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Precision M65 random network problem
My M65 with Vista Business Edition (same issue with XP prior to upgrading) will randomly loose all or part of its network connection. The strange thing is that my MSN and Skype both are showing good connection but web and email looses connection. I have even been on a Skype call when my browser looses connection with all web pages and Outlook can't connect to the email server. I have searched high and low and can't find a reason.
The Network andSharing Center is reporting that all is OK, but if I click to Diagnose and repair it then finds that it can't connect to
www.microsoft.com and recomends to restart the NIC, which never helps. The same happens on WiFi, which is live at the same time.
The only way to restore connection is to reboot, which is obviously a pain. This happens once or twice a day at random hours. So far I have not experienced this when I am at home on my WiFi, but then at the office our router has been replace twice with no improvement.
Anybody come accross this before?
- Donslookup www.microsoft.comOddly enough it comes back with different answers:
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: lb1.www.ms.akadns.net
Addresses: 207.46.192.254, 207.46.193.254, 207.46.19.190, 207.46.19.254
Aliases: www.microsoft.com, toggle.www.ms.akadns.net
g.www.ms.akadns.net
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: microsoft.com
Addresses: 207.46.232.182, 207.46.197.32
Also check your hosts file:notepad \windows\system32\drivers\etc\hostsDelete any lines you find below the line that says127.0.0.1 localhostThen close and Save.Open IE then put in207.46.192.254instead of www.microsoft.com. Does that work?RonJust noticed you said ping and not reach. Doesn't matter very much if you can't ping them. Lot's of sites don't respond to pings.
Message Edited by RKinner on 05-23-2007 04:55 PM - Iipconfig /all gives these two DNS servers:204.57.114.70 & 204.57.112.2nslookup microsoft.com gives:Non-authoritative answer:
Name: microsoft.com
Addresses: 207.46.232.182, 207.46.197.32But then right now my connection is fine. I'll try this when it is not.I can ping microsoft.com, but not www.microsoft.comThanks so farMorten - I will have to try these things when the connection goes down, I guess, as I see the same as you do now. My host file only had these two lines:127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhostI tried to save it, but it did not allow me (Vista), but I don't think it matters right now.I have placed a call with the "owner" of the DNS server to see if they have any clues. Are there any global DNS server I can use to see if that sorts problem?Morten - The second line is OK. It's the new IP version 6 line which isn't really used much yet.Try these from Dell:143.166.83.13143.166.224.3You can test them this way:nslookupserver 143.166.83.13
dell.com(Answer should be similar to this:
Server: ns5.us.dell.com
Address: 143.166.83.13Name: dell.com
Addresses: 143.166.224.244, 143.166.83.38)
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Posted May 23rd, 2007 19:00
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: microsoft.com
Addresses: 207.46.232.182, 207.46.197.32