Re: HELP - WEIRD problem. Cannot connect to netscape.com from XP

From: Sako (riderjunk_at_NOSPAMdls.net)
Date: 12/16/03 

Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 06:24:31 -0600

Fraid I'm not using any ad blocking. All of the other computers on the
LAN can get to the sites - it's just the one that can't...

dkg_ctc wrote:
> Sako <riderjunk@NOSPAMdls.net> wrote in
> news:3FDE40F1.8050708@NOSPAMdls.net:
>
>
>>I have several computers running various OS's accessing the
>>internet via a linux firewall - no problems with them at all. I
>>added a new box (IBM ThinkCenter) running XP, and it can connect
>>to the local LAN and to MOST websites, but not all -
>>"home.netscape.com" being one that always fails - there are others
>>as well. During the same time that the XP box fails, I can get to
>>the same website from other boxes on the network. If I bypass the
>>firewall and plug the XP directly into my DSL connection, it also
>>can hit all of the sites. It only fails when going thru the
>>firewall, or so it seems. But it's the ONLY box that fails.
>>
>>I've opened the firewall up so nothing is blocked (iptables shows
>>default policy is ACCEPT for in/out/forward, as well as for nat).
>>I'm not terribly win literate, but not a complete dope (don't
>>think) either. As far as I can tell, there are no XP firewall
>>settings enabled.
>>
>>I've tried everything I can think of but have run into a wall. I
>>sure hope somebody can help.
>
>
> Have you implemented a HOSTS file solution to blocking ads? If so,
> you may wish to check your HOSTS file to make sure that
> home.netscape.com, as well as other sites you frequent, are not
> listed. That has been a problem which I've run into in the past.

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