Wifi connected but no internet (Fixed!)

I am no guru, but I like to share a solution or two whenever I find about it myself.

Today's solution is related to Wi-fi connectivity.

You may have run into this common problem: your laptop/mobile is connected to a wifi network, but you cannot access the internet.

The first thing you have to do is check whether its only your device that's experiencing the problem, or its happening to everyone who connects to the particular hotspot/SSID.

If its not a local issue (i.e., everyone's having the problem), then its highly likely the router is faulty (and highly unlikely all those devices are schram! and your router is fit as a fiddle!)

I am gonna cut to the chase here, and skip all of the usual trouble-shooting options (uninstall/reinstall drivers, reset router again and again and again until you can't get enough of it, and things like that). The thing is, networking is a complex issue. Sometimes, some devices cannot connect to some particular networks because, well, things don't quite fall in the way they're supposed to. No matter how much you try to fix it, it will never go away.

ACCEPT THIS FACT! YOU CAN'T FIX EVERYTHING! Not until its the right time, anyway.

Back to the issue.....

1) Easiest solution to connectivity problems: remove the wifi password and check if you can access the internet now. Some routers just can't understand security; they don't trust anyone, even the legit people. What can I say, they have the thousand-yard-ping issue; absolutely no trust.

2) Still no access? Next, make sure IP/DNS are set to automatic. (In case you're a static IP user, you can press the back button and visit another website in the google search results; I can't help you, mate). Do not set it up manually, whatever happens. Its a big trouble-shooting block; everyone acts like a know-it-all now-a-days, manualizing everything! eh! Not everyone's an expert. Keep your hands off any manual settings. Everything should be automatic.

3) Update firmware of your router. This shouldn't really be necessary, unless you're trying to connect a really new device which uses some out-of-the-world wifi adapter. Still, a proces is a process, and router companies are not pea-brained to just gas out firmware updates because they don't habve anything else to do! Try it.

4) Still not working? Don't worry. 98% of everybody ends up at this stage. The only thing left to do now is to take the router to the highest level in the building, and send it flying to a permanent vacation!

Then pick up your ol' goddamn wallet, rush to the nearest Walmart or Chroma and get a new router.
Do not get it online, those cheap blokes will try to stash their outdated stuff onto your lap.

If its a local issue (its localized to your device only), well, whew! At least you don't need to throw away your router. Good router! Good boy!

Bad phone! Bad laptop!

1) No. 1 reason its all too common: you've installed a custom rom on a rooted phone. What did I tell you folks? You really think you know everything? What is it with you? Why are you so hell-bent on showing off? "Hey look! I got a custaaaamm rroooommm installleeddd! Yea Yea Yea I'm so cooolll!" Seriously? You guys make me sick. Get a new rom, a stable one, and see if the problem persists.

2) Drop your router password and see if it connects. See? Even your router is sick of you custom-rom lovers. They don't let you in! They don't trust you chameleons.... how you change your colors so often!

3) Compare your signal strength with another device. Are the no. of bars the same in your (not so faulty) laptop and (so so faulty) phone (or vice versa) ? If not, its your adapter who's the real culprit. You can try logging in to your router and try boosting the speed/strength of the hotspot. You can also mess with the bands (2.4 rocks!!).

4) Charge you device to full and see if the problem's solved. No comments on this one; absolutely no comments!

5) Give the usuals a try: the ipconfig/flushdns , the netsh winsock reset catalog stuff (google it elsewhere) , the uninstall/reinstallation of drivers, etc.

6) Get the latest drivers from your product's official website.

7) If the problem still persists, well, only the Almighty can help you. You can consult another Tech Guru, visit the service centre, or just smash the god damn thing to the ground. Phew! Who needs such a piece of shit anyway?

Right?

Right??

~ VKB

The real reason behind "This site can't be reached" error.

If you are encountering this peculiar problem where only a few websites load and other don't, you're not alone.

This problem is faced by many users, and even though a lot of people attempt to fix using useless YouTube videos (100% working? My a******!!) and how-to guides.

First, let us see what this problem is about.

~ Some websites load perfectly fine (eg. google sites) while others don't. You can be pretty sure how pissed off I was when I sat down to complete my morning paid surveys and they failed to load, while my annoying friends had no problem pestering me with "Good morning!" messages on Whatsapp, even though both my phone and computer uses the same internet connection.

Why this happens:

~ As far as I've gathered, this type of problem occurs when you're assigned a faulty DNS. (What is DNS?). Usually, ISPs (like BSNL which I'm using) has a very bad service record; they hardly maintain their servers, so if one breaks down, they just switch subscribers to another good one, no matter its capacity. Its much like what the electricity guys do in rural areas; they connect 1000 lines to a transformer which can only support 500.

As a result, the DNS server suffers an overload. And we all know, overloading is bad. Very bad!!

Let me explain it to you in detail.

Suppose you were assigned DNS: 218.248.255.167/168 (primary/secondary) and you were really rocking it! But then these servers failed and the lazy government-salaried IT guys switched your connection to 218.248.233.9/10  with a capacity of 100 connections.

The only problem is that another 1000 users are already using 218.248.233.9/10 and so, due to being assigned to an overloaded DNS server, you're getting the error message on your browser.

Why some websites work:

~ Google is very rich so it has its own public DNS which you'll be familiar with if you're a tech savvy: 0.0.0.0/.4. Whenever you connect to a google website, eg. google.com, your primary DNS server doesn't have much work to do besides further relay your request to google's DNS servers.

Think of it like Bluedart delivering a parcel to Delhi or Mumbai. Bluedart already has a good knowledge all of all the galis and slums, the gunda-elakas and the raiz-elakas, so delivering a parcel to Delhi or Mumbai is a piece of cake for them.

In our case, Bluedart is your primary DNS server and Delhi is google's DNS. Even an overloaded DNS server can get you google.com because it easy.

But suppose you're sending something to Chundi gaon in the remotest part of UP, obviously Bluedart is going to have problems locating an address in a place its not very familiar with. Hence, instead of going beyond their call of duty (which they are supposed to do), they just return the parcel back to you and say "This address can't be reached, sorry. And no refunds; our delivery guys spent your money on petrol searching for this Chundi gaon of yours. Toodles!"

Why the usual fix don't work:

~ Some tech gurus will tell you to just switch your primary DNS to google's zeroes and four, and that did work for a long time, and maybe its still working for some ISPs.

But, again, some ISPs like our BSNL, which has a super-lazy government-salaried IT department, thought that "if we let these village idiots set their own DNS servers, God knows what they'll end up doing. Let's think of a way how we can stop that."

So BSNL now has a big moderator, which cancels any changes you make to your DNS settings, be it on your computer's IPV4 connection, or your modem's interface. Nope, it won't work.

So what to do?

~ I'll tell you how I managed to complete my surveys. I completed them during mid-day when most of those 1000 users using the same DNS as mine were taking their afternoon nap after lunch. During that time, my DNS server was getting hit with less requests and could easily handle the traffic.

So my advice, go away now and come back when no one else would even think of opening their computers and bombarding their DNSes with requests. Late at night (post 3 o' clock) or mid-afternoon (after 2 pm but before evening 4, because internet traffic is highest in the evening with everyone returning from work and opening their computers).

~ Another fix is to increases the frequency with which you send requests to he server. For eg, go to the website. If it doesn't load, don' hit F5 instantly. Wait for 10 seconds. Then reload. Chances are the website will load now. Its just like how the traffic police untangles a traffic jam. Slowly, steadily, one car at a time.

Eventually, after a week or so, you will be reverted back to your original DNS. Maybe those IT guys are not so lazy after all. If you're not a late night bloomer/ don't wanna miss your afternoon nap or you are impatient, then you will have to wait. Wait until your DNS is fixed. All good things to those who wait.

~ Kenji
The Doctor Blake Team.

Link to "My Saved Buttons" in Paypal.

As of today 26th of March, 2016, the Paypal interface sure is friendly to mobile users, but not so friendly to us folks who need their donation button codes like their ID card while buying beer.

Shucks! Paypal wil be Paypal; it'll never change. But Dr. Blake is right here to pick up where Paypal has ignored, and that is the link to "my saved buttons" in Paypal.

1) Log into Paypal.

2) Click Here.

....and no need to thank me (but do +1 if you wanna help all the other confused and miserabe folks who are searching and searching but aren't getting squat).

DISCLAIMER: If you think clicking a link will give me access to your Paypal money, then please!!!! Please click it; I'll buy my bread with your money and ship you a crumb through FedEx.

Cheers!

~ VKB
The Dr. Blake Team.

Fix Audio Problems (Direct X Fix + General Instructions)

While installing a game, most audio problems arise due to hampering of new updates or updating the audio drivers etc. But unless its a hardware problem, these can be fixed by updating The Direct X End User Runtime. 

Some games require a specific update for its audio functions (for eg. recently I fixed my Prototype 2 'audio.dll' error by downloading the June 2010 DirectX Patch). So its always better to first explore the net on specific and localized solutions to fix your problems faster.

~ If your game's audio is not working, use search terms on Google (or elsewhere) like " <Name of the Game> audio not working.

~ If results are not satisfactory, try searching the association name (for eg. for Microsoft Games, use 'how to fix audio errors of Microsoft games'

For the 90% users, audio problems are fixed by updating the latest Direct X Runtime Component. You can find it here: Click Here (First Link)

Make sure you let the automatic installer work properly (let it download all the files). Restart your computer if required. 

~ VKB

How to fix broken Adf.Ly Links (especially for Indian Users)

As most of you know, AdGiant Adf.Ly has been blocked by Indian Telecom. That means no Indian IP can access the site or the links shortened by adf.ly. If you're an Indian user, and are sick of all the broken adf.ly links that hide your favorite content or download links, I have a solution for you!

The first thing that makes us Indians very lucky is that our government is foolish enough not to check for bypasses when they block a domain. The second thing is, this bypass will never expire because 'it is verified'. Yes it is. All you need to do is:

If your link is like this:

http://adf.ly/2gkfc

Just change the http:// to https://

Now the link will appear as:

https://adf.ly/2gkfc

and its done!

Adf.ly is working on resolving this problem and would have already done that by now. But for the time being, you don't have to miss out on your downloads or your contents. Repeated restrictions are becoming a heavy menace for advertisers these days. First thing this country can't give everyone a decent job, and when we try to earn a bit of money, they'd hinder that too.

Good luck! 

~VKB

The Doctor Blake Team

How to change a saved password in Google Chrome

For those of you that don't know, there's a much easier way to change a saved password in Google Chrome.

Now most of you would go through the whole delete-the-prev-pass- process by going to the wrench menu, etc. But do you know that you don't necessarily have to delete your old password?

Suppose you have your facebook password saved as coolguy123 but you recently changed it to noobguy123. After you change your facebook pass, log out and go to facebook.com again. Your username:oldpassword will be displayed in (yellow) highlights in their respective boxes. 

All you have to do is clear the password box and type your new password, and login. 

Now the next time you go to facebook.com again, you'll see that Google Chrome has saved your new password and replaced the old one. This is a pretty neat trick that I'm surprised none of the G.Gr. guys mentioned. 

But there is also a flaw over here. Suppose one day you accidently type an s in the password box and pres login, then Chrome would think that your new password is noobguy123s and replace it. In case this happens, just repeat the above steps and you'll be able to fix it in no time.

Regards

The Doctor Blake Team

P.S. We are the Best!!

How to make fast money - Earn while browsing the web!!

Hello!

Well, you've probably heard of the famous quote: "The web is what you make of it."

If you want it to be a source of entertainment, it'll be your source of entertainment. If you want it to be a friend, it will be a friend. Similarly, if you want it to be a source of information, or your book, it'll be that.

If you also want it to be your personal income source, you can make the best out of it and it won't betray you.

Today the biggest question online is that "How can you make money? Decent Money? And that too quickly?"

There are a lot of ways to earn money online no doubt. There are all these surveys. PTCs etc. that might (or might not) give you something for your long hours online, mostly you'll be underpaid. If you've already got into the rookie-level money making business, you'd know what I'm talking about.

The truth is, these are the best you can get. In times like these, when even getting a decent job is such a hard task, you'd be very lucky to get a $10 in a month. So I'm here to give you two decent ways (decent. not best) to make a handful of online cash to at least pay your basic bills. If you'd listen to my advice, I'd tell you to grab those opportunities before these disappear. You can always be on the look-out for better opportunities, just for assurance purposes.

The good thing about these two ways is that you don't have to spend long hours of your time spending clicking ads in the website, instead the revenue system is partly integrated into your every day browsing schedule. Just as an example, suppose your just chatting through facebook, a small slide will pop up from your taskbar. It won't disturb what you're already doing (like those annoying ads you get on various websites). The slide will just wait for you to finish your typing, and while you wait for your friend to reply to the chat, you can click the pop-up which will open up a new tab; and earn an amount within 6 seconds. After that, close it and continue facebooking.

Here are the details:

MyBrowserCash

All you have to do here is register, install a software, associate your software to your account, and continue browsing normally. From time to time, ads will pop up from the bottom right corner of your screen, while you're browsing your normal websites. All you have to do is click on the pop up. It will open up a new browser. Wait for a few seconds (it will be instructed in the pop up) and then close the tab. Its as simple as that. If you choose High Frequency ads from settings in your account, you can reach the $20 threshold in no time. Just try this one out, you won't regret it.

You can also refer members to increase your earnings, and get a share of their income.

Click Here (MBC)

20$2Surf.

This is somewhat same as MyBrowsercash. The only difference is that here, instead of timely pop ups, there will be a permanent bar where ads will keep appearing at regular intervals.
You can also visit the members site where you'll get a whole lot of opportunities to add extra balance to your account. Even here, the threshold is $20. If you're a regular browser, you'll have no problem reaching that mark quickly.

Click Here (20$2S)

Happy earning. For any queries, please contact me at my email msbnat10@gmail.com

Regards
~ VKB
The Doctor Blake Team