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Thread ID: 73226 2006-10-12 02:59:00 Internet Explorer won't connect Tony (4941) Press F1
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490868 2006-10-12 09:12:00 I don't think it will be a winsock problem as email is working.
Can you access a web site with an IP address - try Yahoo 209.131.36.158

Have you checked Tools/Internet options/Connections
Go to Lan settings and check for Proxy ServerI didn't thnk it was Winsock either.

No it can't get to Yahoo, and even more interesting, it can't get to the router on 192.168.0.1 - which would seem to point to something blocking it - but what? Would it be a port being blocked or the actual program?

As far as I can tell (not that I'm entirely sure what I am looking at), Spybot is not blocking it, and I don't have anything else active (I think). I have Windows firewall disabled as I have the router firewall.
Tony (4941)
490869 2006-10-12 09:19:00 Go to control panels/Network connections
Right click Lan connection and go to Properties
Select networking tab
Select Internet protocol and properties
Check Obtain IP address and DNS server are selected to automatic
While in there go to Advanced and DNS Tab and remove anything in there.
Safari (3993)
490870 2006-10-12 09:24:00 IE is not working off line is it - File/Work Offline
Might sound a dumb suggestion but a lot of people have been caught with this as it does not always give a message indicating this.
Safari (3993)
490871 2006-10-12 09:31:00 Go to control panels/Network connections
Right click Lan connection and go to Properties
Select networking tab
Select Internet protocol and properties
Check Obtain IP address and DNS server are selected to automatic
While in there go to Advanced and DNS Tab and remove anything in there.Wouldn't problems there affect the rest of my Internet access? Outlook/Firefox/Adaware are all OK.

I looked at Work offline - good idea, but alas no.
Tony (4941)
490872 2006-10-12 09:39:00 Wouldn't problems there affect the rest of my Internet access? Outlook/Firefox/Adaware are all OK.

I looked at Work offline - good idea, but alas no.

Yes it most likely would but running out of ideas.
Something is blocking it and the most likely thing is a firewall of some sort.
Have you ever had a firewall installed at some time which may left some bits still there.
XP firewall doesn't usually give a problem but you could try it off for a check.
Safari (3993)
490873 2006-10-12 09:50:00 Have you ever had a firewall installed at some time which may left some bits still there.
XP firewall doesn't usually give a problem but you could try it off for a check.I've only ever installed XP firewall, and that is disabled.
Tony (4941)
490874 2006-10-12 11:28:00 i just had the exact same problem with IE aswell, everything else was working like msn and firefox but when i tried touse IE and it didnt work , but i found out my problem it was with my firewall Banking (10989)
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