[AT] Need help no internet connection

[Cecil Bearden]

Too bad we are here with a bunch of old farmers......!!

Cecil in OKla


On 4/6/2016 9:39 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> Good luck.   By the way the local  teenager is a great asset with computers. Teach him a little about farming in return and it's a win-win. (-;
>
> Spencer Yost
>
>> On Apr 6, 2016, at 10:17 PM, Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
>>
>> Spencer:
>> Thanks for the info.   I really appreciate the time you guys have taken
>> to answer.   However, for some reason, I only understand about 1/2 of
>> what you are saying.   I also do not have the passwords of the servers
>> anymore.  My memory for that stuff lasts a very few seconds since I
>> turned 62 ....  I will try to muddle through it...
>>
>> Thanks
>> Cecil in OKla
>>
>>
>>> On 4/6/2016 9:02 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
>>> Since you have email, the basics of Internet networking are there and working  correctly. I suspect a DNS issue. This would have probably nothing to do with godaddy or your recent attempts at FTP. This is probably coincidental.
>>>
>>> The reason I suspect DNS, is because your email is most likely trying to connect to a domain name that your Internet service provider is in control of. However all the other websites you trying to access they do not control, and have to rely on downstream information.  More importantly, this might explain why your wife's works. She may be retrieving DNS information that is different. For example she may be relying on the router to provide the DNS server addresses, where it might be hardcoded in your PC.
>>>
>>> Try this at the command prompt:
>>>
>>> nslookup <your email server>
>>> nslookup www.google.com
>>>
>>> I suspect the first one will work, the second one will give you some sort of error.
>>>
>>> Of course I may be all wrong, but I would try this and see how it behaves.
>>>
>>> If I am right, you have four options:
>>>
>>> Wait till tomorrow and see if it clears up
>>> Call you provider and see if there was a change in DNS servers you were unaware of.
>>> Compare the servers configured on you desktop and make sure they are not overriding the router (or vice-versa if for some reason you need hard coded values).
>>> See what the tablet is using and hard code those in your desktop.
>>>
>>> I suspect you have some hardcoded DNS servers on your desktop that are no longer active or happen to be down, where your wife's tablet is pulling the most recent DNS servers the Internet server provided when your DHCP lease was last granted.
>>>
>>> Good luck,
>>>
>>> Spencer Yost
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Spencer Yost
>>>> On Apr 6, 2016, at 7:24 PM, Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Help!
>>>> I was trying to send some files this afternoon by setting up a FTP
>>>> connection.   My rep at Godaddy could not help and later I downloaded
>>>> FileZilla from an approved site.  I finally gave up as I do not know the
>>>> lingo to be able to connect.  Now I have email, but no internet
>>>> connection.   Mywife can use the internet on her tablet, but my computer
>>>> will not address anything, it times out.  I even tried to connect to my
>>>> router by its IP address and it times out. This happens on both internet
>>>> Esplorer, and on Firefox....  I usually use Firefox.   I have a Windows
>>>> 7 Home premium system.  I have worked on this for the last 3 hours and
>>>> tried a lot of suggestions on the internet.  My Wife's tablet just ran
>>>> out of battery!
>>>>
>>>> Cecil in OKla
>>>>
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