2 of my internet browsers dont work

Corvette19 · Post by **Corvette19** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:33 pm

For a while, my IE hasnt worked, so I got firefox, now my firefox doesnt work, so I got Safari, now its starting to get errors every time I watch a video or go somewhere with lots of pictures, could anyone assist me with this or get me a new browser? What I mean by not working anymore is It wont load any pages, it just says page cannot be displayed on IE and firefox just stays blank.

Ghostlypickel · Post by **Ghostlypickel** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:12 pm

Rest you IP.

Corvette19 · Post by **Corvette19** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:15 pm

reset my IP? How?

Ghostlypickel · Post by **Ghostlypickel** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:24 pm

Run>cmd>ipconfig>iprelease>ipreset

Corvette19 · Post by **Corvette19** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:56 pm

What are the side effects to it?

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:13 pm

Nothing important to your situation.

Corvette19 · Post by **Corvette19** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:18 pm

I got to IP config, but I am unfamiliar with the command prompt, I typed in iprelease but it does nothing...

d|2uN|{3n_|2@p!$t · Post by **d|2uN|{3n_|2@p!$t** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 3:22 pm

Typing ipconfig, iprelease, ipreset in the command prompt one after did other did not resolve the problem?

jimmygoon · Post by **jimmygoon** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:09 pm

Some of your pages are loading successfully?
The same pages don't work?

You have cable or DSL?

You have Norton/McAfee/Kapersky/AVG/TrendMicro?
You have Windows Firewall + Router?

There are a lot of things that can be going wrong, from DNS to ISP. The more details the better. Is it just on one PC in the house or all of them?

[cc]z@nd! · Post by **[cc]z@nd!** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:42 pm

if you haven't tried reinstalling the browsers, give that a shot.

as for the IP issue, hre's the commands:

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ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew

that should have the DHCP server give you a new IP, although i don't see how that would help. if you have some sort of router (typically wireless) between your pc and the modem, then you'll just get a new private IP from your router. otherwise, it might be from the ISP's DHCP server.

Corvette19 · Post by **Corvette19** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:50 am

I reinstalled Firefox, and it doesnt work still, I have a linksys router, I tried the Ip renew thing, doesnt work, we have multiple computers and they work fine.

To jimmygoon

I am using Safari browser, it works OK, but it gets errors, then closes when I load a good bit of stuff (Pictures, videos etc)

I have DSL

I have Mcafee, ESET Security, Spybot: Search and Destroy, and I have scanned with all of those and none of them have fixed it.

I have a firewall + Router

HPDarkness · Post by **HPDarkness** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:12 pm

Reset you entire router. It's worth a shot.

Corvette19 · Post by **Corvette19** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:20 pm

I just Reset my Internet, didnt work

kibito87 · Post by **kibito87** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:32 pm

Corvette19 wrote:I just Reset my Internet, didnt work

He said your router. If it's a linksys, there is a small grey button on the back of the router that, if you hold for either 15 or 30 seconds, will reset the router back to factory default settings. I usually wait 30 just to be sure. You may also want to shut down all your firewalls and anti-virus programs just for a few minutes and see if that's the cause of your problem. If not, of course re-enable them afterwards.

Incase it's a firewall. Make sure you open a port for the the program to run properly. Though, Linksys routers also have a built in firewall so you may need to configure that one as well.

Corvette19 · Post by **Corvette19** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:38 pm

It had always worked before, (The browsers) and my brothers computer works fine, both his firefox and IE!

kibito87 · Post by **kibito87** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:41 pm

Corvette19 wrote:It had always worked before, (The browsers) and my brothers computer works fine, both his firefox and IE!

As a last resort, you could install Windows XP or whatever operating system you are using. Or pop your windows disc into your computer and try seeing if there is anything that needs to be repaired.

Patrickssj6 · Post by **Patrickssj6** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:08 am

Why are you running IE and Safari on the same machine?

DrXThirst · Post by **DrXThirst** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:11 am

Safari can be run on Windows.
IE and Firefox stopped working, so now he's down to Safari.