[TriLUG] what is blocking a website in winxp?
James Jones
jc.jones at tuftux.com
Tue Apr 21 23:18:34 EDT 2009
Thanks to Neil for the log file suggestion and everyone for their
thoughts -- I will try these suggestions tomorrow at the Lady's
computer. If any other suggestions come to mind, please fire away!
jcj
On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 9:25 PM, Neil L. Little <nllittle at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> You can also go to the system admin tools and take a look at the logs.
> Most of the time winders (being the POS it is) never tells you any thing but
> every once in a (great) while you get lucky.
>
> 73,
> Neil,WA4AZL
>
> James Jones wrote:
>>
>> Ooops,
>>
>> Trying to tabulate all the suggestions.
>>
>> Looks like tomorrow will be spent scanning for spyware.
>>
>> I will tabulate you suggestions and my comments in a better form later
>> tonight.
>>
>> jcj
>>
>> On 4/21/09, James Jones <jc.jones at tuftux.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Source Suggestion result other comments
>>> Glenn Hennessee is it spyware? still to determine ( std )
>>> Glenn Hennessee Can you ping the site using her pc, I can ping the
>>> site dns provides correct ip address for the website when pinging –
>>> confirmed ip address by using dig on my linux laptop
>>> Glenn Hennessee telnet to port 80 on the site std
>>> Sean Leinart Any differences in the DNS Servers that either system is
>>> using? std
>>> Neil L. Little how about a different dns server like opendns or
>>> 4.1.1.1 refer to above ping comments
>>> Neil L. Little .NSLOOKUP
>>> Carl Crider Have you checked the HOSTS file? confirmed that
>>> hosts file
>>> exists without any additions that may block any site Also searched
>>> the
>>> system for hidden hosts file
>>> Carl Crider Clean the machine ASAP. I have done several norton scans
>>> Suggestion
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/21/09, Carl Crider <c.crider at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > "nslookup"
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On 4/21/09, Neil L. Little <nllittle at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>>> > > I think you can query the DNS using...LOOKLNS from CMD on a winders
>>> machine.
>>> > > That might not be right. Its been a while.
>>> > >
>>> > > Carl Crider wrote:
>>> > >> Have you checked the HOSTS file? Also check for a hidden copy of
>>> it.
>>> > >> Sounds like a case of xx_ware to me. I second looking at DNS on
>>> the
>>> > >> box Vs your laptop. Clean the machine ASAP.
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >> On 4/21/09, James Jones <jc.jones at tuftux.com> wrote:
>>> > >>
>>> > >>> All,
>>> > >>>
>>> > >>> A friend of mine has a winxp-home pc with sp-3 installed. Using
>>> any of
>>> > >>> 3 browsers, ( opera, IE6, firefox ), she cannot go to one website
>>> that
>>> > >>> she used to visit regularly. She receives a timeout. I can hook
>>> my
>>> > >>> laptop into her network and using any browser on either winxp or
>>> > >>> ubuntu, I can access the website with no problem.
>>> > >>>
>>> > >>> From her winxp, I can ping the site and do a tracert to the site
>>> with
>>> > >>> no problem.
>>> > >>>
>>> > >>> I can disable her norton anti-virus and windows firewall and
>>> there is
>>> > >>> no change. There are no entries in restricted areas of ie, no
>>> entries
>>> > >>> in hosts file.
>>> > >>>
>>> > >>> I have even tried to use the system restore, but system restore
>>> is
>>> > >>> always incomplete -- no changes.
>>> > >>>
>>> > >>> What am I missing?
>>> > >>>
>>> > >>> The website is http://www.healthjobsusa.com ( she is looking for
>>> a
>>> > >>> nursing job and needs to connect ).
>>> > >>>
>>> > >>> If I don't have a solution soon, I guess I can always install
>>> ubuntu
>>> > >>> as a dual boot so she can get to the site --
>>> > >>>
>>> > >>>
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