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Browser cannot resolve domain names
Thanks for your suggestion tfg13, I finally fully reinstalled XP, and the problem got solved. As you noted it probably was a problem of corrupted registry entries, but we could not manage to restore it. Even by uninstalling TCP services and reinstalling-it did not solved the strange behavior... -
Browser cannot resolve domain names
Hello Burt, RPC as well as RPC locator starts by default automatically and they are running. Remote Registry and RIP Listener sercices too. Routing and Remote access was set to manual and was not active. By setting this service to automatic, and rebooting, this services run normally but the... -
Browser cannot resolve domain names
Thank you for your replies. I have tried all of your suggestions, but nothing seems to solve the problem. Today a professional inspected the PC, and he said that there is a problem with RPC. DNS resolution works, and TCP/IP works but there is a binding missing with the system. He recommended to... -
Browser cannot resolve domain names
Thanks Burt, Explorer (It is an old version, I only use it for system updates) does the same thing. As I cannot ping a server by it's name, it seems to me than the problem is at a more basic level. I first had tried to remove Firefox, but that didn't change anything. I then had tried to restore... -
Browser cannot resolve domain names
Thanks you very much for your comments Burt. File and Print Sharing is enabled. I have tried to statically assign the DNS servers to that of the ISP, but this doesn't change the behaviour. I have tried unsuccessfully to reboot the router (an Alcatel speedtouch) too. I have also tested the PC at... -
Browser cannot resolve domain names
Hello, Since several days I have an issue where one of our small network PC's cannot resolve domain name addresses, while it can access external servers given by its IP address. If I try to browse for example: http://www.google.com, Internet explorer returns a "This page cannot be displayed"...
