AOL Broadband connection

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pbutchers

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(7/29/03 1:51 pm)
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AOL Broadband connection

Hi,
I use AOL Broadband and have recently experienced problems connecting - 'Host File Lookup failed'. Any ideas?

I also recently removed McAfee Firewall and ensured that all files, etc were removed.

Any help would be very much appreciated as AOL have no idea.

Cheers
Paul :help

mrpcman

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(7/30/03 5:31 pm)
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Re: AOL Broadband connection

sorry, I know nothing about aol broadband, and aol likes propriatary things, so who knows. :sorry

Alex

RobAnt

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(8/1/03 10:25 pm)
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Re: AOL Broadband connection

Hard one this, without looking at the PC itself.

It could be quite a number of reasons, and even if you do know where to start looking it could take quite a while to identify the real problem.

It's probably beyond the scope of this board to be able to fix this one for you, I'm afraid.

"Why does life always have a worm in it?" - Granville.

RobAnt

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fcomerforduk

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(9/11/03 2:57 pm)
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host lookup failed

there are lots of things that can cause the host lookup failed. but this fix's 99% of them......

just follow the instructions below

DNR DUN
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Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
Remove DUN, dont restart

Refresh Networks
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Remove all from networks (in control panel) apart from ethernets, dont restart

Remove Winsock2
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Go back onto the desktop
Start -> Run
type in regedit, press ok

On the left handside.
Click on the plus sign beside Hkey Local Machine
Click on the plus sign beside System
Click on the plus sign beside Current Control Set
Click on the plus sign beside Services

You will see Winsock2
highlight that and press delete on the keyboard
Prompt, press yes.

Close that screen off.

Open AOL
then restart pc when prompted to.

mrpcman

modeous maximus

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(10/1/03 7:45 am)
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Re: host lookup failed

Thanks for the help there duk!

Alex

polar010

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(2/15/04 2:36 pm)
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Re: host lookup failed

I am experiencing a similar problem , but with XP sp1.
it seems to cause this problem after I try and network with my work laptop.

Cheers

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