Why am I getting an error message that says my connection is broken, even though I haven't changed anything?
Why am I getting an error message that says my connection is broken, even though I haven't changed anything?
So when I try to go to sites like fbn-online.com or ea.com, especially after clicking login on ea, nothing works. Other stuff is broken too. Different browsers don't work, but my other devices do. I even turned off the firewall, updated my drivers, cleared my cache, and tried using google dns. And I've also gotten RESULT_CODE_HUNG for sites like intel.com and aegide.github.io (especially when I type something into that link). For more info, I pinged fbn-online.com and sent 4 packets but got 0 back. I really need some help here.
ISP: which kind of line do you have, like DSL or coaxial cable, or fiber optic? Do you know what model and make your modem and router are? If they are combined into one box, tell me that too. Sometimes the router's logs can show a hint if it's turned on and accessible. Who owns full control over your network router? You'll need to ask that person for help.
I have a XFINITY Arris TG1682G router with a DSL line, so it's my home Wi-Fi. I'm not sure if there are any logs turned on for this device.
This router? https://secure.xfinity.com/anon.com...22..._19_15.pdf Manual looks outdated because it doesn't mention logs or how to enable them. To find out what is actually available inside the router's admin pages, you have to log in and search there yourself. Don't change anything right away. On your computer, type "ipconfig /all" (make sure not to include quotes) using the command prompt. Then run "arp -a". Share the results with me so I can help you copy them. You should be able to paste those results here without typing everything over again.
That's one thing called Host Name in Windows. It says DESKTOP-87TI0MD. The name is Primary because there isn't a secondary one. You can find it by looking at DNS Suffix, which is Node Type Hybrid IP Routing Enabled and No WINS Proxy Enabled. There is no DNS Suffix Search List. The adapter on this PC is hsd1.pa.comcast.net but I don't know the connection state yet because it says Media disconnected. Now here comes Connection-specific DNS Suffix and Description: Wintun Userspace Tunnel Physical Address. It doesn't say what that means exactly though. DHCP Enabled and No Autoconfiguration Enabled so I need to wait for a new IP address coming soon.
The Ethernet adapter is named Ethernet, but the connection type seems odd too because it says Media disconnected again. This one has a specific DNS Suffix which is hsd1.pa.comcast.net and Description Intel® I211 Gigabit Network Connection Physical Address A8-5E-45-52-D6-7F. It also got DHCP enabled Yes but Autoconfiguration Enabled as well so I am getting an IP address soon. The IPv6 Address is very long 2601:543:4281:4730::7429(Preferred) and it came back Thursday February 23, 2023 at 4:08:47 PM but this lease expires Wednesday March 1, 2023 at 7:04:11 PM.
There is another IPv6 Address listed here which is 2601:543:4281:4730:386a:29db:375e:228a(Preferred) and this one expires Saturday February 25, 2023 at 4:08:44 PM. Also there is another IPv6 address that says Temporary which is 2601:543:4281:4730:f823:ae02:4176:eed8(Preferred). And there is a Link-local IPv6 Address which is fe80::6def:512f:38eb:d4bc%34(Preferred) and this one expired on Saturday February 25, 2023 at 4:08:44 PM.
The IP address itself for the computer is 10.0.0.78(Preferred). The subnet mask was set to 255.255.255.0 and it got this lease on Thursday February 23, 2023 at 4:08:45 PM but I need another one because the first one expires Saturday February 25, 2023 at 4:08:44 PM. The Default Gateway is fe80::fe51:a4ff:fe15:d00%34 and it connects to 10.0.0.1 which is also the DHCP Server address.
I have a list of other servers too like DHCPv6 IAID which is 581459525, and then there is a specific DUID for this computer which is 00-01-00-01-25-D7-94-11-A8-5E-45-52-D6-7F. For DNS Servers I found two of them at 2001:558:feed::1 and 2001:558:feed::2 along with the numbers 75.75.75.75 and 75.75.76.76 as well as another set at 2001:558:feed::1 and 2001:558:feed::2.
NetBIOS over Tcpip is also enabled which means I can talk to other computers using this special protocol. This list of settings helps me find where my computer is sitting in the world because it tells me how things connect together and changes some internal tables used by address resolution protocol (ARP). One command shows me what address a computer thinks about when looking for another one called ARP -s inet_addr eth_addr [if_addr] ARP -d inet_addr [if_addr] ARP -a [inet_addr] [-N if_addr] [-v] -a. This command lets you see the current list of connections and where I am right now or it could show me just my own computer's address or even more than one network interface at once depending on what you give it.
If you tell it to use inet_addr, then it only shows your IP and physical addresses for the specific computer. If there are more than one network interfaces using ARP, it will display entries for each one separately so you can see which adapter is talking where right now. You can also do the same thing by just saying -g or even -v to make it show current ARP entries in verbose mode and then all invalid entries and entries on the loop-back interface will be shown too.
inet_addr tells me what internet address I want to talk to, but if you use the special command -N if_addr then it shows me the ARP entries for the network interface specified by that specific name like 75.75.76.76 or whatever else your adapter is called. If you don't give it any names at all then it will just pick the first applicable interface and use its address translation table to modify things.
Here is an example of how this works because sometimes you might forget to tell it what exactly you want, in that case it uses the default settings automatically so you get the most useful results possible without having to guess which interfaces are active right now at any given moment.