(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:52 am
Post subject: Cannot Connect Add to elertz Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windows>inetexplorer>ie6>setup (more info?)
I think this problem is unique. Until yesterday I could connect to the
internet via a broadband connection. Beginning yesterday morning I have been
unable to.
I contacted my ISP and after two hours on the phone and numerous tweaks they
have conclucded that because we can ping nearly any website from the
c-prompt, then the problem must be the browser. However, the problem exists
in all three browsers (IE, Opera, Firefox) and also with the iTunes and
Outlook.
Does anyone think the problem could really be my computer? And, if so, any
ideas what happened to my ability to browse?
(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:29 pm
Post subject: Re: Cannot Connect Add to elertz [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
"hongloumeng" <hongloumeng RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AC9D14AD-5B54-4356-A1BC-F706494F83C8@microsoft.com...
>I think this problem is unique. Until yesterday I could connect to the
> internet via a broadband connection. Beginning yesterday morning I have been
> unable to.
>
> I contacted my ISP and after two hours on the phone and numerous tweaks they
> have conclucded that because we can ping nearly any website from the
> c-prompt, then the problem must be the browser.
ping is not a good proof of HTTP connectivity.
Use telnet to open a connection to port 80 instead.
You can then even simulate a GET / command that IE
would be doing for you.
> However, the problem exists
> in all three browsers (IE, Opera, Firefox) and also with the iTunes and
> Outlook.
>
> Does anyone think the problem could really be my computer?
> And, if so, any ideas what happened to my ability to browse?
ping has proved that you have connectivity to a DNS server
so the lookups are probably working. But ping is ICMP not HTTP
so you could have a firewall in place which is not allowing HTTP.
(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:10 am
Post subject: Re: Cannot Connect Add to elertz [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
"hongloumeng" <hongloumeng DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:AC9D14AD-5B54-4356-A1BC-F706494F83C8@microsoft.com...
> I think this problem is unique. Until yesterday I could connect to the
> internet via a broadband connection. Beginning yesterday morning I have been
> unable to.
<snip>
(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:10 am
Post subject: Re: Cannot Connect Add to elertz [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Thank you both. Ben, this must be the problem. Last night, I was bored and
playing around with my settings and noticed that if I turned zoneAlarm off, I
had access.
Thanks.
"Ben Myers" wrote:
> "hongloumeng" <hongloumeng.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:AC9D14AD-5B54-4356-A1BC-F706494F83C8@microsoft.com...
> > I think this problem is unique. Until yesterday I could connect to the
> > internet via a broadband connection. Beginning yesterday morning I have been
> > unable to.
> <snip>
>
> See if this applies to you.
>
> http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/pressReleases/2008/LossOfIntern...ccessIs >
> Ben
>
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