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by nybob10

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I have a win2k box that stopped connecting to the internet (IE) and OE stopped working also. Can ping internet addresses. reinstalled tcp/ip, checked cables-ok, new nic put in-same issue, can access shared folders on the local network. flushed the dns, what am I missing ? (besides my mind) thanks for any help !!

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by voldar

Although what Joseph Moore say is the best place to start with, I would suggest, before doing that, because you said the IE freeze and the OS also, in the same time, download from the internet (maybe using another computer and then transfering it by means of CD) the AdAware program and use it.

by voldar

If you can't ping by using names, that's a DNS problem. You should try to ping computers in the network by using their names to see if it's an internal DNS problem or external DNS problem. Check also for any firewalls or TCP/IP filters. Check on the DNS server if the simple test and recursive test are accomplished. If simple test fails, check the reverse lookup zones, if recursive test fails, check the forwarders and then the external DNS, such as ISP DNS. Tell us more about how the things go.

by w2ktechman

If you can ping an IP address, I would say DNS is problematic, If you can ping, say, www.yahoo.com, then I would suspect proxy settings for IE. Check the proxy settings and then check to see if IE worked internally and externally. Then reply back with the updated info

by nybob10

Many thanks for the replies, one machine out of 4 never lost connectivity it was operating perfectly, so the fact that the router was the culprit was low on my list of things to check. But as it turns out the router was the offending party, after a reset (linksys) all the machines are running fine and resolving everything in sight I appreciate the help- thanks

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