router problem??

[lincolntc690 10+ year member]

heres the problem: if my router is plugged in, i can still get downloads w/ bit torrent, but i cant open any web pages.

time warner said its my router, which it must be, because if my tower is connected directly to the modem all is well.

is my wireless router shot? it works for a couple days then it does as described.

anyone know what to do to fix it??

thanks

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[loopkiller 10+ year member]

Sounds like a DNS issue. It could be one of many things.

Do you use DHCP for the WAN side of your router? If so, does the DNS server in the WAN config match the DNS router for your ISP?

Do you use DHCP for the LAN side of your router? Make sure that your PC shows the router IP for your DNS. If your router address is 192.168.0.1 then your DNS setting on your pC should be the same IP 192.168.0.1.

Also, drop to a CMD prompt and try to ping any FQDN (ping http://www.caraudio.com). Does it say cannot find host xxxx. If so, your DNS is not working.

 

[tigerf117 10+ year member]

The better question is, did it stop working or have you never been able to get it working?

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

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[lincolntc690 10+ year member]

It stopped working, if i unplug it all for a while it'll work for a day or three then no web pages again

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[Motley 10+ year member]

get a new router, your's is toast.

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

Maybe, I would try going into your router and opening ports for bit torrent or open a dmz for ur ip which will open all ur ports...I had this problem with my L-top, quick fix

Do you overtly not read the original post?

He said he CAN Download bittorrents, but not open web pages.

... are you intentionally thick?

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

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[germandark 10+ year member]

update your firmware. sounds like it may be corrupted. make sure you have dns and dhcp all in check like the one member said. and if you are running a firewall or an ip filtere ( like Peer Guardian), make sure they are allowing http traffic, also double check that your router isn't blocking http traffic for some weird reason.

it might seem hard, but it can be fixed...if the router isn't toast that is.