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RESOLVED: Ping: transmit failed. General failure

Anonymous
2010-06-21T23:03:45+00:00

I am having some problems with connecting and pinging.  Right now, I am not getting any ip addresses on any adapters, not even a 169.x.x.x address.  When I try to ping anything, including 172.0.0.1 I get the error "Ping: transmit failed. General failure".  I have tried a system restore with no luck.  I have tried uninstalling and re-installing my wireless network card driver, and restarting my computer.  I have never seen this problem before, and am out of troubleshooting options.  Any advice?  Thank you.

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-06-22T07:58:14+00:00

    Fixed the problem by doing a system restore and performing a DNS flush. I'm not sure what caused the problem or what really fixed it.

    Normal is just a setting on a washing machine.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-09-05T13:27:40+00:00

    Clear DNS cache by typing in command prompt: ipconfig /flushdns

    Restart DNS Service by typing in command prompt:

    net stop dnscache

    net start dnscache

    Restart DNS Service from Services

    Open up Services in the control panel, or by just typing 'services' into the Start menu search box.

    Once there, find the “DNS Client” service and click the Restart Service button. (looks like a pause|play button)

    Use the “Repair” option

    Go to the network connections list in control panel, find the adapter and right click - choose 'Repair'' for XP or 'Diagnose' for Vista/windows7

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-05-14T15:01:43+00:00

    Man I wish I knew what the actual issue was....I ended up doing a system restore as well this morning when the same thing happened to my Windows 7 Laptop..while it did resolve the issue nothing else I trued (including a netsh int ip reset) worked. 

    But at the very least while I may never know what actually happened it is good to know system restore actually did its job. :)

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-02-01T02:55:33+00:00

    I had the same problem, Wally. Thanks for the solution. After I re-entered the network key for my wireless network, the connection worked, an so did pinging.

    For Phil, the 'key' we're discussing is the security passphrase that you established that prevents strangers from using your network, and encrypts the data on the network. With this particular failure, it is necessary to re-enter that security key.

    In Windows 7 (or Vista), if you go to the Network and Sharing Center, and then Manage Wireless Networks, you'll see a list of wireless networks in your vicinity, including the one you're connected to. If you right click on your network and choose Properties, you'll again see your network name along with the security key.

    Click on 'Show characters', and then re-enter the security key. Then click on 'Ok'.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-07-26T22:24:35+00:00

    perfect Microsoft solution!!! Wasted my time by reading this

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