Can't access all of the internet

applepie2124

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Every so often, I believe from after waking up the computer from sleep, I can't access all of the internet. Only the pages I had up when I closed the computer. (facebook, google, gmail etc).

It doesn't matter which browser I use (chrome, firefox or IE), or if I switch networks, the problem persists.

If I run command prompt, and use

ipconfig \dnsflush

(or whatever it is, it always takes me a few times to get it right)
then restart my computer, it fixes the problem.

What could be causing this issue and how do I stop it from happening?
Thankyou
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windoes 8
Try going to Control Panel>Device Manager, open up Network adaptors, find the adaptor that you are using for this connection and right click to properties, go to the Power Management tab, un-check the "Allow this computer to turn off this connection to save power" setting, hit ok.

This setting seems to cause problems with the connection not resuming from standby mode in some cases.

See if your issue is resolved after making the adjustment and let me know if it worked. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
    Memory
    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HannsG
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
    Cooling
    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
Try going to Control Panel>Device Manager, open up Network adaptors, find the adaptor that you are using for this connection and right click to properties, go to the Power Management tab, un-check the "Allow this computer to turn off this connection to save power" setting, hit ok.

This setting seems to cause problems with the connection not resuming from standby mode in some cases.

See if your issue is resolved after making the adjustment and let me know if it worked. :)


Sorry it took so long for me to get back to you, I had to wait to see if the problem happened again.
Sadly, just this morning it happened again, right in the middle of me browsing as well.
I didn't even so much as minimize the browser and all of a sudden I couldn't access any new sites.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windoes 8
Have you tried turning off the other power saving features in Power Options advanced settings.

You could try using the high performance setting then turn off all power saving features and see if that fixes the problem. Then you can try enabling them one at a time to narrow it down to the one causing the problem.

This link shows you how to get to those settings. :)

Learning Windows 7: Manage Power Settings - How-To Geek
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
    Memory
    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HannsG
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
    Cooling
    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
FYI:
ipconfig /dnsflush : empties your local resolver cache. Windows builds a temporary cache of recent requests, so it doesn't have to go out asking a DNS server for everything like repeated requests.
ipconfig /displaydns : displays the content of the DNS Cache.

Make sure you have the following services running:
COM+ Event System
Computer Browser
DHCP Client
DNS Client
Network Connections
Network Location Awareness
Remote Procedure Call
Server
TCP/IP Netbios helper
WLAN AutoConfig
Workstation

And also, reset your router to rebuild the router cache
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1x64PWMC Ubuntu14.04x64 MintMate17x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brewed
    CPU
    I7 4970K OC'ed @4.7 GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI-Z97
    Memory
    16 GB G-Skill Trident X @2400MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual HP-W2408
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    256 GB M2 sm951, (2) 500GB 850EVO, 5TB, 2 TB Seagate
    PSU
    Antec 850W
    Case
    Antec 1200
    Cooling
    Danger Den H20
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance Mouse MX
    Internet Speed
    35/12mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
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