internet stops loading

gunmonkeysgunmonkeys
edited December 2009 in Science & Tech
This is basically the same problem as this.
http://icrontic.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50136
Theres something wrong with my modem. It always stops loading pages or downloading stuff. I already tried restarting it. The router is a Belikn Wireless G and the Modem is a SpeedStream 4100 DSL Modem. I'm running windows XP. I tried not using the router and just plugging it into the computer and it didn't work so I guess it's probably the modem. I tried cleaning the registry and unplugging and plugging back in some of the cables and stuff.

Comments

  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited December 2009
    Could be a DNS issue, could be an MTU issue. Is it consistent or is it random. Is it only some pages, every page works fine for a couple hours etc....
  • gunmonkeysgunmonkeys
    edited December 2009
    It's all pages and it's all the time. It seems like it goes away for 2 months, comes back for a month, goes away for two months, comes back for a month, and keeps doing that.
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited December 2009
    does it start loading the page then stop or is it not even able to find the page?
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited December 2009
    1. Is this at peak usage times/same times of the day?

    2. Can you resolve host names quickly and efficiently?

    3. Have you run any pings to the network IP addresses you are trying to reach? You could have packet loss

    4. Have you run any traceroutes to known IP addresses/host names? You could have a long hop or lots of hops (bad routing at ISP level) to your destination

    5. Check you don't have some form of spyware/sneakware that is flooding your internet connection from your device?

    :)
  • gunmonkeysgunmonkeys
    edited December 2009
    does it start loading the page then stop or is it not even able to find the page?
    It just stops loading. Not all the time just sometimes. It's not just pages it's when your downloading something also.
    1. Is this at peak usage times/same times of the day?
    Don't really know what your asking but people are on it a lot of the day.
    2. Can you resolve host names quickly and efficiently?
    What do you mean by resolving.
    3. Have you run any pings to the network IP addresses you are trying to reach? You could have packet loss
    No.
    4. Have you run any traceroutes to known IP addresses/host names? You could have a long hop or lots of hops (bad routing at ISP level) to your destination
    No.
    5. Check you don't have some form of spyware/sneakware that is flooding your internet connection from your device?
    http://www.box.net/shared/4nk8xkgs77
    http://www.box.net/shared/8e8hso9h45
    Heres a screenshot I took a while ago of my processes. I got rid of some of them like google updater and stuff but a lot are still on my computer. Should I take off apple software update?. Thanks.
  • mtroxmtrox Minnesota
    edited December 2009
    I looked at your processes. Quite a bit of updater kind of stuff that's just slowing you down. But I'm not sure that's the cause of your main problem. A couple reactions:
    1. I see firefox running. Does it do this with IE or another browser? What if you bring up IE with no addons?
    2. Have you done a hijackthis scan? I wonder if some nasty has knitted into your winsock?
    3. Can you borrow someone's laptop to see if it does that same thing behind your router?
  • gunmonkeysgunmonkeys
    edited December 2009
    Heres my hijack this scan.
    I see firefox running. Does it do this with IE or another browser? What if you bring up IE with no addons?
    Intrernet explorer does it also. I don't know if it has any addons.
    Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
    Scan saved at 8:34:09 AM, on 12/05/2009
    Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
    MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16850)
    Boot mode: Normal

    Running processes:
    C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apricorn\Schedule2\schedul2.exe
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
    C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe
    C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehRecvr.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehSched.exe
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intuit\Update Service\IntuitUpdateService.exe
    C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE
    C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL$SOSHOME22\Binn\sqlservr.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrA.exe
    C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgrsx.exe
    C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgnsx.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\Pen_Tablet.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\UAService7.exe
    C:\Program Files\Viewpoint\Common\ViewpointService.exe
    C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgemc.exe
    C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgcsrvx.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllhost.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\WTablet\Pen_TabletUser.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\Pen_Tablet.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehtray.exe
    C:\Program Files\Dell\Media Experience\DMXLauncher.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\stsystra.exe
    C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe
    C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\MOM.EXE
    C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehmsas.exe
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apricorn\Schedule2\schedhlp.exe
    C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe
    C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
    C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
    C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe
    C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Update\1.2.183.13\GoogleCrashHandler.exe
    C:\Program Files\Digital Line Detect\DLG.exe
    C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\ccc.exe
    C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
    C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
    C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

    R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = www.google.com/ig/dell?hl=en&client=dell-usuk&channel=us&ibd=3070108
    R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = www.google.com/ig/dell?hl=en&client=dell-usuk&channel=us&ibd=3070108
    R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
    R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
    R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
    R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
    R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,Default_Page_URL = www.google.com/ig/dell?hl=en&client=dell-usuk&channel=us&ibd=3070108
    R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =
    R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =
    R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
    R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - *{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497} - (no file)
    R3 - URLSearchHook: AVG Security Toolbar BHO - {A3BC75A2-1F87-4686-AA43-5347D756017C} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\Toolbar\IEToolbar.dll
    O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
    O2 - BHO: WormRadar.com IESiteBlocker.NavFilter - {3CA2F312-6F6E-4B53-A66E-4E65E497C8C0} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgssie.dll
    O2 - BHO: AVG Security Toolbar BHO - {A3BC75A2-1F87-4686-AA43-5347D756017C} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\Toolbar\IEToolbar.dll
    O2 - BHO: Browser Address Error Redirector - {CA6319C0-31B7-401E-A518-A07C3DB8F777} - C:\Program Files\BAE\BAE.dll
    O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
    O2 - BHO: JQSIEStartDetectorImpl - {E7E6F031-17CE-4C07-BC86-EABFE594F69C} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\ie\jqs_plugin.dll
    O3 - Toolbar: AVG Security Toolbar - {CCC7A320-B3CA-4199-B1A6-9F516DD69829} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\Toolbar\IEToolbar.dll
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ehTray] C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehtray.exe
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DMXLauncher] C:\Program Files\Dell\Media Experience\DMXLauncher.exe
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SigmatelSysTrayApp] stsystra.exe
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HP Software Update] C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StartCCC] C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\CLIStart.exe
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Apricorn Scheduler Service] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apricorn\Schedule2\schedhlp.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG8_TRAY] C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TrayServer] C:\Program Files\MAGIX\Movie_Edit_Pro_12\TrayServer.exe
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AppleSyncNotifier] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleSyncNotifier.exe
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe"
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Aim6] "C:\Program Files\AIM6\aim6.exe" /d locale=en-US ee://aol/imApp
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Google Update] "C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe" /c
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Steam] "C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe" -silent
    O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\RunOnce: [RunNarrator] Narrator.exe (User 'SYSTEM')
    O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\RunOnce: [RunNarrator] Narrator.exe (User 'Default user')
    O4 - Startup: OneNote 2007 Screen Clipper and Launcher.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\ONENOTEM.EXE
    O4 - Global Startup: Digital Line Detect.lnk = ?
    O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MI1933~1\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000
    O9 - Extra button: Send to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\PROGRA~1\MI1933~1\Office12\ONBttnIE.dll
    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: S&end to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\PROGRA~1\MI1933~1\Office12\ONBttnIE.dll
    O9 - Extra button: Real.com - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Shdocvw.dll
    O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
    O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
    O15 - Trusted Zone: http://*.att.net
    O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://fpdownload2.macromedia.com/get/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab
    O18 - Protocol: linkscanner - {F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgpp.dll
    O20 - Winlogon Notify: avgrsstarter - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\avgrsstx.dll
    O23 - Service: Apricorn Scheduler Service (AcrSch2Svc) - Apricorn - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apricorn\Schedule2\schedul2.exe
    O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
    O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
    O23 - Service: ATI Smart - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2sgag.exe
    O23 - Service: AVG Free8 E-mail Scanner (avg8emc) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgemc.exe
    O23 - Service: AVG Free8 WatchDog (avg8wd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe
    O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
    O23 - Service: Firebird Server - MAGIX Instance (FirebirdServerMAGIXInstance) - MAGIX® - C:\Documents and Settings\The Boys\Desktop\Brickfilming Stuff\Common\Database\bin\fbserver.exe
    O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
    O23 - Service: Intuit Update Service (IntuitUpdateService) - Intuit Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intuit\Update Service\IntuitUpdateService.exe
    O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
    O23 - Service: Java Quick Starter (JavaQuickStarterService) - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
    O23 - Service: Pml Driver HPZ12 - HP - C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe
    O23 - Service: PnkBstrA - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrA.exe
    O23 - Service: Symantec Core LC - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe
    O23 - Service: TabletServicePen - Wacom Technology, Corp. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Pen_Tablet.exe
    O23 - Service: SecuROM User Access Service (V7) (UserAccess7) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\UAService7.exe
    O23 - Service: Viewpoint Manager Service - Viewpoint Corporation - C:\Program Files\Viewpoint\Common\ViewpointService.exe
    O24 - Desktop Component 1: (no name) - http://davidmoore.doesntexist.org/

    --
    End of file - 10182 bytes
    Can you borrow someone's laptop to see if it does that same thing behind your router?
    It doesn't work on my laptop either but I haven't tried the laptop without the router. Another thing, my brother has a computer using the internet hosting all of his music or something. That might be important.
  • mtroxmtrox Minnesota
    edited December 2009
    Well, there are no 010’s which are winsock entries. When you ran the scan, did you see any errors that said HiJackThis couldn’t access your HOSTS file?

    I see you’re running AVG, and used to have Norton Internet Security that did not uninstall all the way….per usual. That’s why you have symlcsvc.exe running. That could make a problem. Download the Norton Removal Tool to get rid of the rest of Norton. Never look back my friend.

    As for your main problem, delete these, but are unlikely to be the culprit:
    <O:p</O:p
    R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
    R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - *{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497} - (no file)
    O2 - BHO: Browser Address Error Redirector - {CA6319C0-31B7-401E-A518-A07C3DB8F777} - C:\Program Files\BAE\BAE.dll

    I would also download malwarebytes and run the quick scan. Remove all that it finds.

    If you just want to speed things up, these are all unnecessary:<O:p</O:p

    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DMXLauncher] C:\Program Files\Dell\Media Experience\DMXLauncher.exe
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HP Software Update] C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" –atboottime
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe"

    <O:p</O:pOnly necessary if you sync to an iPhone or iTouch:<O:p></O:p>
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AppleSyncNotifier] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleSyncNotifier.exe

    <O:p</O:pOnly necessary if you're too lazy to start iTunes before you plug in your iPod.
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"

    Starts AIM automatically instead of you starting it. Major bootup slowdown:
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Aim6] "C:\Program Files\AIM6\aim6.exe" /d locale=en-US ee://aol/imApp

    Not necessary. You can start Steam when you want it.
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Steam] "C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe" –silent

    <O:p</O:pOnly used to text-to-speech apps where text is read out loud through your speakers. If you aren’t blind, I’m not sure why this is there.
    O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\RunOnce: [RunNarrator] Narrator.exe (User 'SYSTEM')
    O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\RunOnce: [RunNarrator] Narrator.exe (User 'Default user')

    <O:p</O:pDo you use this OneNote thing? If not, kill this:
    O4 - Startup: OneNote 2007 Screen Clipper and Launcher.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\ONENOTEM.EXE

    I have no idea what this is. If you don’t, kill it:
    O24 - Desktop Component 1: (no name) - http://davidmoore.doesntexist.org/

    You can be pretty brave with HiJackThis as it keeps a backup of all the entries it deletes. If you turn off something and loose some functionality you want/need, you can always go into the backups and restore them.<O:p</O:p
  • gunmonkeysgunmonkeys
    edited December 2009
    Well, there are no 010’s which are winsock entries. When you ran the scan, did you see any errors that said HiJackThis couldn’t access your HOSTS file?
    No.
    I see you’re running AVG, and used to have Norton Internet Security that did not uninstall all the way….per usual. That’s why you have symlcsvc.exe running. That could make a problem. Download the Norton Removal Tool to get rid of the rest of Norton. Never look back my friend.
    I did that.
    As for your main problem, delete these, but are unlikely to be the culprit:
    <o:p></o:p>
    R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
    R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - *{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497} - (no file)
    O2 - BHO: Browser Address Error Redirector - {CA6319C0-31B7-401E-A518-A07C3DB8F777} - C:\Program Files\BAE\BAE.dll

    I would also download malwarebytes and run the quick scan. Remove all that it finds.
    I did both those things. I don't think it found anything.
    Only used to text-to-speech apps where text is read out loud through your speakers. If you aren’t blind, I’m not sure why this is there.
    O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\RunOnce: [RunNarrator] Narrator.exe (User 'SYSTEM')
    O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\RunOnce: [RunNarrator] Narrator.exe (User 'Default user')

    <o:p></o:p>Do you use this OneNote thing? If not, kill this:
    O4 - Startup: OneNote 2007 Screen Clipper and Launcher.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\ONENOTEM.EXE

    I have no idea what this is. If you don’t, kill it:
    O24 - Desktop Component 1: (no name) - http://davidmoore.doesntexist.org/
    I'm using all those things I think except for the text to speech application things. If I get rid of it, does that mean I can't use it anymore forever? I think it comes with windows XP. Thanks.
  • mtroxmtrox Minnesota
    edited December 2009
    No if you just stop it from starting with Windows, you can always go back in and re-enable it through HiJackThis.

    So you still have the problem? You mentioned your brother's computer. Does he have the problem behind the same router?
  • gunmonkeysgunmonkeys
    edited December 2009
    I plugged my laptop and my pc into just the modem and it worked fine. I guess that means its the router? What should I do now? Thanks.
    You mentioned your brother's computer. Does he have the problem behind the same router?
    I don't know. Hes using it as a server or something.
  • mtroxmtrox Minnesota
    edited December 2009
    Cripes gunmonkeys. When you say he's using it "as a server or something" that's a clue. Depending on what kind of server he's got set up, your computer might be getting it's IP info from your brother's computer, and God-knows-how that plays into things.

    When you plugged straight into the modem, you took your router out of the loop, but you also took your brother out of the loop. Try going through your router with your brother's "server" out of the loop. Does it work then? If it doesn't, it's the router you and should reset it to factory defaults and start over. If it does work, you need to find out more about what your brother's computer is doing.

    You need to get your DNS settings and other IP information from your router, not from another "server" that's behind the router.
  • gunmonkeysgunmonkeys
    edited December 2009
    Cripes gunmonkeys. When you say he's using it "as a server or something" that's a clue. Depending on what kind of server he's got set up, your computer might be getting it's IP info from your brother's computer, and God-knows-how that plays into things.

    When you plugged straight into the modem, you took your router out of the loop, but you also took your brother out of the loop. Try going through your router with your brother's "server" out of the loop. Does it work then? If it doesn't, it's the router you and should reset it to factory defaults and start over. If it does work, you need to find out more about what your brother's computer is doing.

    You need to get your DNS settings and other IP information from your router, not from another "server" that's behind the router.
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    Nevermind he doesn't even have it turned on anymore. That davidmoore.doesntexist.org is something left over or something. I tried reseting the router and the modem and now it works. Thanks everyone.
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