It has come to my attention, as well as many others that Rogers' internet service has failed as of 9 January 2013 (Around 9:30 PM EST). To fix your internet, you must resolve so by changing the DNS in your network settings.
Thanks to Tim for reminding me.
To do so:
- Go to your start menu
- Search "Network and Sharing Center" and open it.
- Go to the left sidebar and click on "Change adapter settings" ("Manage Network Connections" in Vista)
- You should see a list of adapters, right-click the default one, or the one which is connected to the network at the moment. If you're on LAN, this may be "Local Area Connection". Choose the one without a red "X" over the computers.
- There is a box in the middle of the new pop-up window. Find "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Select this and choose Properties.
- Another dialog will pop-up.
- Look near the bottom of the new window. Bubble "Use the following DNS server addresses:"
- For "Preferred DNS server", type "8.8.8.8".
- Hit "OK" on all the dialog boxes.
- Your internet should now be online!
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Step 4 |
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The network adaptor without a red "X" is the one you are currently using.
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Step 5 |
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