Yes - the proper command is 'quit' - what you got means you got a
connection to the web site.
Actually, typing almost anything and pressing enter at that point
should get you something this:
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
Content-Type: text/html
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:13:19 GMT
Connection: close
Content-Length: 35
<h1>Bad Request (Invalid Verb)</h1>
Connection to host lost.
Kurt
On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 11:17, David L Herrick <davidherr...@nincal.com> wrote:
> Using your example
>
> I see connecting ....... flash by
> Then a black screen - Unless I type in a command, then Invalid command -
> disconnecting
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 10:52 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Port 80 blocked?
>
> Before going down too many roads with this, what happens when you telnet to
> port 80?
>
> For example:
> c:\>telnet www.sunbeltsoftware.com 80
>
> Do you get a response, or a timeout?
>
> Kurt
>
> On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 02:29, Mark Robinson <mark.robin...@cips.org> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> I wonder if anyone can help please? I have an issue on a clients XP
>> SP3 machine in that they are able to successfully connect to the
>> internet via an ADSL router, and ping hosts on the internet via hostname and
>> IP address.
>> However they are unable to browse web pages using any browser.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have tried all the tricks that I know to resolve this, but the issue
>> still persists.
>>
>>
>>
>> The steps I have tried are:
>>
>>
>>
>> Ensured no proxy server settings are checked
>>
>> Ensured that DHCP and DNS are working correctly
>>
>> Ensured that ping responses are successful via both hostname and IP
>> address
>>
>> Flushed the DNS cache
>> Released and renewed IP via DHCP
>>
>> Tried multiple browsers (Firefox, IE, Google Chrome)
>>
>> Dumped the IE cache
>>
>> Installed all the latest patches
>>
>> Uninstalled expired anti-virus products (i understand that Norton has
>> been a cause of this in the past, but n this case the AV is Avast Home
>> Edition)
>>
>> Switched off any personal firewalls
>>
>> Unsuccessfully rolled back to a System restore point three months old
>>
>> Trouble-shot the NIC to ensure successful operation
>>
>> Reset the winsock catalog
>>
>> Removed the winsock and winsock2 registry entries
>>
>> Reinstalled the TCP stack
>>
>> Swearing at it
>>
>>
>>
>> I am poised with the XP install disk and ready to wipe the OS and
>> rebuild the machine, but I thought I’d see if anyone on this list had
>> resolved this issue before?
>>
>>
>>
>> Many thanks!
>>
>> Mark
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