Re: Norton Internet Security and HTTP access

From: NeoSadist (neosad1st_at_charter.net)
Date: 01/17/04 

Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:59:32 -0700

JD wrote:

> I have NIS 2004 running fine with all my other internet programs,
> except my web browser.
>
> My setup is a Linksys BEFSR42 Version 2 router running the newest
> Firmware that connects to the Internet via PPPoE DSL and my PC is a
> Windows XP Pro machine running all the updates.
>
> When I try to open my Internet Explorer I get a website found waiting
> reply. It never gets the reply just times out. I can ping fine in a
> command window and can tracert fine to an IP and a wwww address. My
> Email also works fine.

An idea: disable UPnP features of both WinXP and the router, and see if that
changes anything.

>
> When I go into my services and turn off the Symantec Network Proxy all
> my issues go away.

Why are you using network proxy? Are you on a proxy? If not, you don't need
it. Proxy usually puts http over 8080 or other ports than the normal port
80, so this could be why.
So, in summary: are you on a proxy or not? If you are, use it. If not,
don't. This is proxy from your ISP, that is. There should be no proxy if
this is a home computer with a normal ISP (i.e. it's NOT a business
account, it's a consumer account).
If your client uses port 80, then don't use proxy: to use port 80 is to
admit that you don't want proxy (unless, of course, you're using
transparent proxy over port 80, but we wouldn't be talking about this issue
if you were).

>
> The port my HTTP client uses is port 80 and that port is allowed in
> the firewall rules. When i check the detailed statistic of the NIS I
> see no items that have been blocked. However I do see a lot of No
> Match items.
>
> Any Ideas what could be wrong? 

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