It all started with the installation of SP3! Network stopped working in spite of numerous forum searchs for answers. Tried them all, nothing worked. Rolled back to SP2 and was able to connect to the Internet...for a while. Current status is can connect to router with a direct connection, but can't browse and no access to email. Do have 4 other laptops/desktops in the house, all connecting wirelessly via WEP. Equip: Sony VAIO VGC-RB40 Desktop (system in question) - Intel PRO/100 VE NIC Netgear wired/wirless-G router WGT624 v3 LinkSys cable modem BEFCMU10 ISP: Cox Communications 7Mb/512Kb WinXP Home SP2, ver 5.1.2600 A few pings, NBSTAT & ipconfig: Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. C:\Documents and Settings\Pam>ping 206.190.60.37 Pinging 206.190.60.37 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 206.190.60.37: bytes=32 time=88ms TTL=54 Reply from 206.190.60.37: bytes=32 time=182ms TTL=54 Reply from 206.190.60.37: bytes=32 time=172ms TTL=54 Reply from 206.190.60.37: bytes=32 time=173ms TTL=54 Ping statistics for 206.190.60.37: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 88ms, Maximum = 182ms, Average = 153ms C:\Documents and Settings\Pam>ping yahoo.com Pinging yahoo.com [209.131.36.159] with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 209.131.36.159: bytes=32 time=38ms TTL=55 Reply from 209.131.36.159: bytes=32 time=82ms TTL=55 Reply from 209.131.36.159: bytes=32 time=101ms TTL=55 Reply from 209.131.36.159: bytes=32 time=33ms TTL=55 Ping statistics for 209.131.36.159: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 33ms, Maximum = 101ms, Average = 63ms C:\Documents and Settings\Pam>NBTSTAT -n Local Area Connection: Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.5] Scope Id: [] NetBIOS Local Name Table Name Type Status --------------------------------------------- HOME <00> UNIQUE Registered HOME <20> UNIQUE Registered MSHOME <00> GROUP Registered MSHOME <1E> GROUP Registered MSHOME <1D> UNIQUE Registered ..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered C:\Documents and Settings\Pam>ipconfig/all Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Home Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-20-37-9B-56 Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.5 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. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, August 04, 2009 9:10:54 PM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 05, 2009 8:35:53 PM > NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled > Have tried many /rel & /renew cmds > Can't ping my own IP address?!?! > Can't ping IP of system in question from any of the other 4 systems (which can all ping each other) > Can ping the router (192.168.1.1) > Have tried multiple network cables and all four LAN ports on router > Router firmware is most current on Netgear site > Intel NIC has drivers dated 12/2007 Would love some help. Driving me crazy. Thanks.

DNS Servers . . . : 192.168.1.1 Try the DNS of the ISP instead. Side notes: HOME <20> UNIQUE Registered You have file sharing enabled. Make sure the machine is password protected. Secondly, change the default password of the router since WEP will only keep newbies out. How do you know when a politician is lying? His mouth is moving.

Thanks for fast response. Turned off file sharing. Had enabled to share a printer. All other three machines that wirelessly connect work fine and have a DNS server showing 192.168.1.1. I did manually enter the three DNS servers offered by Cox. No change. I always change router default password to a strong password - thanks though. While I was at it, I reset the IP and Winsock stacks: netsh int ip reset reset.log netsh winsock reset catalog Other ideas?

The next thing is your firewall. Did SP3 makes some changes to it? I seem to remember something about that. Disable it for testing & look at secondary firewalls, such as Norton. How do you know when a politician is lying? His mouth is moving.

I have SP3 and Norton too and had no problems when I went to SP3 but I have heard of other people having problems. Their solution I think was to update their Wireless NIC drivers because they were not compatible with the new service pack. Have you tried downloading new Wireless NIC drivers yet? Also, you can determine if it is a DNS problem or not by pinging the IP instead of the FQDN like... Pink 69.147.114.224 Instead of Ping Yahoo.com If you get a 100% packet loss then it is not the DNS. also are the other laptops having the same problem or are they on SP2?

I have four systems on the network: HP/Compaq 6710b, XP Pro SP3, Fry's Electronics laptop, Windows Vista SP2 IBM R40 laptop, XP Pro SP2 Sony VAIO desktop, XP Home SP2 (system in question) > There are no problems with any of the other systems. > All other systems connect wirelessly. > The VAIO is direct-connected to Netgear router and and I have tried all four ports and multiple cables. No change. > I have also connected the VAIO directly to the cable modem. No change. > Windows Firewall and AVG Antivirus are disabled > I can ping yahoo.com or 209.131.36.159 and both work with an average of 37ms round trip

Try doing a IPCONFIG /FLUSHDNS then a IPCONFIG /REGISTERDNS