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On October 30, 2024, users reported various network connectivity problems following the update to Windows 11 version 24H2. If you've recently updated your system and find that your internet connection is less reliable than a sputtering soda machine, you're not alone. The culprit appears to be...

Fortnite, the popular battle royale game developed by Epic Games, has attracted millions of players worldwide. However, some users find themselves facing frustrating errors, particularly the "checking for updates" message, preventing them from diving into the game. This article aims to provide...

I have win10 on a machine on our home lan. the lan functions perfectly for 5 other machines on it. Also for that machine most of the time. but sometimes it will boot with no connection - though 'connections available' and sometimes even with 'no connections found' where the previous night it...

I wish to use OpenDNS for filtering out certain websites like Facebook and Twitter for my child, who has their own user on Windows 10, however I do not want these DNS settings to apply to my account. Currently, when the DNS is setup on one user, it is applied across the device. Is there a way...

Hello we have a Windows Server 2008 R2 with SQL Server 2008 R2. We have. months having disconnections during certain hours, We called the ISP and since they changed the administration some problems began to occur, We used for example a primary DNS and Secondary addresses that were provided to us...

Good afternoon all, I have lost access to my profile after resetting to a 3 month ago System Restore point (needed to reverse some DNS settings that were slowing the laptop down to silly point). I cant access my old profile and cant get to an admin mode from hard re-boot. If I reboot from the...

Hello I'm currently sharing my internet connection with another computer (both run windows 7). The other computer can only access the internet if the computer holding the dial up connection has windows firewall turned off. I tried to add an exception in windows firewall for port 80 but did not...

internet connection sharing: No internet access!?I am trying to setup internet connection sharing between my laptop (Connected to WiFi) and my pc which has no wireless connection. I've spent a day or two troubleshooting problems such as 'LAN' doesn't have valid configuration and such, i found a...

Hi, I just installed a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate, 32 bit version. I Immediately got Marvell Yukon 32-bit Windows 7 drivers, so I could connect to the internet. Unfortunately, I didn't copy the IP address and all that, so I went on my sister's laptop and got it from there. Everything worked...

Hi, I have a Toshiba M750 TabletPC running Win7 Pro 64-bit. Never had a problem until a few days ago, possibly until I installed SpiderOak's latest version, 9810. (SpiderOak is a backup/sharing software similar to Dropbox) I'm using IPv4 with the following settings: Fixed IP of...

Hello, I recently moved and have had Comcast cable for a few days but have a problem! I am having to enter my IP address and DNS settings manually because my computer can't seem to obtain it automatically, I have had cable before with no problems! I have been off and on the phone with support...

As per a lot of other people on here, I'm having issues with connecting my desktop PC to my BigPond router. It will connect via wireless (have an installed D-Link DWA525 wireless card) but will not connect via LAN. I've changed the IP, DNS and Default gateways to the same as the other working...

Upgraded from Vista 64-bit to Windows 7 64-bit Home Edition. Google Chrome and Internet Explorer have internet access but pretty much nothing else will connect to the internet. Itunes store, AIM, Trillian, any gaming clients that require patching...etc. My attempts at troubleshooting: I have...

I've tried to connect to a BT wifi hotspot where it's meant to direct you to a landing page to buy full access, however I just get a 404 when I open the browser and the wifi connection stays as 'limited access'. The login page loads fine on my phone, I've tried disabling the firewall and...