Explorer/Modem Troubleshooting

PilotMan · 12-27-2005, 08:35 AM

Within the past couple of days I have had a problem accessing the internet on my main computer. The modem connects, but pages that are unsecured do not load at all. They hang on the " Waiting for web reply" message. If I go to a secure page it loads fine. I have run my gamut of Panda AV, Ad-Aware, and Spybot, and I get no hits, and this happeded with no other external indications. It is very confusing. My settings in Exploer seem to be fine, so I can't figure out what the problem is.

Other programs that do not use Explorer are also unable to access their respective sites. My first order of business is to try another browser, and if that doesn't work, try a new modem, and if that doesn't work, I guess I am looking at a disk reformat.

Does anyone have any other ideas to try? Or have any idea what is going on here?

cougarfreak · 12-27-2005, 08:50 AM

I'd go for firefox. Have you contacted your internet provider? What are your securities on internet set on?

PilotMan · 12-27-2005, 09:09 AM

Well, I just tried Firefox, and it didn't remedy my problem. My next step is to grab a new modem and swap it out, hopefully that should solve the problem. I am really leaning to this being the problem, but it would be the first modem that has crapped out on my in 13 years.

At this point I don't think that it is a browser problem because of the Firefox check, and that my AV can't get in to update itself either, and it doesn't use IE at all. I don't think that it is a server/ISP problem because I am on here from my laptop, on the same access number, in the same house, and it works just fine.

Does all this sould like logical thinking?

Airhog · 12-27-2005, 09:52 AM

Check your hosts file. It doesnt sound like its your modem though, since you can still connect to secure hosts.

PilotMan · 12-27-2005, 10:06 AM

Where would I check that, and what would I look for.

Airhog · 12-27-2005, 02:24 PM

do a search for the files hosts. There really shoulnt be any items in there except
now there may be other lines in there, which is fine, but if there are a ton of lines, especially sites you have problems with, it could be your problem.
127.0.0.1 localhost

Airhog · 12-27-2005, 02:31 PM

dola, you might try this

goto start then run and type in sfc /scannow
This will check your critical files and make sure nothing is corrupted

12-27-2005, 09:09 AM	#3
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	Well, I just tried Firefox, and it didn't remedy my problem. My next step is to grab a new modem and swap it out, hopefully that should solve the problem. I am really leaning to this being the problem, but it would be the first modem that has crapped out on my in 13 years. At this point I don't think that it is a browser problem because of the Firefox check, and that my AV can't get in to update itself either, and it doesn't use IE at all. I don't think that it is a server/ISP problem because I am on here from my laptop, on the same access number, in the same house, and it works just fine. Does all this sould like logical thinking? __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

12-27-2005, 09:52 AM	#4
Airhog Captain Obvious Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Norman, Oklahoma	Check your hosts file. It doesnt sound like its your modem though, since you can still connect to secure hosts. __________________ Thread Killer extraordinaire Yay! its football season once again!

12-27-2005, 10:06 AM	#5
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	Where would I check that, and what would I look for. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

12-27-2005, 02:24 PM	#6
Airhog Captain Obvious Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Norman, Oklahoma	do a search for the files hosts. There really shoulnt be any items in there except now there may be other lines in there, which is fine, but if there are a ton of lines, especially sites you have problems with, it could be your problem. 127.0.0.1 localhost __________________ Thread Killer extraordinaire Yay! its football season once again!

12-27-2005, 02:31 PM	#7
Airhog Captain Obvious Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Norman, Oklahoma	dola, you might try this goto start then run and type in sfc /scannow This will check your critical files and make sure nothing is corrupted __________________ Thread Killer extraordinaire Yay! its football season once again!

12-27-2005, 08:50 AM	#2
cougarfreak College Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Out of Grad School Hell :)	I'd go for firefox. Have you contacted your internet provider? What are your securities on internet set on?

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