At times, no browsing

"b.jeswine" <me.DeleteThis@privacy.net> wrote in news:gd30md$727$1@aioe.org:

> In news:6lkbk2FcjmsgU1@mid.individual.net,
> ms <ms.DeleteThis@invalid.com> typed:
>
>> Here is the rest of the data, pinging my ISP.
>> ------------
> ...
>> 12:38:49.218 Reply from 4.243.1.63: bytes=64 time<0ms TTL=128
> ...
>> I think this says I can ping my ISP, can't ping a web address.
>
> No it doesn't. There will never be any such thing as an instantaneous
> response; the best response time you'll get will be fractions of a
> millisecond. Did you edit what you posted to change it from
> "time<10ms"?
>
> Beside, that is NOT your ISP. Open the command window and type at the
> prompt:
>
> D:\junk> nslookup 4.243.1.63
> ...
> Name: dialup-4.243.1.63.Dial1.Seattle1.Level3.net
> Address: 4.243.1.63
>
> If you want to pin a machine at your ISP, try one of their
> nameservers:
>
> D:\junk> nslookup -query=NS Seattle1.Level3.net
> ...
> Seattle1.Level3.net nameserver = ns1.Level3.net
> Seattle1.Level3.net nameserver = ns2.Level3.net
> ns1.Level3.net internet address = 209.244.0.1
> ns2.Level3.net internet address = 209.244.0.2
>
> Make sure your DUN (Dial-Up-Networking) interface is using
> DHCP-assigned IP address and name servers (right-click on the DUN
> definition in "Network and Dial-up Connections" -> Properties ->
> Networking tab -> Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) -> Properties, then
> choose BOTH automatic entries, save eberything on your way out), then
> re-connect. If you still have connectivity problems, go back to the
> basics in the command window. Copy and paste the entire results of
> these 2 commands in your reply, please:
>
> ipconfig /all
>
> and
>
> route print
>
> In case copying from a command window is unfamiliar to you, just
> highlight the text to copy with the pointer device, release the
> pointer and then press the Enter key, then you can paste into your
> reply to this post.
>
Thanks for the info, will save for next time. As in my other post in the
thread, the address was wrong, you detailed what I had to do to change
it.


>> Better mention, I have used Firefox from the Netscape days, the
>> current version I use is 2.0.0.17 ...
>
> Get Ff 3.x which has been available for some months now, most recent
> update was last week or so. Using old software is begging for
> problems; there's a good reason why new stuff is freely available. All
> your bookmarks etc. will be retained.
>
> BTW, also check your FF Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Network tab ->
> Settings button and make sure everything is as it should be wrt proxy
> usage.
>
I don't agree with "Using old software is begging for
problems". I don't want to start a big thread in this, just responding
to you.
I use W98SE on several machines (old software), never had real problems
that I see on the ng's, my W2K (old software) works fine with minimal
patches, careful browsing works for me. I use lots of freeware utilities
and in frequent cases, the next version has problems.

With Firefox, when they went to 3, they stopped using the bookmark
system, so I will plan to use 2.X for a long time in the future. Even
today, in a W98 machine, I went back from 2.0.0.17 to 2.0.0.15 as some
new features didn't work as well as the older version.

My general comment would be- try a newer version cautiously, but save the
older version just in case.

ms