OK, I'll check that out tonight. There probably is a proxy server set, as I
usually use the ISP's proxy.

I can't see, though, if that is the problem, why it worked before I
installed the Windows updates and then failed to work afterwards.

GB

"Noel Paton" wrote:

Check to see whether there's a proxy server in use - it may not be required.

--
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"GeeBee" wrote in message
...
Noel, thanks for the link.

I tried that last night, plusa similar one from Adware. No joy with
either.
Problem remains.

I tried reconnecting through the Wifi and that still works. I presume the
DNS is being picked up through the router and its DNS linkage, but the
recognition of DNS through the standard Dial Up modem still doesn't work.

I can ping localhost and 127.0.0.1 OK.

I tried pinging one of the redirected sites located in the HOSTS files,
and
that returned 127.0.0.1 OK. So, it seems that TCP/IP is OK? I'd hate to
have
to reinstall TCP (because of the Swedish language problem - I can't see
what
I am doing!).

There is a Winsock.dll, dated about 2001.

I'm completely stumped - desperate for suggestions.

Cheers, GB


"Noel Paton" wrote:

Run the LSPFix from here
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm


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"GeeBee" wrote in message
...
I'm cleaning up a friend's Toshiba laptop which had been infested by
spyware,
adware, keyloggers and trojans. After it was cleaned, I created a Dial
Up
connection with the 56K internal modem, and connected to my ISP OK,
with
full
Internet and POP e-mail access. The machine seemed clean and useable
with
correct acces to the Inernet.

However the machine has not been kept up to date with Windows updates,
and
the
56K modem would never have been a viable option to process all
outstanding
Windows updates.

I installed a USB Wifi connection so I could connect the laptop to my
broadband connection through my network router, and downloaded and
installed
about 60 MB of Windows updates.

When I then tried connecting the machine through the Dial Up internal
56K
modem (to be sure all was still working OK) it connects to the ISP but
it
can
no longer find any sites. I have not made any changes to the DUN or TCP
settings - so I can't see why it won't find any site names - it was
working
OK before the update.

The ISP provides a valid IP address - Winipcfg looks normal, and the
DNS
names displayed are as expected.

Unfortunately, the machine is installed with the Swedish language
(which I
can barely understand), and I am concerned I may have done something
stupid
during the update, because of the language difficulty.

I think TCP is OK as it connects to my network using the USB Wifi.
However,
I can't ping my ISP's DNS server.

Does anyone have any idea what may be the problem and what I need to do
to
fix it?

thanks
GB