Re: Pinging °ÿ with 32 bytes of data.

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On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 06:22:00 -0500, "Jim Fiorato" <*email_address_deleted*>
wrote:

>My computer has been unable to get to any websites for the last couple of
>days. The symptoms are:
>
>1. All network devices appear to be functioning properly, wireless
>connection appears connected, wired ethernet appears connected.
>2. When I attempt to go to any website, I get the "unable to find server"
>page.
>3. When I ping the url of the site, I get a "could not resolve host...".
>4. When I ping the address of the site, I get what you see in the subject of
>this message "Pinging °ÿ with 32 bytes of data", (with the degree symbol and
>lower case y with diaeresis where the IP address should be), but I DO get
>responses from that request.
>5. ipconfig shows all functioning devices, with the exception that the
>computer cannot obtain any dhcp settings from the router for reasons I
>assume are associated with this issue.
>
>Things I have tried are:
>1. ipconfig /flushdns - /registerdns
>2. ipconfig /release - /renew
>3. ran ms anti-spyware scan
>4. re-install of network device drivers
>5. re-install of tcp/ip
>6. installed xp service pack 2
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thank you very much.

Jim,

This is very likely a problem with the LSP / Winsock subsystem.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=318584
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=811259

If XP RTM or Service Pack 1:
1. Backup and delete the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock2
2. Reboot.
3. Open the network connections folder, right click your network connection, and
click Properties.
4. Click Install | Protocol | Add.
5. Click "Have Disk...", type "\windows\inf" in the box, and click OK.
6. Click "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)", then click OK.
7. Reboot.

If XP SP2:
1. Start - Run - "cmd".
2. Type "netsh winsock reset catalog" into the command window.

Give LSP-Fix <http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>, WinsockFix
<http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257>, or WinsockXPFix
<http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html> a shot.

If no help yet, reset TCP/IP.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=299357

Start - Run - "cmd". Type "netsh int ip reset c:\netsh.txt" into the command
window.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.
.

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