RE: connectivity problem

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christina wrote:

ipconfig tells me about my ip address, subnet mask and default
gateway which I think its not wise not disclosed here, thanks

"Benny2step" wrote:

In the cmd promt, do an 'ipconfig' and tell me what it says....

Ben


"christina" wrote:

My ISP says that I am connected and I can ping the default gateway
but when I try to ping www.yahoo.com, (or anyother web site) it
says 'could not find host..." any idea what is going on here? fyi,
using ADSL usb modem (modem tested working fine with another pc).
Thanks

Your ipconfig would show what you have for the default gateway and for
DNS. Normally if you can ping internally but not externally, you have
DNS set wrong. So make sure your DNS is set correctly - look at the
other PC's settings.

Another thing you can try is
Start>Run>cmd [enter]
ipconfig /flushdns

Also, make sure your computer is virus/malware-free:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

We don't have a whole lot of information about your machine, so ask
yourself the First Question of Troubleshooting: what changed between
the time things worked and the time they didn't?

Malke
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