DNS not working NetBios over TCP/IP enabed

Hello All,

I have a machine running XP Home.

It's behind a cable modem and a router (Linksys)
NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled.
I have the router IP as gateway.
I'm using my ISP's DNS servers (double checked these through the router - release and renewed) I added the router IP for good luck.

Using a static IP 192.168.0.6

I can ping the router.
I can ping the DNS servers.

When I ping by name I get no response from sever errors on all DNS entrees.
(These come up right away)

nslookup also comes up quickly with not found.

Naturally IE comes up with page not available.

I've tried the repair button in the adapter setting.

I even tried the (netsh int ip reset C:\resetlog.txt) with now results
reconfigured setting afterward.


Any suggestions??

 

I had changed the router IP to 192.169.0.254 right off. I didn't want it to be the sane as every other router in my area. It's the wireless router with 4 port switch type.

I originally was under the impression that NetBIOS over TCP/IP was not necessary either but I have other nodes on the LAN one of which is a Linux file/FTP server, the others are Win98/WinXP-home/WinXP-Pro boxes. The only way I could get them all to see each other was to enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.

I have tried to use the gateway IP for the DNS, but it didn't work for all the boxes (I forgot which was the problem at the moment). But using the ISP's DNS servers works the best so far.


And I have static IP's for all the nodes at this point.

Any thoughts?
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***Edit***
All the other PCs have no trouble connecting.

This PC was recently inflicted with an over dose of adware and virus. I'm wondering if perhaps there isn't somthing blocking it, or purhaps the registry is messed up? The host file is clean.



Thanks,
Bob

 

So, just in case I wasn't clear. I've tried the above suggestions without results.
Is there anything else I might try?

 

Yea turn on DHCP on the desktop and let it eat.

 

Make sure DHCP is enabled on the Router.

BTW. DCHP is on the Router not the Desktop.

Set each NIC to AUTO obtain address. I have 3 PCs and printer plugged into a Linksys Router and that is all I ever did to get the machines online.

BillyBob

 

Well to suite the DHCP fans out there I have gone ahead and enabled the routers DHCP server mode, and set this troublesome machine for DHCP (AUTO obtain address).

Well this gives me the exact same behavior as setting up the PC as static IP.

Again this is the only machine on he LAN that gives me any trouble. I generally don't have many issues setting up my network connections.

Now in the process of all this I noticed something I don't recall ever seeing before. In ipconfig I renewed the settings (ipconfig /renew), and I received this response:
"An error occurred while renewing Local Access Connection: An operation was attempted on something that was not a socket "

Also the IP and net mask assigned is: 169.254.195.227 255.255.0.0

And I can't ping to the router or past it.

I could ping the local loop back 127.0.0.1

I'm going to restart my router.


Bob

 

Bad Cable,
Corrupt Winsock
Bad NIC
Bad Port on the router

 

Now the routers DHCP is set to start giving IP's starting at 192.168.20.

Obviously nowhere near the address that was given to my PC in my previous post. That address was given by my ISP. Unfortunately as far as my ISP is concerned I'm only supposed to have one IP given out and that is already used by my routers WAN side. So I'm not surprised I can't ping past the router. But I should have been able to ping the router, which I couldn't. So ?

Dose anybody have any info on the red colored comment in my previous post?


Also dose anyone know how one can totally reset the network settings in XP Home right down through the OS modules to the protocols?

Without reinsatlling of course!


Bob

 

ssmith10pn


A good point.

But I'm using a cable that is normally on another machine and it works just fine there.
Also When I had the PC set up static I was able to ping right out to my ISP's DNS servers.

Winsock:

To reset Winsock I think you need to use Netsh winsock reset. Is that right?


Bob

 

I'm not getting anything on my DHCP table. No entrys.

Bob

 

Winsockfix

 

Sorry bad link let me find another one.

 

Follow this Article or the utility provided by ssmith10pn. If you're running Service Pack 2, you can use the Netsh command in the steps below.

An error occurred while renewing Local Access Connection: An operation was attempted on something that was not a socket
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;817571

1. Log on to the Microsoft Windows XP workstation as an administrator.
2. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
3. At the command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER:

netsh winsock reset catalog

4. Restart your computer.

 

This one should work

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257

 

They are not supposed to be anywhere near the address your ISP provides.

You only need one from your ISP. That is the one the Router uses not the machines.

BillyBob

 

ecross, ssmith10pn

Thanks for that. It looks promising. I'll give it a try tomorrow. Only so many hours in a day. Unfortunately.


Thankx
Bob

 

BillyBob

I agree with you. My router should have given my an IP starting at 192.168.0.20

So DHCP isn't working!

Which is my point!


Bob

 

Succsess!!

I just got the time to try the registry hack. Reinstalled TCP/IP, and restarted.

DHCP kicked in just like it should. The router assigned IP 192.168.0.20 the gateway came in as the router 192.168.0.254 just like it should.

I'm online with it right now doing an online scan with Trendmicro.

Thanks for the feed back and advice.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

I'm really starting to like this forum.


Thankx,
Bob