Riddle me this?

[slate_leeper]

PK, experts, here is a weird one. (Win XP, SP2)

This morning I had no internet response from any application such as
email, usenet reader, or browser.

ipconfig /renew worked and gave me an ip address.

I tried using two different DNS servers, with no success.

On a whim, I turned on the DNS Client service. Everything started
working. Turned off the service. Everything stopped working. Turned on
the service. Everything resumed working.

The DNS Client service has been turned off for years. Why did it
become necessary today?

-dan z-




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[Virus Guy]

slate_leeper wrote:

> PK, experts, here is a weird one. (Win XP, SP2)

Yes - it is wierd that you're still using SP2.

[David H. Lipman]

From: "slate_leeper" <bycy-r0bj@spamex.com>

> PK, experts, here is a weird one. (Win XP, SP2)
>
> This morning I had no internet response from any application such as
> email, usenet reader, or browser.
>
> ipconfig /renew worked and gave me an ip address.
>
> I tried using two different DNS servers, with no success.
>
> On a whim, I turned on the DNS Client service. Everything started
> working. Turned off the service. Everything stopped working. Turned on
> the service. Everything resumed working.
>
> The DNS Client service has been turned off for years. Why did it
> become necessary today?
>

Insufficient information.

Why are you using SP2 and not SP3 ?

Why is "DNS Client service" disabled ?

How is this computer connected to the Internet (hardware, ISP, etc) ?

Are you statically or dynamically configured ?

Why is this posted "here" and not in a TCP/IP or network related news group ?



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