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| 435248 | 2006-03-03 08:53:00 | I have been happily using my PC to browse with no problems for ages ..... then with no changes being made by me Google access would not work. Linux Fedora Core 3 Firefox browser. I have two firewalls in action - my local Firestarter on Linux and the fireall on the Netgear ADSL modem/router. Google action returned when I turned off Firestarter. This is rather strange when I have made no changes. So I allowed incoming traffic from Google and everything works again. But (for interest sake) what could have happened ...... ? |
johnd (85) | ||
| 435249 | 2006-03-04 09:33:00 | So when I log into my computer today - no Google again. Both my firewalls are set up as default - allow all out and only allow traffic back that has been requested from inside. If I disable my local firewall (Firestarter), Google goes again. I do not understand what is happening here! |
johnd (85) | ||
| 435250 | 2006-03-04 17:47:00 | Why run the two firewalls? If your hardware firewall is decent, then you can turn off Firestarter as you do not have to worry about nasties trying to get off your system with Linux. Is it only Google that gets blocked with Firestarter? When that happens, can you still ping the IP of Google? |
Jen (38) | ||
| 435251 | 2006-03-05 01:10:00 | Google might have made some changes. :D I'd guess that they use clever cookies, and Firestarter might be deciding it's too clever. FS should have a logfile which will tell you if it's stopping Google, and why. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 435252 | 2006-03-05 06:26:00 | Why run the two firewalls? I agree - not entirely necessary but I do have a local LAN of 3 PCs. Is it only Google that gets blocked with Firestarter? When that happens, can you still ping the IP of Google? Seems to be only Google - and I can still ping www.google.co.nz or www.google.com |
johnd (85) | ||
| 435253 | 2006-03-05 06:33:00 | [QUOTE=Graham L FS should have a logfile which will tell you if it's stopping Google, and why.[/QUOTE] I quick look revealed nothing - but I need more time to look! |
johnd (85) | ||
| 435254 | 2006-03-05 07:33:00 | If you can still ping the IP, then I would look at the DNS settings. Have you got the router/gateway set for DNS or your ISP DNS IP addresses? | Jen (38) | ||
| 435255 | 2006-03-05 07:47:00 | Have you got the router/gateway set for DNS or your ISP DNS IP addresses? The router is set specifically to my ISP DNS settings. |
johnd (85) | ||
| 435256 | 2006-03-05 07:51:00 | I've put my routers IP addy in for DNS 1 and DNS 2. See if this works for you with your google problem - might be a longshot. :) | Jen (38) | ||
| 435257 | 2006-03-06 07:43:00 | I've put my routers IP addy in for DNS 1 and DNS 2. See if this works for you with your google problem - might be a longshot. :) I am not sure that I understand the logic here - but I did this and - no difference. Everything other that Google seems to work with this change or with my ISP's DNS IP numbers. |
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