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artwest
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I have an internet connection problem after using a Tor/Tails live DVD.
On an old Dell Optiplex GX270 I had a Windows XP installation which was connecting perfectly to broadband through a wired connection to the router.
I tried a Tor/Tails Live DVD for the first time - I browsed a bit and closed it down normally. There was no sign of any problem until I re-booted into XP and couldn't connect to the internet.
I had been intending to put Windows 7 on that machine anyway so I went ahead and did that assuming that this would sort out the problem anyway.
I now can't connect to the internet with Windows 7 either and I get an "Error 651" message if I try to set up a connection.
I also tried a live Puppy Linux disc as that normally connects very easily to the internet but that didn't connect either.
BUT if I put in the live Tor/Tails disc the machine connects to the internet perfectly - so it doesn't appear to be a hardware problem.
All the while my other main Desktop PC is connecting perfectly to the internet as normal through the same router.
Has Tor/Tails somehow changed a setting which allows it to connect to the internet but is preventing Puppy Linux, XP and 7 from doing so?
If so, that change has also survived an installation of 7.
I'd be really grateful for any help.
Thanks
Artwest
On an old Dell Optiplex GX270 I had a Windows XP installation which was connecting perfectly to broadband through a wired connection to the router.
I tried a Tor/Tails Live DVD for the first time - I browsed a bit and closed it down normally. There was no sign of any problem until I re-booted into XP and couldn't connect to the internet.
I had been intending to put Windows 7 on that machine anyway so I went ahead and did that assuming that this would sort out the problem anyway.
I now can't connect to the internet with Windows 7 either and I get an "Error 651" message if I try to set up a connection.
I also tried a live Puppy Linux disc as that normally connects very easily to the internet but that didn't connect either.
BUT if I put in the live Tor/Tails disc the machine connects to the internet perfectly - so it doesn't appear to be a hardware problem.
All the while my other main Desktop PC is connecting perfectly to the internet as normal through the same router.
Has Tor/Tails somehow changed a setting which allows it to connect to the internet but is preventing Puppy Linux, XP and 7 from doing so?
If so, that change has also survived an installation of 7.
I'd be really grateful for any help.
Thanks
Artwest