Peer 2 Peer problems HELP!

hey guys , got a problem i just cant seem to get my head round .........few weeks ago i tryed to connect to soulseek and was greeted with "could not connect to server , internet connection may be up or timed out please try again later " , tryed re-installin but still nothing.....decide to try other p2p , downloaded direct connect , set everything up , but when tryin to connect to hubs .....nothing !...........so i tryed bit torrent ......still nothing.......cant seem to connect to any p2p at all and its doin my head in .....i need to download !...........i am running windows xp with a cable modem......dont have any firewalls up that i know of ( is there anyway i can check this for sure?) tryed simple things like using msconfig to shut down everything but basics....and still nothing would connect ......this is really frustrating me as it has just happened one day and i really depend on my p2p.....any suggestions would be appreciated greatly .....cheers guys

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 16:02:44 +0000, Jamster *email_address_deleted* wrote:


hey guys , got a problem i just cant seem to get my head round
........few weeks ago i tryed to connect to soulseek and was greeted
with "could not connect to server , internet connection may be up or
timed out please try again later " , tryed re-installin but still
nothing.....decide to try other p2p , downloaded direct connect , set
everything up , but when tryin to connect to hubs .....nothing
!...........so i tryed bit torrent ......still nothing.......cant seem
to connect to any p2p at all and its doin my head in .....i need to
download !...........i am running windows xp with a cable
modem......dont have any firewalls up that i know of ( is there anyway
i can check this for sure?) tryed simple things like using msconfig to
shut down everything but basics....and still nothing would connect
.....this is really frustrating me as it has just happened one day and
i really depend on my p2p.....any suggestions would be appreciated
greatly .....cheers guys

What about normal web applications - do they work?
From a command window:
1) Ping www.yahoo.com.
2) Ping 66.94.230.33.
Report success / exact text of error messages.
From your browser:
3) Browse www.yahoo.com.
4) Browse 66.94.230.33.
Report success / exact text of error messages.

Consider Winsock or TCP/IP corruption first.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=318584
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=811259

If XP SP2, Start - Run - "cmd". Type "netsh winsock reset catalog" into the
command window.

Give LSP-Fix http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm, WinsockFix
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257, or WinsockXPFix
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html a shot.

If no help yet, reset TCP/IP.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=299357

Start - Run - "cmd". Type "netsh int ip reset c:\netsh.txt" into the command
window.

Since you mention P2P, I would suggest you check for spyware / viruses.
How current is your virus protection? Try one or more of these free online
virus scans, which should complement your current protection:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

Now check for, and learn to defend against, additional problems - adware,
crapware, spyware. Have you downloaded these programs before? Download them
again, as the latest version may be needed to keep up with the current level of
malware being attempted constantly - get the absolutely most current version of
each product listed. They're all free - and most pretty small, so they download
quickly enough.

Start by downloading each of the following additional free tools:
AdAware http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
CWShredder http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html
HijackThis http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155
LSP-Fix http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
WinsockXPFix http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
Spybot S&D http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download
Stinger http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger
TrendMicro Engine http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp
TrendMicro Signatures http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp
TrendMicro Instructions http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/products/tsc/readme.txt

Create a separate folder for HijackThis, such as C:\HijackThis - copy the
downloaded file there. Create a separate folder for the two TrendMicro files,
such as C:\TrendMicro - copy the downloaded files there (unzipped if necessary).
AdAware, CWShredder, and Spybot S&D have install routines - run them. The other
downloaded programs can be copied into, and run from, any convenient folder.

First, run Stinger. Have it remove any problems found.

Next, close all Internet Explorer and Outlook windows, and run CWShredder. Have
it fix all problems found.

Next, disable System Restore.
http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.htm
Boot your computer into Safe Mode.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=315222
Run C:\TrendMicro\Sysclean.com. Delete any infectors found. Reboot your
computer, and re enable System Restore.

Next, run AdAware. First update it ("Check for updates now"), configure for
full scan (http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=11150), then
scan. When scanning finishes, remove all Critical Objects found.

Next, run Spybot S&D. First update it ("Search for updates"), then run a scan
("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and delete everything ("Fix Problems")
that is displayed in Red.

Then, run HijackThis ("Scan"). Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save the
HJT Log.
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=227
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=11150

Finally, have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the
following security forums (and please post a link to your forum posts, here):
Aumha: http://forum.aumha.org/index.php
Net-Integration: http://forums.net-integration.net/
Spyware Info: http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
Spyware Warrior: http://spywarewarrior.com/index.php
Tom Coyote: http://forums.tomcoyote.org/

If removal of any spyware affects your ability to access the internet (some
spyware builds itself into the network software, and its removal may damage your
network), run LSP-Fix and / or WinsockXPFIx.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.