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--- en:troubleshooting:debugging_your_internet_connection [2022-08-07-21-17] – sw
+++ en:troubleshooting:debugging_your_internet_connection [2022-08-07-21-35] – [In Which Direction Is the Internet, Please? The Standard Gateway] 7saturn
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 Many people confuse not being able to connect to the internet with >>my website is not loading<< or >>my game cannot connect to its servers<<. But there are actually a lot of things, that can be wrong instead. In order to get a basic understanding //where// your connection attempts go wrong, first step is to find out, if you can actually use your network connection outbound.
 ==== Is it a Problem on Your End or of Someone Else? ====
-The first step is finding out, if you are actually able to use other addresses or services. E.g. try browsing another website, start another program, that uses the internet. If it works, it is very likely not your internet connection, but the problem lies on the other end. If you want to check, whether others have the same problem, check out the page on [[https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/]]. When a lot of others have the same problem, it is very likely not you, meaning you cannot do a whole lot about it. Either the server is down, your ISP has routing problems, or the server's network has issues. Bottom line is: If a lot of others have the problem, you just have to sit this one out. If seems to be just you, go to the next step.
+The first step is finding out, if you are actually able to use other addresses or services. E.g. try browsing another website, start another program, that uses the internet. If it works, it is very likely not your internet connection, but the problem lies on the other end. If you want to check, whether others have the same problem, check out the page on [[https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/]]. When a lot of others have the same problem, it is very likely not you, meaning you cannot do a whole lot about it. Either the server is down, your ISP has routing problems, or the server's network has issues. Bottom line is: If a lot of others have the problem, you just have to sit this one out. If seems to be just you, or you could not even reach such a checking size, go to the next step.
 ==== Can I Reach the Internet? ====
 So you tried a few pages, but >>nothing on the internet works<< for you at the moment. The question is, can you actually reach anyone on the net? For this open a console of your choosing (on Windows that will probably be the cmd.exe or possibly the Power Shell).
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 ''ipconfig''
-This should show you a list of blocks of data on the network cards currently active on your computer. Such a block looks similar to this:
+This should show you a list of blocks of data on the network cards currently active on your computer. Such a block looks similar to these:
 {{ :en:troubleshooting:ipconfig_results.png?nolink |}}
+You can see here two blocks for two network cards, both using Ethernet as a technology, one named //LAN// and one named //VBox//.
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