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Automatic private Addressing problem and no or low connectiv

May 18, 2005 1:15AM PDT

I am running xp SP2.

Recently had a virus attack.
Now, LAN has low connectivity and a 169.234.x.x
automatic private address for the ip address assigned ip instead of the usual Zyxel assigned router of 192.168.1.xxx.

What kind of problem is this?

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Clarification
May 18, 2005 1:17AM PDT

Sorry, I meant the Zyxel router ip address
range is 192.168.1.101-254.

I should be able to just let DHCP assign
onew of these ip addresses in the usual
way.

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Many of these trojans, virus, spyware corrupt TCPIP
May 18, 2005 1:25AM PDT

And you get to either use a WINSOCKFIX program or reinstall the OS. Said fix program is out there on google.

Another common oversight is trusting Microsoft to find all the machine's driver. I'll be short. That doesn't work.

Bob

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Switch to Firefox recommended - easy?
May 18, 2005 1:28AM PDT

I've heard on ecan just import IE
settings immediately to Firefox after downloading
and installing it.

What do you think?

Don't have to be politically correct

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Sounds fine until...
May 18, 2005 1:36AM PDT

You figure out that the assigned address is not an IE or Firefox item.

That's an OS issue.

Bob

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Winsockfix restores TCP/IP
May 18, 2005 3:44AM PDT

Winsockfix worked.
I heard about it here.

It rebuilt the TCP/IP connections.
Thanks.

Now, to get that nasty virus.