Internet doesn't work in browser but works in Steam

[AkFuttySeben]

I have a strange problem. On my network I have a pc. The internet doesnt work in IE or Firefox on it, but it connects to Steam and the games in Steam fine. Strangely, anything that has a browser window in steam also doesn't connect like the news page.

I have no firewall running.

Any ideas?

[nonick]

  AkFuttySeben said:

I have a strange problem. On my network I have a pc. The internet doesnt work in IE or Firefox on it, but it connects to Steam and the games in Steam fine. Strangely, anything that has a browser window in steam also doesn't connect like the news page.

I have no firewall running.

Any ideas?

DNS Servers

Read what are they:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name_system

Your ISP's DNS servers are down for some reason OR if you have a router you need to specify the DNS server addresses in it or it will not work - You can contact your ISP asking them for their DNS server or check their website for the info.

[Mando]

^^ to the above poster I "think" steam also uses DNS.

I recently came across a variant of ZLob (I think) on a machine that used the exploit Change.DNS , it changed the local dns servers on that specific machine (connected to a workgroup and supplied internet via the ASDL modem/router) to a different set of dns servers.

Web traffic and outlook refused to work but bizzarely Firefox did.

the latest SPybot S&D detected and cleaned up the trojan and normal web service resumed for IE & Outlook.

Its maybe worth running a scan to check. (The installed AV of Kaperspy Int Security gave it a clean bill of health!)

[Elliot B.]

When this happens to me, I tend to go into the configuration page of my router and release (then renew) the DHCP client.