wtf 90% of pages I load don't load?

dvdbunny · 8 Oct 2008 at 16:05

I followed the following steps found here

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308127

Click Start, and then click My Network Places.

2. Under Network Tasks, click View Network Connections. (Or, right-click My Network Places on the desktop, and then click Properties.)
3. Right-click the connection that you use for the Internet, and then click Properties.
4. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Settings.

Note If the Settings button is unavailable, ICF is not enabled on this connection, and you do not have to open any ports (because they are all already open).

Then I clicked on exceptions and saw this 'windows firewall is blocking incoming network connections except for the programs and services selected below' Firefox is in that list as well as many others. Should I block the firefox connection and see what happens?

Edit: Still when using microsoft outlook I cannot send or receive messages, so this must definitely be a internet/network issue?

div0 · 8 Oct 2008 at 16:12

Azagoth said:
No, you said "90% of the pages you load don't load"!

dvdbunny said:
I am afraid your getting this wrong, reread the title of my thread, I said 90% of pages I load don't load.

Haha brilliant

90% of pages I try to load, don't load.

dvdbunny · 8 Oct 2008 at 16:19

Ever since I installed the XP service pack 3 update my computer has become like this. I was wondering if I can delete the update, is that okay?

Do you guys know when this service pack 3 was released because these past few days I have been reading the internet. I have found posts as far back as 2004 talking about people updating to service pack 3. But I only just got the windows update telling me to install it the other day.

I think if I do delete it maybe things will go back to normal or perhaps my computer won't as it could have messed up everything. I would have to perhaps work around some fix.

I read a lot of websites and people talking many years ago about when service pack 3 was installed they could not access anymore secure sites. I have not been able to find any recent posts.

uv · 8 Oct 2008 at 16:24

dvdbunny said:
Do you guys know when this service pack 3 was released because these past few days I have been reading the internet. I have found posts as far back as 2004 talking about people updating to service pack 3

dear lord.

Turn off your computer.

Step away from the internet.

Sorry to be harsh, but you're on an overclocking forum.

I mean, why would adding firefox to the list of blocked applications in the firewall help at all!?

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Google for public DNS servers, then change the DNS IP in your network connection's TCP/IP settings.

Amnesia · 8 Oct 2008 at 17:02

dvdbunny said:
The fact that it didn't work on my laptop with xp+service pack 2 and this PC with xp+service pack 3 which I just updated seems that it's something wrong with just the internet.

simply amazing

Dingleberry88 · 8 Oct 2008 at 17:05

I wish this thread didn't load.

dvdbunny · 8 Oct 2008 at 18:33

uvmain said:
Google for public DNS servers, then change the DNS IP in your network connection's TCP/IP settings.

So I just need to change my DNS, I did a google search for that and got a list of them. Do you know of any good free ones here in the UK?

The DNS server number looks like an IP, then I just enter that into the TCP/IP and that should fix my access problems right?

Kind regards

Many thanks in advance

dvdbunny · 8 Oct 2008 at 18:51

You know I said that I made a website, well everyday I check out my sites statistics and I just noticed that several of the users coming to the site have the same IP address. I can't see how this can be possible could this also have something to do with it?

dvdbunny · 8 Oct 2008 at 20:37

Finally

All my problems are gone, it was just my router settings, a tick box had been unchecked.

uv · 8 Oct 2008 at 22:10

dvdbunny said:
You know I said that I made a website, well everyday I check out my sites statistics and I just noticed that several of the users coming to the site have the same IP address. I can't see how this can be possible could this also have something to do with it?

Why would visitors to your web site have something to do with a local connection issue?

It's entirely possible that multiple users have the same IP, as you don't see the users machine specific IP - just the router they're behind.

MikeHunt79 · 8 Oct 2008 at 22:34

dvdbunny said:
Finally

All my problems are gone, it was just my router settings, a tick box had been unchecked.

was it the "load 100% of pages" tickbox?

t31os · 9 Oct 2008 at 01:54

lol, dvdbunny you are funny, you remind me of one or two customers i have dealt with.

Google DNS servers so you have a better understanding of them, you will know how to identify any problems you have with them, should that ever happen.

I keep 2 connections for this purpose, 1 wired (open DNS) and 1 wireless (ISP DNS). If i get page problems i switch to the wireless to see if it's the DNS that has an issue.

Just glad in your case it was a router issue.

If you do anything that has a lot of open connections, such as torrents you may find pages become slow after a while. If this ever happens it can sometimes help to flush the DNS resolver. Again this is something you can google and is handy to know.

I'm not suggesting you study for a degree in IT networking or something like that, simply educate yourself on the matter a little and it won't be so confusing when it comes to dealing with connection issues.