Hi Josh
Thank you for updating how things are going. In regards to where you are at now, it was good to hear
you got the BFE and firewall running, but it appears localhost is still blocked.
In regards to multiple IP addresses, let's try a few more commands using the command prompt as we
have done before.
Click Start, All programs, and then click Accessories. Find Command Prompt and right click and choose
"Run as Administrator". When command prompt window opens, we will invoke the command "ipconfig"
Below are a few ipconfig commands that *may* assist in the multiple addresses issue:
Ipconfig
The ipconfig command is used to view or modify a computer’s IP addresses. For example, if you wanted to view a Windows 7 system’s full IP configuration, you could use the following command within the command prompt:
ipconfig /all
Assuming that the system has acquired its IP address from a DHCP server, you can use the ipconfig command to release and then renew the IP address. Doing so involves using the following commands:
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
This option re-establishes TCP/IP connections on all network adapters. As with the release option, ipconfig /renew takes an optional connection name specifier.
Both /renew and /release options only work on clients configured for dynamic (DHCP) addressing.
Another handy thing you can do with ipconfig is flush the DNS resolver cache. This can be helpful when a system is resolving DNS addresses incorrectly. You can flush or erase the DNS cache by using this command:
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /registerdns
Similar to the above options, this option updates DNS settings on the Windows computer. Instead of merely accessing the local DNS cache, however, this option initiates communication with both the DNS server (and the DHCP server) to re-register with them.
This option is useful in troubleshooting problems involving connection with the Internet service provider, such as failure to obtain a dynamic IP address or failure to connect to the ISP DNS server.
Like the /release and /renew options, /registerdns optionally takes the name(s) of specific adapters to update. If no name parameter is specified, /registerdns updates all adapters.
I would try the following in your case to start:
Type "ipconfig /release" (without the quotes) then hit Enter key
Type "ipconfig /renew" (without the quotes) then hit Enter key
In regards to your localhost being blocked in your log report, that may have to do with
your "hosts" file. You can find this file at the following path using windows explorer file
manager: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc (assuming C:\ is your OS drive letter)
If you right click on the "hosts" file, choose open and then choose "notepad" to view the contents.
Typically, a generic hosts file generated in windows 7 looks like this:
# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
# ::1 localhost
You can check your hosts file has not been edited by malware or other means by taking a look at the actual
contents described above. Yours should look like the above example if it was generated by windows.
Maybe the ipconfig commands and their operation will be helpful to you. We're close, but still no connection
which I am scratching my head over at this point. Try the ipconfig commands and then verify your "hosts" file as
mentioned. I do hope you can make some further progress.
If anyone else can chime in, or has any other possible solutions for Josh, I am sure he would be grateful. I know I would
Let us know how it goes Josh. Have a nice weekend.
All my best!
Jim
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