*I do can telnet to that site though* You are right to use telnet to eliminate a potential IE app problem.
Don't know if you tried this one, though. Type: telnet <IP Address> 80 GET / #GET must be in upper case. if this fails then you have a networking problem vs. a software problem i.e. hosts, proxy, IP blocked vs. IE issue. HTH Erik TheRed ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Gaydosh, Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: AW: help with network problem Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 19:08:26 -0400 you said it was a bbs, could it be that they have blocked the IP of your box for whatever reason, have you tried contacting them? -----Original Message----- From: Irene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 2:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: AW: help with network problem In-Reply-To: <001401c25ae9$017faea0$0301000a@track> Hi, Nic, I dont use proxy on this box. Thank you for your attention! Irene >Received: (qmail 26965 invoked from network); 13 Sep 2002 16:12:13 -0000 >Received: from outgoing2.securityfocus.com (HELO outgoing.securityfocus.com) (66.38.151.26) > by mail.securityfocus.com with SMTP; 13 Sep 2002 16:12:13 -0000 >Received: from lists.securityfocus.com (lists.securityfocus.com [66.38.151.19]) > by outgoing.securityfocus.com (Postfix) with QMQP > id 3F7AF8F321; Fri, 13 Sep 2002 08:52:21 -0600 (MDT) >Mailing-List: contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]; run by ezmlm >Precedence: bulk >List-Id: <security-basics.list-id.securityfocus.com> >List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >List-Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Delivered-To: mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Delivered-To: moderator for [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Received: (qmail 31957 invoked from network); 13 Sep 2002 05:26:20 -0000 >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From: "N. Jutzi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "'Irene'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: AW: help with network problem >Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 07:47:11 +0200 >Organization: MPS GmbH >Message-ID: <001401c25ae9$017faea0$0301000a@track> >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >X-Priority: 3 (Normal) >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2616 >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4910.0300 >In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Importance: Normal > >Hi, > >Check the Proxy setting, maybe there is a wrong proxy server address. > >-Nic > >-----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht----- >Von: Irene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]=20 >Gesendet: Donnerstag, 12. September 2002 23:24 >An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Betreff: help with network problem > > > >Hi, > > > >Recently, I have found that I am not able to browser one website at >home.=20 > >( Only that website so far). I am able to ping it and got reply really=20 > >fast, but when I use IE to browser it, it just keeps going and going and > > >never stops. No even general "page not found" error message. I can >access=20 > >that website in some other places. The other computers on the same LAN >can=20 > >access that website. I tried to put ip address instead of domain name, >but=20 > >it doesnt make any difference. I have updated my IE to IE6 and put all >the=20 > >patches and checked all the options in advance options. Doesnt help. I=20 > >dont know what to do with it. I do can telnet to that site though.=20 > > > >Does anyone have a clue? Isnt it weird?=20 > > > >Thank you for the help in advance.=20 > > > >Irene > > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx