Turn your router off the on let us know. Also don't forget a simple reboot of the computer.

No go above see below,

Copy and paste the text between the stars into Notepad.

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@Echo on
pushd\windows\system32\drivers\etc
attrib -h -s -r hosts
echo 127.0.0.1 localhost>HOSTS
attrib +r +h +s hosts
popd
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
ipconfig /flushdns
netsh winsock reset all
netsh int ip reset all
shutdown -r -t 1
del %0[/code]
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Save as flush.bat to your desktop.
Double-click flush.bat file to run it. Your computer will reboot.

Note: For Windows Vista or Windows 7, right-click flush.bat and select "Run as Administrator".

See if that helps.

Use this one, the forum does not do code, I had to take--->[/code] that out above..

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@Echo on
pushd\windows\system32\drivers\etc
attrib -h -s -r hosts
echo 127.0.0.1 localhost>HOSTS
attrib +r +h +s hosts
popd
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
ipconfig /flushdns
netsh winsock reset all
netsh int ip reset all
shutdown -r -t 1
del %0
******************************************************

Zep, thanks. I am saving this one for future problems.

I unplugged my wireless router several times....then rebooted. Nothing. The next morning, I noticed my wireless connection was gone. Did the same thing again and suddenly, everything was working again.

Who knows. Maybe my wireless provider had some issue.

Anyway, all is well now..........thanks.

Oh yeah it's a great little batch file, simple to use and does quite a bit including rebooting the computer.

Zep, will you describe the purposes/steps in the batch file?

@fruitjarfla.

purposes Great for Internet connection issues!

One thing nice about .bat files is windows will run them. In the .bat file between the stars, it's just a set of commands that windows will recognize. You must use Notepad to copy it into to run the file. The first thing it does is checks the Host file, the attributes -h -s -r. Then it checks the local host 127.0.0.1, all computers use that as a local host, that's your home. Then the rest of the commands in the .bat file are straight forward as seen.
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ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
ipconfig /flushdns
netsh winsock reset all
netsh int ip reset all
shutdown -r -t 1
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First it releases the IP address.

Next it renews it, in other other words it forces windows or the modem / router to obtain a new IP#. From you Internet provider.

Then it flushes the DNS, Domain name server. In a lot of situations you can connect to the internet, but you can't download a web page, that is sometimes caused by a DNS problem or issue.

Then it resets the winsock files those are all internet connection related.

Last the very end of the bat file shutdown -r -t 1This command reboots windows or restarts it.

It's the best I can explain it. Go ahead an fool with it you can't hurt anything.

Do you understand how to save it to notepad?

Joe

Thanks for the explanation, Joe. I'm okay with bat files and Notepad. I'm guessing that it is similar to the process that Windows Internet Explorer uses to make a repair when there is a problem with the internet connection. And I now see that Microsoft has an Internet Repair Tool download which I will look at. The IE repair process has never worked, probably because the problem was Comcast, not a connection failure. Of late, Comcast is pretty good, but for a couple of months, primarily June and July, I'm guessing they were playing with their toys, fixing and connecting with newer customers.

The Internet Repair Tool is a download (not Microsoft) - PC Cleaner - a do-all repair process. I ran the software and it came up with an analysis that there were 2,557 errors, many of which are registry "errors." Chose not to correct the "problems" and uninstalled the software.

Joe, I had to use your bat file solution today and it worked like a charm!

I still don't know what is causing the issue and should call my wireless provider but at least I can now fix it.

Thank you so much.

gldno1,

What is the exact issue? Browser name? Router brand?

Would you believe it happened again this morning after a rather long automatic update by Windows.

I am a member of two proboards. When I try to access the websites:

familycow.proboaards.com

or

theworkingfarm.proboards.com

I get the following message after quite a long wait:

The connection has timed out






The server at theworkingfarm.proboards.com is taking too long to respond.

The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few
moments.
If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
connection.
If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

I know that Windows 7 Premium Home Edition has a firewall and it is being used.

My router is Linksys BEFW 1154 Wireless B Broadband Router

My browser is the latest version of Firefox.