Repair TCP/IP Stack in Windows Vista

You had a virus, drive corruption, or some other OS altering situation.  But, being the hero you are, you resolved it and your PC is up and running again.  That is, until you try to access the internet or some other network resource.  The computer sits there trying to access that web page but nothing is happening… (Much like a MAC and its “spinning wheel of death“).  First you check your network connection… Then check to see if you have obtained an IP address and other credentials.  All good.  What gives?

One possibility is that you have a corrupt TCP/IP stack.  What is the TCP/IP stack?  First, TCP/IP  is an important part of the operating system that allows it to communicate across a network.  (Transmission Control Protocol /Internet Protocol)  Network architectures are designed in layers, such as TCP/IP, OSI and SNA, and are called “stacks.” (See TCP/IP, OSI model and protocol stack)

What can causes a corrupt TCP/IP stack?  Drive corruption can cause this, or sometimes a virus can re-write your TCP/IP stack to suit it’s purposes – Bend it to it’s will, so to speak.  So when you remove said virus your TCP/IP layer is rendered unusable to the operating system (corrupted).

To fix this issue we use the NetShell utility.  The NetShell utility (netsh) is a command-line scripting interface for the configuring and monitoring of Windows XP, Server 2003 and Windows Vista networking services.  This will reinstall and reset the TCP/IP stack (Internet Protocol) to its original state.  To do this in Windows XP or Server 2003 we used the following command:

netsh int ip reset [ log_file_name ]

Example:
netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt

The above command will reset the TCP/IP stack and write a log file called resetlog.txt, recording it’s actions.

Windows Vista, adds a little hitch to the process because of the UAC (User Access Control).

To reset the Stack in Windows Vista there are a few more steps:

1. Click the Start Pearl.
2. Type Cmd in the  Search box.
3. Press the Ctrl-Shift-Enter (this is a shortcut that will run the Command Prompt as Administrator. )
4. Type netsh int ip reset at the Command Prompt then press the Enter key.
5. You will then have to restart the computer to complete the reset.

The command will remove all user configured settings on TCP/IP stack and return it to original default state.  After the reboot completes, your network and internet browsing and use should return.

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Friday Funny: Uncle Bob

No new funnies in my e-mail this week.    I guess my normal spammers, er um I mean friends, were actually busy doing work or pursuing other meaningful activities this week. So, I’m pulling this week’s Friday Funny from the e-mail Archive again. I’ve got quite a store of goodies there!

Hope you have a great Weekend!

Uncle Bob:

The teacher gave her fifth grade class an assignment: get their parents to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it. The next day the kids came back and one by one began to tell their stories.

Kathy said, “My father’s a farmer and we have a lot of egg-laying hens. One time we were taking our eggs to market in a basket on the front seat Of the pickup when we hit a bump in the  road and all the eggs went flying and broke and made a mess”

“And what’s the moral of the story?” asked the teacher.

“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket!”

“Very good,” said the teacher. “Now, Lucy?”

“Our family are farmers too. But we raise chickens for the  meat market. We had a dozen eggs one time, but when they  hatched we only got ten live chicks. And the moral to this story is, don’t count your chickens until they’re hatched.”

“That was a fine story Lucy. Johnny do you have a story to share?”

“Yes, ma’am, my daddy told me this story about my uncle Bob.

Uncle Bob was a pilot in Vietnam and his plane got hit. He had  to bail out over enemy territory and all he had was a bottle of whiskey, a machine gun and a machete.

He drank the whiskey on the way  down so it wouldn’t break and then he landed right in the middle of 100 enemy  troops. He killed seventy of them with the machine gun until he ran out of bullets, then he killed twenty more with the machete till the blade broke and then he killed the last ten with his bare hands.”

“Good heavens,” said the horrified teacher, ” What kind of moral did your daddy tell you from that horrible story?”

“Don’t f*ck with Uncle Bob when he’s been drinking.”

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Pre-Order Windows 7 upgrade and save 50%

I was wandering around the web this morning and saw an Article over at ZDNet about Windows 7 prices.. Which led me to this other link to a Microsoft Pre-Order Windows 7 page. And, looky here!! Starting tomorrow, June 26, you can pre-order upgrade versions of Windows 7 at 50% off!!!

Here’s a blurb from the page:

It’s pretty simple

Windows 7 is coming on October 22, 2009. Here’s an easy way to get it fast and save a bundle: Pre-order a Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade for $49** or a Windows 7 Professional Upgrade for $99.** That’s about half off the estimated retail prices. This offer is available through participating retailers. Pick one below and pre-order today. They’ll tell you how to get your copy when Windows 7 is available.

Then sit back and smile. You scored.

I’ve been pretty happy with Vista but, decided to give Windows 7 a try. So I installed the Release Candidate on my laptop  a while back and have to say I think it’s the best Microsoft OS to date!  So, if you are unhappy with the performance of Vista then I would take this opportunity to upgrade at a great price!! Just goto the Windows 7 Pre-Order page starting tomorrow to SAVE!

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New Zune HD Video

We’ve got a new “Hands-on” video with the new (soon to be released) Zune HD. Here’s a quick reminder of what we know (or think we know) so far about the Zune HD.

• The Zune HD will ship on September 5, 2009.
• Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) touch screen.
  16:9 widescreen format display (480 x 272 resolution)
• High-definition (HD) video output capabilities.
• Built-in HD Radio receiver.
• Wi-Fi. “Zune HD is Wi-Fi enabled, allowing for instant streaming to the device from the more than 5 million-track Zune music store.”
• Internet browser. “Zune HD will include a full-screen Internet browser optimized for multitouch functionality.”
• 16GB and 32GB, Microsoft is considering adding a 64GB Zune later on in the model year.
• Price rumored for the 16GB will be somewhere in the range of $249 -$280
• New Version of the Zune Software… Zune 4.0

Video via Engadget

Video via Engadget

There is also a good Interview with the Zune source over at Neowin.net check it out!

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Spam: It is inventive.

Here is the latest Scam e-mail I’ve gotten.  Don’t be fooled! This is a scam! This e-mail came to one of my e-mail accounts today from different senders and IP addresses but the machine sending names were the same. AND, the content was identical. It looks as though some has a mass-mailer sitting on their machine. Just a reminder to make sure your updates are current!!

Here are the mail headers:

1st:
Received: from xxxxxxxx; Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:05:55 -0400
Received: from host9.oneononeinternet.com [209.239.38.96]
by xxxxxxxxx.com with XWall v3.44. ;
Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:02:41 -0400
Received: from mmsrep.com (localhost [127.0.0.1])
by host9.oneononeinternet.com (8.12.11.20060614/8.12.10) with ESMTP id n5KJonLJ010686;
Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:50:49 -0400
From: “Nina Powell s” <npowell@info.org>
Reply-To: jjppalmer001@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:50:49 -0400
Message-Id: <20090620195049.M76707@info.org>
X-Mailer: OpenWebMail 2.52 20060502
X-OriginatingIP: 41.219.227.176 (cris)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset=iso-8859-1
Received-SPF: fail (domain of npowell@info.org does not designate 209.239.38.96 as permitted sender)
X-XWall-Bayes: 42
X-XWall-Heuristic: 50
Subject: Nina Powell’s Philanthropic Gesture [spf]
Precedence: bulk
X-ME-Bayesian: 0.000000
Return-Path: <>
X-Antivirus: AVG for E-mail 8.5.339 [270.12.82/2190]

Then it came again with this header:

2nd:
Received: from xxxxxxxxxxx; Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:54:12 -0400
Received: from host9.oneononeinternet.com [209.239.38.96]
by xxxxxxxxx.com with XWall v3.44. ; Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:50:57 -0400
Received: from mmsrep.com (localhost [127.0.0.1])
by host9.oneononeinternet.com (8.12.11.20060614/8.12.10) with ESMTP id n5M8qv7q021658;
Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:52:57 -0400
From: “Jeff Palmer” <palmerjefferson@info.org>
Reply-To: jjppalmer001@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:52:57 -0400
Message-Id: <20090622085257.M2115@info.org>
X-Mailer: OpenWebMail 2.52 20060502
X-OriginatingIP: 41.191.108.130 (cris)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset=iso-8859-1
Received-SPF: fail (domain of palmerjefferson@info.org does not designate 209.239.38.96 as permitted sender) X-XWall-Bayes: 59 X-XWall-Heuristic: 50
Subject: Nina Powell’s Philanthropic Gesture [spf]
Precedence: bulk
X-ME-Bayesian: 0.000000
Return-Path: <>
X-Antivirus: AVG for E-mail 8.5.339 [270.12.87/2195]

Hello,

I am Jeff Palmer, a U.K international attorney. This email is reaching you because you have been selected to be the beneficiary to the late Nina Powell’s $5m funds deposited with Waltham Savings and Credit Union here in the United Kingdom. I was the personal attorney to Nina Powell before she died of cancer.
Days before her death, she wrote a will indicating what she wanted her money to be used for. Her will states that it is the duty of my chambers to select a trustworthy beneficiary to receive her funds. Her will also reads that her beneficiary is under compulsion to donate 50% of her money to the cancer society. We conducted an email random draw here in my chambers where a little girl of 6yrs old was asked to pick an email address, of the wholesome of the gathered email addresses, yours was picked and that qualified you to be the beneficiary of the late Nina Powell’s money.

Waltham Savings and Credit Union will release the money to you as the beneficiary. After the money has been transferred to you, you MUST donate 50% to the cancer society, keep 40% to yourself while the balance of 10% comes to me as attorney in this project. Waltham has issued a 14 working days ultimatum for the money to be claimed, so you are to respond so that we can begin the process to get the money transferred to you within that time frame.

Jeff Palmer
+44 702 306 6778

As always, watch out for scam artists they are everywhere on the internet! If you get something that sounds “Too good to be true”. Then, it probably is. Delete it and go on about your day!

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