Thanks in advance for your help. System restore was tried and failed. Losing data is not a concern with this machine as everything important is backed up. I'm just trying to avoid re-installing the operating system. Internet access is provided by Cablevision via cable modem. It is a WebStar modem connected to a Netgear WPN824 router. The computer is directly connected via ethernet cable. The output of the ipconfig command is below:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
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C:\Documents and Settings\Bruce>ipconfig/all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : black
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com EtherLink XL 10/100 PCI TX NIC
(3C905B-TX)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-4B-CD-CA-5C
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.6
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, October 22, 2008 8:15:54
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:58:01
AM
C:\Documents and Settings\Bruce>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : black
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com EtherLink XL 10/100 PCI TX NIC
(3C905B-TX)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-4B-CD-CA-5C
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.6
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, October 22, 2008 8:15:54
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:58:01
AM
thanks again,
bruce
Hi,
Sorry to hear of the Internet problem.
1 If it started after you configured a VPN then a first step would be to undo what you did..........presumably you made a log file, either on a sheet of paper, or computer file, of the steps you took? if so then this will be of great assistance to you.........if not then at least you will know for the future!
2 Next step would be to use a System Restore Point to set your machine back to a System Restore Point, created just before the problem started.
Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Restore and follow onscreen directions. (Note this procedure is not designed to affect correctly filed data files, but it is wise to always make sure your back up/copy/archive is always 100% up to date, accurate, reproducible and kept safe on removable media, before you make any changes to your machine.
If no joy then we will need full details of your Internet access (cable dsl etc, model number of router together with the output data) after you have done the following:
Start>Run type in the white box
cmd
OK
a black command window will open
Type in
ipconfig /all
hit Enter Key
Note there is a space between the g and the /
let us know the output
To close the Command window type in
exit
OK
and it will disappear.
Regards
paws