Web browsers(ff and IE) will not connect, only messaging(AIM and yahoo) will.?

Using Vista on a home wireless network, Dynamic IPs. Power cycling the router is the only thing that seems to fix it. This only happens during a period of inactivity, when i wake up in the morning, or after I get home from work. No change in settings, everything left alone. I thought it could be windows updates, but it happens 5 times a week. Using the default vista firewall settings, turning off the firewall does not help. Point me in the right direction to help troubleshoot this, thanks

Web browsers(ff and IE) will not connect, only messaging(AIM and yahoo) will.?microsoft live

Sounds like a problem with domain name resolution (DNS). Try adding the following DNS server IPs to your machine and see if this resolved the problem.

OpenDNS is a free DNS resolution service. It provides the following two recursive nameserver addresses for public use, mapped to the nearest operational server location by Anycast routing:

* 208.67.222.222 (resolver1.opendns.com)

* 208.67.220.220 (resolver2.opendns.com)

DNS resolution is becoming a big problem for ISPs who fail to invest in infrastructure upgrades as their client base increases. I've used my personal DNS services for sometime now simply because of similar issues.