Help! Cannot resolve any host name

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Marina Sapir

Please, Help!

In IE, Netscape, CuteFTP, Outlook Express I can not connect with any
server, neither by IP address, nor by name. However, if I enter the IP
address of a site in the "host" file, I can connect with this site.
So, I can connect only with the sites listed in my host file. The
program nslookup still works and can resolve host names.
It all happened 2 days ago, and I have no idea what caused it.
Everything worked fine until then, and I did not change anything.
If you have some suggestions, please, reply to my e-mail
(e-mail address removed).

Thank you in advance,

Marina Sapir
 
Check the DNS setting of your windows. It seems that your DNS configuration
have problems.

BT
 
in message
: In IE, Netscape, CuteFTP, Outlook Express I can not connect with any
: server, neither by IP address, nor by name. However, if I enter the IP
: address of a site in the "host" file, I can connect with this site.
: So, I can connect only with the sites listed in my host file. The
: program nslookup still works and can resolve host names.
: It all happened 2 days ago, and I have no idea what caused it.
: Everything worked fine until then, and I did not change anything.
: If you have some suggestions, please, reply to my e-mail
: (e-mail address removed).

That sounds incorrect. Communicating by IP does not require DNS or a HOSTS
file. The HOSTS file allows you to communicate by name when you cannot
resolve a target host by name. Adding an entry to your HOSTS file and then
trying to connect by IP is no different than not having a HOSTS file.
Adding an entry to your HOSTS file and then trying to connect by name will
make a difference. Perhaps, in your troubleshooting, you got confused about
what worked and what didn't?!

If you can get their by IP and not name, then as the other poster said, you
have a DNS issue.

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Might be a damaged Winsock. If nslookup works but you cannot connect with
the names listed in hosts file, then reinstall TCP/IP.
 
Please, Help!

In IE, Netscape, CuteFTP, Outlook Express I can not connect with any
server, neither by IP address, nor by name. However, if I enter the IP
address of a site in the "host" file, I can connect with this site.
So, I can connect only with the sites listed in my host file. The
program nslookup still works and can resolve host names.
It all happened 2 days ago, and I have no idea what caused it.
Everything worked fine until then, and I did not change anything.
If you have some suggestions, please, reply to my e-mail
(e-mail address removed).

Thank you in advance,

Marina Sapir
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Marina,

Asked here, answered here. For everybody's benefit.

I too would suspect a Winsock corruption problem. Try LSP-Fix and WinsockXPFIx
from <http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>. One or the other may help sort you out.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
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