[mdlug] Web page loads only the first time through a

[Joe Doehler]

At 02:46 PM 12/5/2006, R. Kannan wrote:
>All,
>
>A collegue of mine is having a problem with his router which sounds
>strange. When he connects the router (Belkin wireless/wired) to his
>(AT&T) DSL modem, he can load the first URL that he type on his browser
>but cannot access any subsequent URLs. This started happening when he
>switched his DSL service (and modem) from MCI to AT&T.
>
>If PC is directly connected to the modem (bypassing the router)
>everthing works fine.
>
>Any ideas what could be happening here?


I would open a console window and use "ping," first targeting IP 
addresses on the LAN, then public IP addresses and then domain names. 
If "ping" works, then the browser may have trouble finding the socket.

If "ping" loses packets, the PC's IP stack may be corrupt. I would 
rebuild it by removing the network card's configuration and 
reconfiguring it again; the most drastic step is to remove the 
network card, reboot, delete the configuration, then re-install it. 
If the last step fails to solve the problem, I would suspect the 
router or the modem. I have seen strange things in networks 
commercial routers and modems, such as working with PC's that have 
even IP addresses, but not odd ones.

Joe.