John N wrote:
>
> I switch between Mandrake 7.02 and Win98 SE. I know, I know... but I
> have clients who use Windows so I have no choice.
>
> Under Linux I can reach any website without difficulty, hell even using
> the floppy disk QNX and it's tiny browser I can do this.
>
> Under Win98 there are numerous sites which lock up at the "Connecting to
> ..." stage.
>
> Examples: news.cnet.com, linuxnewbie.org, linux.com (only 3 of many ...
> )
>
> It seems to be a TCP/IP parameter problem, beyond my scope.
>
> Any ideas?
I don't know about the others, but I have the same problem some days
with linuxnewbie.com. To some sites, your traffic just gets lost.
Stop/reload usually works. I don't wait a long time for response. Try
complaining to your ISP.
