XP DSN problem

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My problem seems similar to Dave's client except I'm
running one xp machine and no server. After loading SP2
I was no longer able to "find" any web pages. My son
suggested I ping on his website both by number
(999.999.999.999) and by name. The number worked just
fine, but the name did not. I then entered the number
into the URL box of ie6 and "found" it with no problem.
He then advised me that I have a DSN (DNS?) problem, but
he is unaware of a solution. I'm working on my laptop
until I get the desktop back up and finding websites by
name. Thanks for help. Art
 
My problem seems similar to Dave's client except I'm
running one xp machine and no server. After loading SP2
I was no longer able to "find" any web pages. My son
suggested I ping on his website both by number
(999.999.999.999) and by name. The number worked just
fine, but the name did not. I then entered the number
into the URL box of ie6 and "found" it with no problem.
He then advised me that I have a DSN (DNS?) problem, but
he is unaware of a solution. I'm working on my laptop
until I get the desktop back up and finding websites by
name. Thanks for help. Art
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Art,

DNS (Domain Name Services) resolution is affected by the LSP / Winsock
subsystem.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=318584
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=811259

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

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

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.

And Art, please don't contribute to the spread and success of email address
mining viruses. Learn to munge your email address properly, to keep yourself a
bit safer when posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of the
internet - read this article.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
Thanks for pointing me to the several documents, and for
the article on munging. I thought I was following one of
the principles by listing a valid, but little used
address. The article gives advice for better solutions.
Have I done better this time? Art
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Thanks for pointing me to the several documents, and for
the article on munging. I thought I was following one of
the principles by listing a valid, but little used
address. The article gives advice for better solutions.
Have I done better this time? Art
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Art,

Much better on the munging. How's the DNS situation?

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