob miners

Open Internet Explorer and select Tools make sure that the work off line is not ticked. Also go to Internet Options, Connections, Lan settings and make sure that only the automatically detect settings box is ticked unless you have a staric IP. Check that Proxy server. is not ticked. Also make sure that never dial a connection has a tick.

Check in Device Manager to see if there are any Devices with a yellow exclamation mark. If there is reinstall the Drivers.

Windows XP

Click Start and go to Control Panel.
Click on Network and/or Internet Connections depending on your view.
Click Network Connections.
Right click on Local Area Connection and choose Properties. If this icon does not appear, then your network card is not being detected by Windows. This icon should appear automatically if your card is detected. If its not being detected try reinstalling the Network Drivers.

Under the Connect Using label, make sure that your network card is properly listed.
If you look below you will see a drop down box, there will be a list of all installed/available protocols for your network card. Scroll down and find the Internet TCP/IP.

Highlight this entry and click on the Properties button below the list. Then, make sure that the option Obtain IP address automatically has been selected. Also, make sure that the setting Obtain DNS Server Address Automatically is set.

When these two properties are set, go ahead and click the "OK" button to close the Properties panel and click "OK" again to close the control panel.

Click Start, Run and type in cmd and press Enter.

At the Command prompt type ipconfig and press Enter.

The IP Address should be in the format "192.168.xxx.xxx". If your IP Address starts with "169.254", your configuration is not correct or you are not plugged into the Unit correctly.

The first step in troubleshooting this issue is to run Internet Explorer in "No Add-ons" mode. Here's how to do it.

Go to Start, All Programs and System Tools

Click Internet Explorer (No Add-ons)

Restart Internet Explorer. If it runs smoothly, then it can be determined that one of the add-ons was causing the problem. You will need to continue troubleshooting this issue until you find out which add on was causing the problem.

Start Internet Explorer
Go to Tools, Programs, Manage Add-ons button

Under the option "Add-ons that have been used by Internet Explorer", you will see a list of all of the add-ons installed on your system.
Click the name of an enabled add-on and then click Disable under the Settings option.
Note: You may want to speed this process by disabling 3 or more add-ons at a time.

1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.

3. On the Advanced tab, click to select the Disable Script Debugging check box in the Browsing section.

4. Click OK, and then restart Windows.

How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378

1. Click Start, Run type CMD and press Enter.

2. Type the following command and press Enter:

"%ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" /rereg

Check for Firewalls I have seen cases where two have been installed.

Vista still has a Host file: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc

How to Unblock Websites

http://www.monsterguide.net/how-to-unblock-websites.shtml

Is there a way to block certain URL's in IE?

http://ask-leo.com/is_there_a_way_to_block_certain_urls_in_ie.html

How to use Reset Internet Explorer Settings (RIES)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737

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by willcomp

Have you tried another browser? I've seen instances where IE7 suddenly decided to stop connecting to sites.

by purple713

Tried all of the follwing:

Firefox
Safari
Opera
Chrome

No go.

by rob miners

Troubleshooting the firewall

Along with program compatibility issues, the Windows Firewall may experience other problems. Follow these steps to diagnose problems:

1. To verify that TCP/IP is functioning correctly, use the ping command to test the loopback address (127.0.0.1) and the assigned IP address.

2. Verify the configuration in the user interface to determine whether the firewall has been unintentionally set to Off or On with No Exceptions.

3. Use the netsh commands for Status and Configuration information to look for unintended settings that could be interfering with expected behavior.

4. Determine the status of the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing service by typing the following at a command prompt: sc query sharedaccess (The short name of this service is SharedAccess.) Troubleshoot service startup based on the Win32 exit code if this service does not start.

5. Determine the status of the Ipnat.sys firewall driver by typing the following at a command prompt: sc query ipnat

This command also returns the Win32 exit code from the last start try. If the driver is not starting, use troubleshooting steps that would apply to any other driver.

6. If the driver and service are both running, and no related errors exist in the event logs, use the Restore Defaults option on the Advanced tab of Windows Firewall properties to eliminate any potential problem configuration.

7. If the issue is still not resolved, look for policy settings that might produce the unexpected behavior. To do this, type GPResult /v > gpresult.txt at the command prompt, and then examine the resulting text file for configured policies that are related to the firewall.

by purple713

I tried the loopback test as well before I put up this post. I can ping everything, even my own website. I even brought my laptop and connected it. When I did that I can access the internet. This is by far the weirdest Vista issue I have encountered.

by purple713

I tried everything you listed before I put up the post. Thanks for the help. My first thought was MacAfee but that wasn't even loaded on the machine. I'm really stuck on this one.

by rob miners

If it is AVG try this. There is a fix here see if that helps


Inactive components and/or blocked internet connection after update to 8.0.196

http://www.avg.com/support

Step 1: Click the Start button and select Run. Now type the following text in that Run box and press Enter:

notepad c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Step 2: You will see a new notepad window on your screen containing some information. You should have a single entry of 127.0.0.1 localhost. If there are any other entries in there it means that those sites are being blocked and it is probably due to an infection. If that is the problem try this.

Turn off System Restore

Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/malwarebytes/mbam-setup.exe

* Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
* At the end, be sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
* If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
* Once the program has loaded, select Perform Quick Scan, then click Scan.
* When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
* Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.

I would keep scanning with it until it is clean by closing out and rebooting and running it again.

Just to be on the safe side when you finish do an online scan with Bitdefender.

http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html

Remember to turn on System Restore when you have finished cleaning.

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