Repair Winsock LSP Corruption

Internet connectivity can be faulty if the Windows Socket (Winsock) get corrupted due to faulty installation of network software.

It could also due to malware/virus attack.

The easiest way to determine this is to open up a Command Prompt.

Ping to a well-known address, such as yahoo.com. If your Winsock LSP is OK, most likely, you would be getting something like this:

Pinging yahoo.com [206.190.60.37] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 206.190.60.37: bytes=32 time=313ms TTL=44

If your Winsock is corrupted, you would getting something like this:

Pinging yahoo.com [uiQ] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 206.190.60.37: bytes=32 time=313ms TTL=44

In Windows XP SP2, issue the command netsh winsock reset and restart your PC.

Cheers!