Can a bad Etherlink card effect browser ability to access the net?

I am really in need of some help. Suddenly, I've lost the ability to
access the Internet with either Mozilla Firefox .x or IE 8. I've done
virus scans, gone to my ISP for hard codding IP Addresses for gateway IP
, Primary DNS and Secondary DNS IP addresses. I've contacted
Microsoft Update support to see if one of the auto updates caused a problem.

What I am wondering is could my Ethernet Card be the source of this
problem? While I can't access the Internet via my DSL connection, I can
access the net via dial-up.

Rather than list a laundry list of specs which might confuse, I'll happy
to help you help me. I can provide whatever tech information you might
need to help me.

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On Fri, 29 May 2009 04:06:35 -0400, Brian K rearranged some electrons to
say:

I am really in need of some help. Suddenly, I've lost the ability to
access the Internet with either Mozilla Firefox .x or IE 8. I've done
virus scans, gone to my ISP for hard codding IP Addresses for gateway IP
, Primary DNS and Secondary DNS IP addresses. I've contacted
Microsoft Update support to see if one of the auto updates caused a
problem.

What I am wondering is could my Ethernet Card be the source of this
problem? While I can't access the Internet via my DSL connection, I can
access the net via dial-up.

Rather than list a laundry list of specs which might confuse, I'll happy
to help you help me. I can provide whatever tech information you might
need to help me.

Are you sure it's not your DSL modem that has gone bad?

On Fri, 29 May 2009 10:39:03 +0000 (UTC), david
wrote:

On Fri, 29 May 2009 04:06:35 -0400, Brian K rearranged some electrons to
say:

I am really in need of some help. Suddenly, I've lost the ability to
access the Internet with either Mozilla Firefox .x or IE 8. I've done
virus scans, gone to my ISP for hard codding IP Addresses for gateway IP
, Primary DNS and Secondary DNS IP addresses. I've contacted
Microsoft Update support to see if one of the auto updates caused a
problem.

What I am wondering is could my Ethernet Card be the source of this
problem? While I can't access the Internet via my DSL connection, I can
access the net via dial-up.

Rather than list a laundry list of specs which might confuse, I'll happy
to help you help me. I can provide whatever tech information you might
need to help me.

Are you sure it's not your DSL modem that has gone bad?

I've even run into a few cases of a bad cable.

Bill

"Brian K" wrote in message
m...
I am really in need of some help. Suddenly, I've lost the ability to access the Internet
with either Mozilla Firefox .x or IE 8. I've done virus scans, gone to my ISP for hard
codding IP Addresses for gateway IP , Primary DNS and Secondary DNS IP addresses. I've
contacted Microsoft Update support to see if one of the auto updates caused a problem.

What I am wondering is could my Ethernet Card be the source of this problem? While I
can't access the Internet via my DSL connection, I can access the net via dial-up.

Rather than list a laundry list of specs which might confuse, I'll happy to help you
help me. I can provide whatever tech information you might need to help me.


XP?
Traffic lite is 'lit' on the card by the RJ45 cable?
Try repairing the connection (contl panel-network connections-right click your active
connection{is it enabled?} -properties-repair)
Use the home network setup or run connections setup with in IE tools




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On 5/29/2009 6:39 AM david conferred with the ghost of Faye Wray and said:
On Fri, 29 May 2009 04:06:35 -0400, Brian K rearranged some electrons to
say:


I am really in need of some help. Suddenly, I've lost the ability to
access the Internet with either Mozilla Firefox .x or IE 8. I've done
virus scans, gone to my ISP for hard codding IP Addresses for gateway IP
, Primary DNS and Secondary DNS IP addresses. I've contacted
Microsoft Update support to see if one of the auto updates caused a
problem.

What I am wondering is could my Ethernet Card be the source of this
problem? While I can't access the Internet via my DSL connection, I can
access the net via dial-up.

Rather than list a laundry list of specs which might confuse, I'll happy
to help you help me. I can provide whatever tech information you might
need to help me.


Are you sure it's not your DSL modem that has gone bad?

Earthlink.net sent me a new DSL modem. The old one was a Netopia Cayman
3300 series. The new one is a ZyXEL P-660. I have run the IE
conectivity diagnostic a number of times.and clicked the "Repair"
button to no good results.

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On 5/29/2009 12:56 PM JAD conferred with the ghost of Faye Wray and said:
"Brian K" wrote in message
m...

I am really in need of some help. Suddenly, I've lost the ability to access the Internet
with either Mozilla Firefox .x or IE 8. I've done virus scans, gone to my ISP for hard
codding IP Addresses for gateway IP , Primary DNS and Secondary DNS IP addresses. I've
contacted Microsoft Update support to see if one of the auto updates caused a problem.

What I am wondering is could my Ethernet Card be the source of this problem? While I
can't access the Internet via my DSL connection, I can access the net via dial-up.

Rather than list a laundry list of specs which might confuse, I'll happy to help you
help me. I can provide whatever tech information you might need to help me.



XP?
Traffic lite is 'lit' on the card by the RJ45 cable?
Try repairing the connection (contl panel-network connections-right click your active
connection{is it enabled?} -properties-repair)
Use the home network setup or run connections setup with in IE tools


That's the wired thing Both Network Connections and Zone Alarm report
the DSL as "Connected". The green and yellow lights are lit. The
Ethernet is a VIA PCI 10/100 mb Fast Ethernet that's on board. All of
the lights on the new modem are lit. The Ethernet and DSL lights blink
and Zone Alarm blocks the stuff it's supposed to block. The Zone Alarm
Traffic Icon and DSL modems lights blink even though I am accessing the
net via dial-up.

I did have connectivity for a brief period when the Earthlink Tech had
me switch the connections around on the dsl cable. But after a Windows
Update and reboot connectivity was lost even though it was reported as
connected.

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Brian M. Kochera
"The poor dog is the firmest friend, the first to welcome the foremost to defend" - Lord Byron
View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951

"Brian K" wrote in message
...
On 5/29/2009 12:56 PM JAD conferred with the ghost of Faye Wray and said:
"Brian K" wrote in message
m...

I am really in need of some help. Suddenly, I've lost the ability to access the
Internet with either Mozilla Firefox .x or IE 8. I've done virus scans, gone to my ISP
for hard codding IP Addresses for gateway IP , Primary DNS and Secondary DNS IP
addresses. I've contacted Microsoft Update support to see if one of the auto updates
caused a problem.

What I am wondering is could my Ethernet Card be the source of this problem? While I
can't access the Internet via my DSL connection, I can access the net via dial-up.

Rather than list a laundry list of specs which might confuse, I'll happy to help you
help me. I can provide whatever tech information you might need to help me.



XP?
Traffic lite is 'lit' on the card by the RJ45 cable?
Try repairing the connection (contl panel-network connections-right click your active
connection{is it enabled?} -properties-repair)
Use the home network setup or run connections setup with in IE tools


That's the wired thing Both Network Connections and Zone Alarm report the DSL as
"Connected". The green and yellow lights are lit. The Ethernet is a VIA PCI 10/100 mb
Fast Ethernet that's on board. All of the lights on the new modem are lit. The Ethernet
and DSL lights blink and Zone Alarm blocks the stuff it's supposed to block. The Zone
Alarm Traffic Icon and DSL modems lights blink even though I am accessing the net via
dial-up.

I did have connectivity for a brief period when the Earthlink Tech had me switch the
connections around on the dsl cable. But after a Windows Update and reboot connectivity
was lost even though it was reported as connected.


Kill all your firewalls and protection for a fw minutes and see if that opens the web. It
sounds like the days of ole and Norton firewall blocking everything...maybe ZA has adopted
those characteristics


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foremost to defend" - Lord Byron
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JAD wrote:
"Brian K" wrote in message
...
On 5/29/2009 12:56 PM JAD conferred with the ghost of Faye Wray and
said:
"Brian K" wrote in message
m...

I am really in need of some help. Suddenly, I've lost the ability
to access the Internet with either Mozilla Firefox .x or IE 8.
I've done virus scans, gone to my ISP for hard codding IP
Addresses for gateway IP , Primary DNS and Secondary DNS IP
addresses. I've contacted Microsoft Update support to see if one
of the auto updates caused a problem. What I am wondering is could my
Ethernet Card be the source of
this problem? While I can't access the Internet via my DSL
connection, I can access the net via dial-up. Rather than list a
laundry list of specs which might confuse, I'll
happy to help you help me. I can provide whatever tech
information you might need to help me.


XP?
Traffic lite is 'lit' on the card by the RJ45 cable?
Try repairing the connection (contl panel-network connections-right
click your active connection{is it enabled?} -properties-repair)
Use the home network setup or run connections setup with in IE tools


That's the wired thing Both Network Connections and Zone Alarm
report the DSL as "Connected". The green and yellow lights are lit.
The Ethernet is a VIA PCI 10/100 mb Fast Ethernet that's on board.
All of the lights on the new modem are lit. The Ethernet and DSL
lights blink and Zone Alarm blocks the stuff it's supposed to block.
The Zone Alarm Traffic Icon and DSL modems lights blink even though
I am accessing the net via dial-up. I did have connectivity for a brief
period when the Earthlink Tech
had me switch the connections around on the dsl cable. But after a
Windows Update and reboot connectivity was lost even though it was
reported as connected.
Kill all your firewalls and protection for a fw minutes and see if
that opens the web. It sounds like the days of ole and Norton
firewall blocking everything...maybe ZA has adopted those
characteristics

________
To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address.
Brian M. Kochera "The poor dog is the firmest friend, the first to
welcome the foremost to defend" - Lord Byron
View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951

I agree with disabling Zone Alarm for as a test. I seem to remember way
back when I was using it that with a router change resulting in a different
subnet. Zone Alarm would not pass the traffic as it "thought" it was a new
subnet illegally trying to access the PC. I had to delete the entry that
was my local network in ZA and have it re-learn the local network. I could
have just changed the entry but was too new with the software at the time.

Another thought would be to try one of the Linux Live CD's as they usually
have compatible Ethernet drivers and such. If it can access the network
using Firefox or what ever built in browser came with the Live Linux CD then
you would at least know that the problem is software related and not the
gateway/router or cables.

Puppy Linux can be found at http://www.puppylinux.com/info.htm and is easy
to use.
Others can be found at the http://www.livecdlist.com/ site. If you download
one of these make sure you choose a Desktop or "Live" version and not an OS
Installation version.

On 5/31/2009 1:45 PM GlowingBlueMist conferred with the ghost of Faye
Wray and said:
JAD wrote:

"Brian K" wrote in message
...

On 5/29/2009 12:56 PM JAD conferred with the ghost of Faye Wray and
said:

"Brian K" wrote in message
m...


I am really in need of some help. Suddenly, I've lost the ability
to access the Internet with either Mozilla Firefox .x or IE 8.
I've done virus scans, gone to my ISP for hard codding IP
Addresses for gateway IP , Primary DNS and Secondary DNS IP
addresses. I've contacted Microsoft Update support to see if one
of the auto updates caused a problem. What I am wondering is could my
Ethernet Card be the source of
this problem? While I can't access the Internet via my DSL
connection, I can access the net via dial-up. Rather than list a
laundry list of specs which might confuse, I'll
happy to help you help me. I can provide whatever tech
information you might need to help me.

XP?
Traffic lite is 'lit' on the card by the RJ45 cable?
Try repairing the connection (contl panel-network connections-right
click your active connection{is it enabled?} -properties-repair)
Use the home network setup or run connections setup with in IE tools


That's the wired thing Both Network Connections and Zone Alarm
report the DSL as "Connected". The green and yellow lights are lit.
The Ethernet is a VIA PCI 10/100 mb Fast Ethernet that's on board.
All of the lights on the new modem are lit. The Ethernet and DSL
lights blink and Zone Alarm blocks the stuff it's supposed to block.
The Zone Alarm Traffic Icon and DSL modems lights blink even though
I am accessing the net via dial-up. I did have connectivity for a brief
period when the Earthlink Tech
had me switch the connections around on the dsl cable. But after a
Windows Update and reboot connectivity was lost even though it was
reported as connected.

Kill all your firewalls and protection for a fw minutes and see if
that opens the web. It sounds like the days of ole and Norton
firewall blocking everything...maybe ZA has adopted those
characteristics


________
To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address.
Brian M. Kochera "The poor dog is the firmest friend, the first to
welcome the foremost to defend" - Lord Byron
View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951


I agree with disabling Zone Alarm for as a test. I seem to remember way
back when I was using it that with a router change resulting in a different
subnet. Zone Alarm would not pass the traffic as it "thought" it was a new
subnet illegally trying to access the PC. I had to delete the entry that
was my local network in ZA and have it re-learn the local network. I could
have just changed the entry but was too new with the software at the time.

Another thought would be to try one of the Linux Live CD's as they usually
have compatible Ethernet drivers and such. If it can access the network
using Firefox or what ever built in browser came with the Live Linux CD then
you would at least know that the problem is software related and not the
gateway/router or cables.

Puppy Linux can be found at http://www.puppylinux.com/info.htm and is easy
to use.
Others can be found at the http://www.livecdlist.com/ site. If you download
one of these make sure you choose a Desktop or "Live" version and not an OS
Installation version.



I did disable ZA and no joy. At Earthlink I've been given 4 different
sets of DNS IP addresses. None of them worked Using Ping, I can ping my
own IP address and get a reply, duh. I can ping any website and get a
response. But when I ping the default gateway, all I get is "timed out".

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View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951

TROLL!!! Then how are you replying in this thread, if you don't yhave
IE access?

But seriously, I vote for bad mechanical connection.

RL

On Jun 2, 7:46*am, Brian K wrote:
On 5/31/2009 1:45 PM *GlowingBlueMist conferred with the ghost of Faye
Wray and said:

I did disable ZA and no joy. At Earthlink I've been given 4 different
sets of DNS IP addresses. None of them worked Using Ping, I can ping my
own IP address and get a reply, duh. I can ping any website and get a
response. But when I ping the default gateway, all I get is "timed out".