"Colin Threlfall" <ducatist***@ducatisto.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I have gone to Microsofts Support page on a fix to overcome this problem but
> I do not have the registry key that they refer to on this page;
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310570
>
> I followed it to the letter but I do not have EnableProxy key in my registry
> at all.
>
> The router is a US Robotics 8000 so is getting on a bit. It was working
> before I did a complete reinstall but I guess a Windows fix along the way
> certainly fixed my routers web interface page. ANy ideas?
>

"Colin Threlfall" <ducatist***@ducatisto.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I have gone to Microsofts Support page on a fix to overcome this problem
> but
> I do not have the registry key that they refer to on this page;
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310570
>
> I followed it to the letter but I do not have EnableProxy key in my
> registry
> at all.
>
> The router is a US Robotics 8000 so is getting on a bit. It was working
> before I did a complete reinstall but I guess a Windows fix along the way
> certainly fixed my routers web interface page. ANy ideas?
>

>To answer your questions;
>
>1&2. I am entering the correct router address which is:
>http://192.168.123.254/
>
>3. Yes, it is set to 'obtain an IP address automatically'
>
>4. Below is the result of ipconfig/all
>
>C:\DOCUME~1\DUCATI~1>ipconfig/all
>
>Windows IP Configuration
>
>        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : HOME
>       Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
>      Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
>       IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>       WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
>Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
>        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Networking Velocity Family
>Giga-
>bit Ethernet Adapter
>        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-8D-E7-E2-18
>        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.109
>        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254
>        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254
>        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
>                                            194.168.8.100
>        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 23 May 2005 14:22:44
>        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 04 July 2005 06:22:44
>
>C:\DOCUME~1\DUCATI~1>ping 192.168.123.254
>
>Pinging 192.168.123.254 with 32 bytes of data:
>
>Reply from 192.168.123.254: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64 Reply from
>192.168.123.254: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64 Reply from 192.168.123.254:
>bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64 Reply from 192.168.123.254: bytes=32 time=1ms
>TTL=64
>
>Ping statistics for 192.168.123.254:
>    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round
>trip times in milli-seconds:
>    Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms
>
>
>
>It has worked in the past but just will not load the page so that I can
>access the router ports etc. I have been in contact with USR and after a
>series of emails they lastly gave me the link to Microsofts Support pages
>with the registry hack but upon replying to USR saying it did not work they
>washed their hands of me saying it was a Microsoft problem and not theirs.
>
>A not too happy Colin
>