Re: [CGUYS] Can't connect to web except through an I.P. address.
I had a call about this same thing too. The client's connection to the DNS were blown away. Once restored everything worked fine. The computer in question had not been used much of the week so it was easier to trace the problem back to a cause. That was M$'s Tuesday patches. The Tuesday patches also brought two unwanted computer invasions to this computer: M$ Genuine Advantage and M$ Windows Live Messenger. WLM is now incessantly demanding attention and Add/ Remove won't provide a means for it to be uninstalled. WLM is *not* part of patch Tuesday. It is an optional component on a separate page that you must manually select in order to download and install it. WGA will, however, d/l by default. You can deselect it as I have done many times (but I eventually installed it). WLM was honor-system installed by your client. Now, why either of these would cause DNS problems, that's a mystery. I've installed the most recent patches and I'm not having this issue. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Can't connect to web except through an I.P. address.
On Jun 12, 2009, at 11:27 PM, Tony B wrote: Well, it's nice to know it worked, but something odd there though. Anyway, I guess there's no more reason to worry about it. I had a call about this same thing too. The client's connection to the DNS were blown away. Once restored everything worked fine. The computer in question had not been used much of the week so it was easier to trace the problem back to a cause. That was M$'s Tuesday patches. The Tuesday patches also brought two unwanted computer invasions to this computer: M$ Genuine Advantage and M$ Windows Live Messenger. WLM is now incessantly demanding attention and Add/ Remove won't provide a means for it to be uninstalled. Some interesting notes on WLM at the Ask Leo website apropos some earlier discussion on this list... Except in this case Microsoft has done a nice job of hiding the uninstaller. Yes, it's there, it's just not obvious. I don't normally run Windows Live Messenger, so this was a good opportunity for me to download it and try it out. I was surprised at the size of the installation, and it quickly became clear that Microsoft was attempting to bundle a number of applications into a single installation. Yes, you could choose only one, like Messenger, but the download was still significantly larger than in versions past. That was my first clue. Why an I not surprised? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Can't connect to web except through an I.P. address.
On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 1:06 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps he's got his own networking set up to manually use a DNS? Normally, machines get the DNS addys from the DHCP server - the (wireless) router, or modem. Maybe have him try flushing his cache and try again: http://www.itechtalk.com/thread4550.html Rather than try to go through a complete checklist here, maybe have him try using OpenDNS (free). They have lots of instructions on their website. http://www.opendns.com/ I'm having a similar problem with my work laptop and FIOS. I hooked the laptop to the router through an Ethernet cable. It appears on the Verizon router. I switched both the router and the laptop to OPENDNS and still no dice. I tried to set up a new network connection and that didn't work either. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Can't connect to web except through an I.P. address.
From: Tony B ton...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Can't connect to web except through an I.P. address. [ The following text is in the ISO-8859-1 character set. ] [ Your display is set for the ISO-8859-2 character set. ] [ Some special characters may be displayed incorrectly. ] Perhaps he's got his own networking set up to manually use a DNS? Normally, machines get the DNS addys from the DHCP server - the (wireless) router, or modem. Maybe have him try flushing his cache and try again: http://www.itechtalk.com/thread4550.html Rather than try to go through a complete checklist here, maybe have him try using OpenDNS (free). They have lots of instructions on their website. http://www.opendns.com/ Thanks, Tony. I had seen that opendns website the other night but reading through their page - it sounded to me that it wouldn't help. But after I forwarded your message to the person with the problem, I just got back this email from him: I just went to the freedns website and switched to their dns server numbers. I can now connect to the internet. (I'd also had him flush the cache the other night but that hadn't helped.) So thanks a bunch. I know he really appreciates being able to get online at the house without having to go out to libraries, etc. --Kathy * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Can't connect to web except through an I.P. address.
Well, it's nice to know it worked, but something odd there though. Anyway, I guess there's no more reason to worry about it. I have no idea why they mentioned freedns which is not something *I* recommended. On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 11:18 PM, Kathy Biltonka...@fred.net wrote: Thanks, Tony. I had seen that opendns website the other night but reading through their page - it sounded to me that it wouldn't help. But after I forwarded your message to the person with the problem, I just got back this email from him: I just went to the freedns website and switched to their dns server numbers. I can now connect to the internet. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
