Cannot open any web page, but MSN Messenger works

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There are a few things to try.

If you have a strict firewall / Ougoing rules, make sure that DNS requests are allowed.
Remove the Google DNS settings from your computer, or check that they are correct.
Set the DNS of your computer to the IP of your router and set Google as the DNS provider on the router.

I hope this helps, if it doesn't, can you please go to a command prompt and type ipconfig /all and paste that log in to your question.

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Updated on September 17, 2022

Comments

Steven over 1 year

I use my computer behind a router. My MSN program can connect to the Internet, but I can not open any web site with my web browser. It seems that this problem is related to DNS because when I input an IP address directly in the address bar of my web browser, the web page can be displayed. However, I don't know how to fix this problem. I choose Google Public DNS server on my computer, this problem still exists. My OS is windows XP. How to fix this problem? Any ideas?
Steven over 13 years

My flatmate can open web pages on his computer. We share the same router.
William Hilsum over 13 years

@Steven - which shows that it sounds like the problem is to do with point 1 or 2 of my answer... it could be any of three items I said.
Steven over 13 years

My big-number ports are blocked on the router.