How would I find that out?

You might be able to tell from the router's activity log.

It's doing it again - but just on my computer (wireless) and not hers (wired). I changed the dns to the new settings in the tcp/ip properties on her computer and it seemed to fix both. I went in and changed the username and password on our router (it was not the default before but just to be sure) and also the wep to something longer and randomly generated.


I went about browsing - did some things on facebook on an alternate account I use that has many people I don't know as friends. (to play some stupid game with no productive real world results, sigh.) I'm hoping I haven't been subjected to some exploit related to this so I thought I'd mention it.

I go to google again and now it's doing the same thing - but only on my computer.

My computer - running Windows 7 - has 2 tcp/ip settings. I am able to change IPv4 but if I get an error changing IPv6's that says the network address entered is invalid.

Any ideas?

Huh. Not doing it now. I give up.

Your computer keeps a local copy of info for recently visited sites, so it doesn't have to waste time asking the DNS every time for the information. That cache probably hadn't cleared yet.

ETA: ipV6 settings are generally automatically generated based on your ipv4 settings, don't worry about ipv6 (yet)

Did you change the DNS settings in the router? In theory that is where your PC should be pulling it's DNS settings from (via DHCP) Look for a LAN or Local Network settings page.

When it is happening connect your internet directly to the computer instead of the router and see if it still happens. If not, then put the router back in the loop and see if it returns.

If cutting your router out of the loop fixes it, it is something in your router. If not, then either it is your ISP or your computer. The fact that it happened to multiple computers simultaneously (at least for a while) would indicate ISP.

I did change it on the router after it started to do it again - but it was still doing it. As long as it's working now, I guess I shoudn't complain.