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Old Apr 15, 2008, 12:47 PM Local time: Apr 15, 2008, 09:47 AM #1 of 12
Major Networking Issue

I have no idea, but starting a couple days ago, after my brother installed these megaupload toolbars (I'm not sure if this even caused it) my internet will still let me download torrents in uTorrent, but not browse the internet.

What happens is that my computer is hooked up wirelessly through the linksys WRT54G router. For some reason it also affects another computer that is hardwired through the modem as well. I've tried resetting my router (setting back to factory defaults) and obviously just unplugging the power and things like that.

I have no idea what to do. I'm almost about to go buy a new router. I'm not sure if has to do with certain ports, but my internet setup has been working fine for about a month or so (just got a new ISP).

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Old Apr 15, 2008, 12:49 PM Local time: Apr 15, 2008, 06:49 PM #2 of 12
Can you ping major internet services, like Google, Microsoft, Kernel.org??

EDIT:
Try pinging through hostname first and if that fails (hostname resolution lookup fail) try this IP
209.85.135.147
That's the (a - I assume there are many) Google server.

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Old Apr 15, 2008, 06:34 PM Local time: Apr 15, 2008, 03:34 PM #3 of 12
Nope, I can't get anything. What will happen is my torrents will still run in uTorrent but I can't get any site, Google, myspace, gmail... anything.

I'll try the IP when I get home tonight. I really dont want to have to buy a new router... I've never had a problem like this before.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.
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Old Apr 15, 2008, 07:58 PM Local time: Apr 16, 2008, 08:58 AM #4 of 12
Try turning off your router for 10 minutes and turning it back on. Sometimes it works for me!

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Old Apr 15, 2008, 08:18 PM Local time: Apr 15, 2008, 05:18 PM #5 of 12
Hahah, I've tried that seriously. It didnt work

I was speaking idiomatically.
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Old Apr 16, 2008, 01:43 PM Local time: Apr 16, 2008, 07:43 PM #6 of 12
Nope, I can't get anything.
And that means? Post output from the console.

What will happen is my torrents will still run in uTorrent but I can't get any site, Google, myspace, gmail... anything.
Browser? BitTorrent client connections are IP based. So IP is working for you. I suspect that the hostname lookup fails. But I can't do any diagnosis with only this few bits of information from you.

I'll try the IP when I get home tonight. I really dont want to have to buy a new router... I've never had a problem like this before.
This should NOT be a hardware problem. The router really doesn't care which program uses its services. That's totally transparent to the device.

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Old Apr 17, 2008, 12:09 PM #7 of 12
A similar thing happened to a friend of mine. The problem was solved by uninstalling his network adapter in Device Manager and then restarting. Can't guarantee that it'll work for you, but it's worth a shot.

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Old Apr 17, 2008, 07:40 PM Local time: Apr 17, 2008, 04:40 PM #8 of 12
I've tried to set up a static IP through my router and internet settings, it seems to be working well. However, my port forwarding seems to not be.

Thanks for the above help. I'll post more info in a day or so.

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Old Apr 19, 2008, 12:57 PM Local time: Apr 19, 2008, 11:57 AM #9 of 12
Long time ago, I had a similar problem. I could browse internet and do torrents, and then suddenly I can't browse internet anymore. But I think utorrent still ran. Also, my cousin on wireless had total access to internet.

Eventually I found the problem was the fucking ZoneAlarm firewall software. So I uninstalled it. Does one really need firewall software?

Jam it back in, in the dark.
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Old Apr 19, 2008, 02:09 PM Local time: Apr 19, 2008, 08:09 PM #10 of 12
I'm betting you still have the DNS for your old ISP configured in the router.

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Old May 3, 2008, 07:30 AM Local time: May 3, 2008, 01:30 PM #11 of 12
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Long time ago, I had a similar problem. I could browse internet and do torrents, and then suddenly I can't browse internet anymore. But I think utorrent still ran. Also, my cousin on wireless had total access to internet.

Eventually I found the problem was the fucking ZoneAlarm firewall software. So I uninstalled it. Does one really need firewall software?
I had the same problem and, it was the firewall, but it was windows, and I changed to zonealarm and it worked plus you don't get the crazy fluctuations in torrent download speed.

stupid windows firewall, make up your mind! block the torrent? don't block the torrent? I'll just uninstall you so you don't explode.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.
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Old May 10, 2008, 07:53 PM Local time: May 10, 2008, 05:53 PM #12 of 12
I second the postulation that DNS could be messed up. reset router to factory defaults, and start over. restart computer, too, since I don't want to take the time to list all the ipconfig/ flushdns stuff.

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