[comedyfish]

This might be vague so I'm hoping someone will just say "ah yeah this is a common problem and incredibly easy to solve" (but I doubt it).

I have a really old laptop that I download everything on - its been working hard recently as i am working my way through The Shield. It is running XP.

When I came home last night I tried to get onto a few websites and it said 'DNS Lookup Failed' 'Page Not Found' or some such.

It shows the PC is connected locally only, so it reaches the router then there is a big X from router to internet.

All my phones, iPad and my mac works its just this one laptop.

Any quick solutions? This laptop is like 7 years old at least so if it has to go it has to but it sounds like a software problem?


EDIT: I wonder if its something to do with this http://superuser.com/questions/43205...g-occasionally

"While using uTorrent, DNS periodically stops responding".

[archiver]

Tried rebooting the router, then the laptop?

[comedyfish]

Originally Posted by archiver

Tried rebooting the router, then the laptop?

yeah - actually rebooting the router? I've turned it off and on again - is that the same.. I'm a aware of how pathetic that sounds is there like a reset button?

[archiver]

Originally Posted by comedyfish

yeah - actually rebooting the router? I've turned it off and on again - is that the same.. I'm a aware of how pathetic that sounds is there like a reset button?

Just a reboot, as you've done, is fine.

It's probably more than a DNS problem, but you could try the following (Google) URL to prove it:

http://173.194.78.94

If that gets you nothing, or a DNS error then you'll need to run ipconfig to check if your DHCP client is getting anything from the router. Is it a wired or wireless connection? Check the cable if wired of course.

[comedyfish]

Originally Posted by archiver

Just a reboot, as you've done, is fine.

It's probably more than a DNS problem, but you could try the following (Google) URL to prove it:

http://173.194.78.94

If that gets you nothing, or a DNS error then you'll need to run ipconfig to check if your DHCP client is getting anything from the router. Is it a wired or wireless connection? Check the cable if wired of course.

I'm pretty sure it utorrent based on what I've read. its the same situation if I connect directly or with wireless. The router must have maxed out with info its trying to send/receive.

Hopefully when I uninstall that it will work!

Thanks for your help!

[spiney2]

would it be the dns redirection malware ? fbi recently shut down its special server that kept infected computers going ......

[spiney2]

thr malare is called dnschanger .

[comedyfish]

Originally Posted by spiney2

thr malare is called dnschanger .

ah OK I'll try that too! thanks!