d7x Networking

These repairs can be added to your custom lists within the main d7x interface for manual or auto mode usage.

(In alphabetical order)

• Apply Custom Browser Homepage – Applies a custom browser homepage setting.  Configure in d7x Config > OS Customization tab > Customize DNS/Browser tab > Set Browser Homepage.
• Apply DHCP to All NICs – Set all Network Adapters in the system to DHCP.
• Apply Static DNS Settings – Configure in d7x Config > OS Customization tab > Customize DNS/Browser tab > Install Custom DNS.
• Clear Proxy Settings – Clears proxy settings used by Windows (and with Internet Explorer/Edge) as well as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and a number of Chromium based variants.
• Examine HOSTS File – Brings up d7x’s Hosts file window, allowing examination of the hosts file.  Optionally you can replace it with a default hosts file, or with a custom hosts file of your own (when located in 3rd Party Tools dir.)
• Install Custom HOSTS File – Installs a custom hosts file of your own (when located in 3rd Party Tools dir.)
• Release/Renew IP – Performs the following commands:
  • ipconfig /release all
  • ipconfig /renew all
• Reset Networking – A great quick repair for broken internet due to the Winsock reset in particular.  Performs the following commands:
  • Deletes/Recreates Winsock registry keys on Windows XP.
  • netsh winsock reset
  • netsh winsock reset catalog
  • netsh interface ip reset c:int-resetlog.txt
  • netsh interface reset all
  • netsh interface ip delete arpcache
  • ipconfig /flushdns
  • ipconfig /registerdns
  • ipconfig /release all
  • ipconfig /renew all
• Reset Winsock – A few commands from Reset Networking but dealing with the Winsock only.
  • netsh winsock reset
  • netsh winsock reset catalog
• Reset Windows Firewall – Resets all firewall settings to defaults.
  • Deletes registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall
  • netsh firewall reset
• Repair Windows Firewall – (also in d7x Repair) Performs the following command:
  • %windir%\system32\rundll32.exe setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection Ndi-Steelhead 132 %windir%\inf\netrass.inf