Win2k networking oddity

[Fyron]

Anybody know why win2k would refuse to allow any traffic with the LAN beyond pings and tracrets for a non-admin user? If I log in as administrator, everything works fine. As a regular user, I can ping and tracert to google.com, yahoo.com, etc., but I can not visit anything in a browser, connect with IM clients, etc. I can't even get to router or modem config pages, nothing on the LAN at all.

[Thermodyne]

Stand alone? Or domain member? If stand alone, was it ever a domain member or a client on a managed network?

Sounds like a proxy or gp issue, but it depends on what may have been done to it in the past. If it is a domain system, then YMBF. Also, it could be a DNS issue. UnkyS's boys have been doing some simms the last day or so. Try pinging your DNS servers, and perhaps add some of the big public servers to your list.

[Atrocities]

I ran into this problem a while back. I recall posting about it and receiving a lot of advice. I was never able to fix it. I think it had to do with a recent MS update in my case that made, or rather as a side effect, caused changes thus causing my problem.

MS has been doing some strange things lately. Perhaps it is something they are now doing. Have you updated recently?

[TurinTurambar]

The last update I did for WinME (yeah I know, shut up...) completely screwed my system. I had to uninstall it to get my display drivers working f.f.s.

~T~

[Fyron]

Never has been part of a domain. What is a "managed network?"

I have no idea what my DNS servers would be. Know what SBC uses? If it is a DNS problem, why would it only be a problem in regular user mode and not admin? Also, if it were DNS related, I should still be able to visit network locations, such as router config via IP address, right?

There have been no updates to the computer in at least a month.

[Thermodyne]

Imperator Fyron said:
Never has been part of a domain. What is a "managed network?"

I have no idea what my DNS servers would be. Know what SBC uses? If it is a DNS problem, why would it only be a problem in regular user mode and not admin? Also, if it were DNS related, I should still be able to visit network locations, such as router config via IP address, right?

There have been no updates to the computer in at least a month.


Managed network is a network that requires specific hard coded proxy settings and may apply gp settings to the system to control access. Used to be the big thing in some universities that were anti MS/ADDS.

DNS cache could have issues related to user accounts.

Log on as local admin
Run a SET from the console then an IPCONFIG /ALL then IPCONFIG /DISPLAYDNS PM me the results. (all have a space before the /)

Then type IPCONFIG /FLUSHDNS, now try it with both accounts.

As to your ISP’s DNS servers, I don’t have a clue. Email them. For now, bind these.
68.15.165.12
63.226.12.96
64.151.103.120
216.87.84.209

Try both accounts again.

Don’t worry if I don’t get right back to you right away. AM here I’m sitting with a hose in my arm, rest of the time I home, have yet to find out when I’ll be sleeping ;( but doubt it will happen tonight. At any rate, I will get back to you, promise http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Thermodyne]

PS: just for grins, turn off the fire wall if you are running one. Then see what you can ping.

[Fyron]

There is too much to capture in the ipconfig /displaydns output. Any way I can get it to dump to a file, some DOS equivalent to > operator?

[Thermodyne]

Its easy, just took me a while to remember it. Brain just is not quite ready for work yet.

Run your cmd line entry
Right click the comand window header-select edit- then l/c on select all
Repeat above but this time l/c on copy

Open note pad and use the paste option

Write this one in your cheat notes. I have yet to see it in a text book.

[Suicide Junkie]

You should be able to pipe it to a file with ">> filename"
Adding "| more" should send it through a little dos utility which pauses after each screenfull of text.

[Fyron]

That's perfect SJ. Thanks!

[Thermodyne]

OK, DNS is looking at your router. This works if the router is forwarding to a good DNS server. I have found it to be spotty at best and some older routers default to dead services. Bind the addys above to your connection for DNS and remove the .1 address. If you have the address from your ISP, add them too, and move them to the top of the list. With DNS servers, it's always good to have some extra ones listed. Let me know what happens http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Fyron]

No dice. Admin can browse web, regular user can not. Can still do pings and tracerts, just no useful connections.

[Thermodyne]

Ok now we need to check the browser setting for the user account. If you install TightVNC (free) and pm me your public address, I might be able to get a look at your desktop. Long way to there from hear, but it might hold up.